Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Explained

Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24019
Fed-Created:1976
Fed-Election-First:1979
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Pierre Paul-Hus
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:107254
Demo-Electors:85804
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:118
Demo-Cd:Quebec City
Demo-Csd:Quebec City

Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles (formerly Charlesbourg and Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northeast part of Quebec City, including the borough of Charlesbourg and the eastern portion of La Haute-Saint-Charles (Saint-Émile and Lac-Saint-Charles).

The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Beauport—Limoilou.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 95.3% White, 2.9% Indigenous, 1.8% Other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.1% English, 2.1% other
Religions: 88.7% Christian, 0.8% Other, 10.5% none
Median income: $32,861 (2010)
Average income: $36,940 (2010)

History

Charlesbourg was created in 1976 from parts of Portneuf and Montmorency. It was renamed Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier in 2000 and abolished in 2003, at which point a new Charlesbourg riding was created. After the federal election in 2004, it was renamed Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.

The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles 2004 - present

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 26,759 45.02
 14,642 24.64
 11,681 19.65
 3,516 5.92
 1,310 2.20
 994 1.67
 Others 531 0.89
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 24,197 44.99
 16,288 30.29
 8,756 16.28
 3,512 6.53
 837 1.56
 Others 189 0.35

Charlesbourg 1979 - 2000

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Notes

46.9°N -71.307°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011.
  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?riding=1887 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections