Beauport—Limoilou Explained

Province:Quebec
Coordinates:46.842°N -71.221°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24008
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Julie Vignola
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:96029
Demo-Electors:78080
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:33.44
Demo-Cd:Quebec City
Demo-Csd:Quebec City

Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Quebec and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the eastern part of Quebec City, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport.

The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

This riding lost territory to Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Demographics

According to the 2016 Canadian census[2]

Population: 96 029 (92 944 in 2011)
Sex: Male 48%; female 52%
Language

Mother tongue: French 93.3%, Spanish 1.3%, English 1.1%, Arabic 0.8%

Home language: French 96.2%, Spanish 0.8%, English 0.7%, Arabic 0.4%

Knowledge: French 99.4%, English 34.8%, Spanish 4.7%, Arabic 1.3%
Ethnicity: Canadien 68.0%, French 27.8%, Irish 5.0%, Aboriginal 4.1%, Quebecois 2.9%, African 2.4%, Scottish 1.9%, Latin American 1.8%
Visible minority: 7.2% (Black 3.1%, Latin American 1.5%, 0.9% Arab)
Religions:[3] Catholic 86.5%, none 12.7%, Protestant and other Christian 3.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.8%
Households/occupied dwellings: 48,440

Occupied dwellings: Apartment < 5 stories: 60%, single-detached house 21%; duplex 10%

Households: Single 45.0%, couples - no children 24%, couples - with children 18%, single parent 9.6%

Median income: $31,568 (2015)
Average income: $37,090 (2015)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Beauport—Limoilou

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 18,017 31.06
 17,714 30.54
 14,295 24.64
 5,633 9.71
 1,183 2.04
 193 0.33
 Others 975 1.68
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 21,845 45.90
 12,030 25.28
 9,585 20.14
 3,024 6.35
 885 1.86
 Others 220 0.46

Beauport

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Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census - Beauport--Limoilou [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Saskatchewan [Province]. 8 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 8 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?rid=985 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections