Mégantic—L'Érable explained

Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24047
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Luc Berthold
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:87233
Demo-Electors:70683
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:6278
Demo-Cd:Les Appalaches RCM, L'Érable RCM, Le Granit RCM
Demo-Csd:Thetford-Mines, Plessisville, Princeville, Lac-Mégantic, Adstock, Disraeli, East-Broughton, Saint-Ferdinand, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Frontenac

Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The current MP is Conservative Luc Berthold.

The riding was renamed Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière by the 2023 representation order for Quebec, which will come into effect at the next federal election.[2]

Geography

Straddling the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, it consists of the regional county municipalities of Les Appalaches, L'Érable, Le Granit, as well as the territory of the former municipality of Courcelles. Notable towns include Thetford Mines, Plessisville and Lac-Mégantic.

The neighbouring ridings are Compton—Stanstead, Richmond—Arthabaska, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Beauce.

Its population is 87,078, including 69,617 voters, and it covers an area of 5,912 km2.

History

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from Beauce and lose a small fraction of territory to Lévis—Lotbinière.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[3]
PartyVote%
 22,321 49.14
 11,929 26.26
 7,542 16.61
 2,711 5.97
 667 1.47
 Others 250 0.55

See also

References

Notes

45.9167°N -86°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. 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. 114.
  3. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1915 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections