René-Lévesque
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Baie-Comeau, Forestville and Pointe-Lebel as well as the reserve of Pessamit.
Quebec electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
MNA |
Coalition Avenir Québec | ||
District created | 1945 | ||
First contested | 1948 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 45,355 | ||
Electors (2014)[1] | 34,459 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 57,755.3 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.79 | ||
Census division(s) | La Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Baie-Comeau, Baie-Trinité, Chute-aux-Outardes, Colombier, Forestville, Franquelin, Godbout, Les Bergeronnes, Les Escoumins, Longue-Rive, Pointe-aux-Outardes, Pointe-Lebel, Portneuf-sur-Mer, Ragueneau, Sacré-Coeur, Tadoussac; Essipit, Pessamit; Lac-au-Brochet, Rivière-aux-Outardes |
It was created for the 1948 election under the name Saguenay from part of the former Charlevoix–Saguenay electoral district. The predecessor to Charlevoix-Saguenay (before 1912) was Chicoutimi-Saguenay. Despite its former name, the district has not included the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region since at least the 1994 election.
It was renamed René-Lévesque for the 2003 election, after former Quebec Premier René Lévesque, although its territory was unchanged. It remained unchanged after the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map.