Legislature House of Commons First contested 1968 District webpage profile, map Census division Quebec City | District created 1966 Last contested 2015 Province Québec Elector 81,285 | |
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MP Joël Lightbound
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Louis-Hébert ([lwi ebɛʁ]) is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Represented in the House of Commons since 1968, its population was certified, according to the detailed statistics of 2001, as 98,156.
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Geography
The district, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the southern part of Quebec City, namely the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge.
The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Québec, Lévis—Bellechasse, and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.
The riding lost small fractions of territory to Louis-Saint-Laurent and Québec as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Quebec East, Quebec South, Quebec West, and Québec—Montmorency ridings. The riding is notable for having had 9 different people represent the riding since 1988. Suzanne Duplessis was the last person to serve the riding for more than one parliament.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.