- Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Quebec
caption = Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24054
fed-created = 1968
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1968
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Louis Plamondon
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 91745
demo-electors = 75514
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 2870
demo-cd = Bécancour, Le Bas-Richelieu, Nicolet-Yamaska
demo-csd = Bécancour, Nicolet, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Saint-Ours, Sorel-TracyBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour (formerly Richelieu) is a federal electoral district in
Quebec ,Canada , that has been represented in theCanadian House of Commons since 1968.Geography
The riding, along the south shore of the
Saint Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières, straddles the Quebec regions ofCentre-du-Québec andMontérégie .The riding consists of:
* the Regional County Municipality of Nicolet-Yamaska, including OdanakIndian reserve No. 12;
* the Regional County Municipality of Le Bas-Richelieu; and
* the Regional County Municipality of Bécancour, including Wôlinak Indian reserve No. 11.The neighbouring ridings are
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ,Mégantic—L'Érable ,Richmond—Arthabaska , Drummond,Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot ,Verchères—Les Patriotes ,Berthier—Maskinongé , Trois-Rivières,Saint-Maurice—Champlain , andPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier .History
It was created as "Richelieu" riding in 1968 from parts of
Nicolet—Yamaska andRichelieu—Verchères ridings.It was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" in 1998.
In 2003, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Richelieu" riding, which incorporated parts of
Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. Richelieu was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" after the 2004 election.Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 2004-present
Richelieu, 2003-2004
Conservative change from combined Canadian Alliance-Progressive Conservative votes.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 1998 - 2003
Richelieu, 1968 - 1998
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament :
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=607&Include= Richelieu 1966-1998]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1189 Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour 1998-2003]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1368&Include= Richelieu 2003- 2004]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1415 Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour 2004-present]
* [http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/elections Atlas of Canada]
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