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Les Pays-d'en-Haut (electoral district)

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Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2023
First contestedNext
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]106,834
Census division(s)Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Argenteuil, Matawinie, Montcalm, La Rivière-du-Nord
Census subdivision(s)Saint-Colomban, Sainte-Adèle, Prévost, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Calixte, Chertsey, Morin-Heights, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard

Les Pays-d'en-Haut (English: The Upper Countries) is a future federal electoral district in Quebec. It was created by the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution and legally defined by the 2023 representation order for Quebec, which will come into effect for the first federal election called on or after April 23, 2024.

Geography

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Les Pays-d'en-Haut was created to accommodate population growth in the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. It comprises the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality as well as parts of the neighbouring Regional County Municipalities of Argenteuil, Matawinie, Montcalm, and La Rivière-du-Nord.[2][3]

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

  • Racial groups: 98.1% White, 1.9% Visible minority
  • Languages: 91.5% French, 7.5% English
  • Religions: 64.7% Christian (58.1% Catholic, 6.6% Other), 34.3% No religion
  • Median income: $42,000 (2020)
  • Average income: $53,950 (2020)

History

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Parliament Years Member Party
Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Riding created from Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Joliette,
Laurentides—Labelle, Mirabel, Montcalm, and Rivière-du-Nord

Electoral Results

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2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 26,240 47.54
  Liberal 14,290 25.89
  Conservative 6,436 11.66
  New Democratic 3,800 6.89
  People's 2,388 4.33
  Green 844 1.53
  Others 1,192 2.16

References

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  1. ^ "Les Pays-d'en-Haut  – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Proposal of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 29 July 2022. pp. 17–18.
  3. ^ "Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec" (PDF). Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec. 22 September 2023. pp. 40–41.
  4. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Les Pays-d'en-Haut [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.