Beauport—Limoilou

Beauport—Limoilou
Quebec electoral district
	Beauport—Limoilou in relation to other Quebec City federal electoral districts (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:	46°50′31″N 71°13′16″W / 46.842°N 71.221°W
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Julie Vignola; Bloc Québécois
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District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	96,029
Electors (2019)	78,080
Area (km²)	33.44
Pop. density (per km²)	2,871.7
Census division(s)	Quebec City
Census subdivision(s)	Quebec City

Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Quebec and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the eastern part of Quebec City, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport.

The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

This riding lost territory to Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

2004 to 2011 election

Demographics

According to the 2016 Canadian census^[2]

Population: 96 029 (92 944 in 2011)
Sex: Male 48%; female 52%
Language

Mother tongue: French 93.3%, Spanish 1.3%, English 1.1%, Arabic 0.8%

Home language: French 96.2%, Spanish 0.8%, English 0.7%, Arabic 0.4%

Knowledge: French 99.4%, English 34.8%, Spanish 4.7%, Arabic 1.3%

Ethnicity: Canadien 68.0%, French 27.8%, Irish 5.0%, Aboriginal 4.1%, Quebecois 2.9%, African 2.4%, Scottish 1.9%, Latin American 1.8%
Visible minority: 7.2% (Black 3.1%, Latin American 1.5%, 0.9% Arab)
Religions:^[3] Catholic 86.5%, none 12.7%, Protestant and other Christian 3.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.8%
Households/occupied dwellings: 48,440

Occupied dwellings: Apartment < 5 stories: 60%, single-detached house 21%; duplex 10%

Households: Single 45.0%, couples - no children 24%, couples - with children 18%, single parent 9.6%

Median income: $31,568 (2015)
Average income: $37,090 (2015)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Beauport Riding created from Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Québec and Québec East
38th	2004–2006	Christian Simard	Bloc Québécois
Beauport—Limoilou
39th	2006–2008	Sylvie Boucher	Conservative
40th	2008–2011	Sylvie Boucher	Conservative
41st	2011–2015	Raymond Côté	New Democratic
42nd	2015–2019	Alupa Clarke	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021	Julie Vignola	Bloc Québécois
44th	2021–present	Julie Vignola	Bloc Québécois

Election results

Graph of election results in Beauport, Beauport—Limoilou (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)