Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Rivière-du-Nord
province = Quebec


caption =
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24059
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Monique Guay
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 101576
demo-electors = 79116
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 479
demo-cd =
demo-csd = Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Saint-Colomban, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte

Rivière-du-Nord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 90,419.

Geography

The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, and Terrebonne—Blainville.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

#Monique Guay, "Bloc Québécois", (2004-present)

Election results

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1377 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament