Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet (formerly known as Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet) was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1997 to 2004.

It was created as "Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1996 from Bellechasse

Bellechasse (electoral district)

Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 until the 1997 election, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election, that riding became...

 electoral district. It was renamed "Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1997. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Lévis—Bellechasse

Lévis—Bellechasse

Lévis—Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings....

 and Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny ridings.

The district consisted of the cities of L'Islet

L'Islet, Quebec

L'Islet is a municipality within the Regional County Municipality of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup...

, Lac-Etchemin

Lac-Etchemin, Quebec

Lac-Etchemin is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,088 as of 2009. It takes its name from Etchemin Lake, at the centre of the municipality...

, Montmagny

Montmagny, Quebec

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 and Saint-Pamphile

Saint-Pamphile, Quebec

Saint-Pamphile is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the US-Canada border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located...

, the Regional County Municipalities of Bellechasse

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location to the rest of the county...

, L'Islet

L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec

L'Islet is a Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec in Canada.The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 19,368*% Change : −2.3*Dwellings: 8,944...

, Montmagny

Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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 and Les Etchemins

Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, it is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the...

 (except the municipalities of Saint-Benjamin

Saint-Benjamin, Quebec

Saint-Benjamin is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 861 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.-Sources:**...

, Saint-Prosper

Saint-Prosper, Quebec

Saint-Prosper is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 3,617 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish.-People linked to...

, Saint-Zacharie

Saint-Zacharie, Quebec

Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,913 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of...

 and Sainte-Aurélie

Sainte-Aurélie, Quebec

Sainte-Aurélie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 956 as of 2009. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline nun at the end of the 19th century.Sainte-Aurélie has a...

).

Members of Parliament

This riding elected only one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Gilbert Normand
   Gilbert Normand
   Gilbert Normand, PC is a physician and former politician in Quebec, Canada.Normand has been a member of the Quebec College of Physicians since 1970, and was a practising physician for twenty-seven years, including two decades as a general practitioner doctor-physician in private practice.In the...
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
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    (1997-2004)

Normand won the 1997 election narrowly over François Langlois

François Langlois

François Langlois was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. He is a lawyer by career....

 of the Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

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, but beat him in 2000 handily.

Election results

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|NORMAND, Gilbert ||align=right|14,100
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|LANGLOIS, François ||align=right|14,053
|-

|ROY, Denis ||align=right|12,840
|-

|POULIOT, Gaétan ||align=right|611
|-

|MICHAUD, Branda ||align=right| 520
|-

|NORMAND, Gilbert ||align=right|19,163
|-

|LANGLOIS, François ||align=right| 14,973
|-

|ROY, Jean-Claude ||align=right| 4,224
|-

|LAFOND, Suzanne ||align=right|1,636

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the] Library of Parliament

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• Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet
• Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet