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
Ethnic groups: 95.3% White, 2.9% Indigenous, 1.8% Other<br />
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.1% English, 2.1% other<br />
Religions: 88.7% Christian, 0.8% Other, 10.5% none<br />
Median income: $32,861 (2010) <br />
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.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent east of the following line: Boul. Val-Cartier to Rue de la Rivière-Nelson, Rivière Saint-Charles, the eastern limits of the Wendake Indian Reserve, Boul. Bastien, Boul. Pierre-Bertrand, lost the territory east of Ch. de Château-Bigot and Av. du Bourg-Royal and north of Boul. Louis-XIV to Montmorency—Charlevoix, and lost territory to Beauport—Limoilou south of a line that follows Rue de Chamonix, 10e Av. East, and Boul. Louix-XIV, and an additional territory south of a line that follows 41e Rue West, to Boul. Henri-Bourassa to Autoroute 40.
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
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 26,759 ||align=right| 45.02
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| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 14,642 ||align=right| 24.64
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| Liberal ||align=right| 11,681 ||align=right| 19.65
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 3,516 ||align=right| 5.92
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| People's ||align=right| 1,310 ||align=right| 2.20
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| Green ||align=right| 994 ||align=right| 1.67
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| Others ||align=right| 531 ||align=right| 0.89
|}
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 24,197 ||align=right| 44.99
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| Conservative ||align=right| 16,288 ||align=right| 30.29
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| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 8,756 ||align=right| 16.28
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| Liberal ||align=right| 3,512 ||align=right| 6.53
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| Green ||align=right| 837 ||align=right| 1.56
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| Others ||align=right| 189 ||align=right| 0.35
|}
Charlesbourg 2003 - 2004
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Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier 2000 - 2004
Charlesbourg 1979 - 2000
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See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Charlesbourg
- Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier