Les Pays-d'en-Haut (electoral district) explained

Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Province:	Quebec
Fed-Status:	new
Fed-Created:	2023
Fed-Election-First:	Next
Demo-Census-Date:	2021
Demo-Pop:	106,834
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Region:	Laurentides, Lanaudière
Demo-Cd:	Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Argenteuil, Matawinie, Montcalm, La Rivière-du-Nord
Demo-Csd:	Saint-Colomban, Sainte-Adèle, Prévost, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Calixte, Chertsey, Morin-Heights, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard

Les Pays-d'en-Haut (English: The Upper Countries) is a future federal electoral district in Quebec. It was created by the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution and legally defined by the 2023 representation order for Quebec, which will come into effect for the first federal election called on or after April 23, 2024.

Geography

Les Pays-d'en-Haut was created to accommodate population growth in the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. It comprises the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality as well as parts of the neighbouring Regional County Municipalities of Argenteuil, Matawinie, Montcalm, and La Rivière-du-Nord.^{[2] [3]}

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

• Racial groups: 98.1% White, 1.9% Visible minority
• Languages: 91.5% French, 7.5% English
• Religions: 64.7% Christian (58.1% Catholic, 6.6% Other), 34.3% No religion
• Median income: $42,000 (2020)
• Average income: $53,950 (2020)

Electoral Results

2021 federal election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
			26,240	47.54
			14,290	25.89
			6,436	11.66
			3,800	6.89
			2,388	4.33
			844	1.53
		Others	1,192	2.16

Notes and References

1. Web site: Les Pays-d'en-Haut  – Final boundaries. 16 April 2024. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution.
2. Web site: Proposal of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 29 July 2022. Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 17–18.
3. Web site: Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 22 September 2023. Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 40–41.
4. Web site: Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Les Pays-d'en-Haut [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Quebec]. 16 April 2024. Statistics Canada.
5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.