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Jacques-Cartier
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the provincial electoral district. For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).
Jacques-Cartier is an electoral district in the West Island of Montreal, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is the only provincial electoral district in Quebec with an Anglophone majority. It notably includes the city of Pointe-Claire.
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![]() Location in Montreal | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
MNA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1867 | ||
First contested | 1867 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 59,416 | ||
Electors (2014)[1] | 43,861 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 96.7 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 614.4 | ||
Census division(s) | Montreal | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Pointe-Claire, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville |
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Named after Jacques Cartier, the district existed in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, and its present incarnation dates from the 1867 election.
In 2011, district boundaries were redrawn, and part of Kirkland was transferred to Nelligan, in exchange for Senneville.