Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré

Riding profile

The triangular-shaped, mixed suburban and rural riding encompasses a strech of the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River just north and east of Quebec City. The electoral district was first established in the 1850s, was eliminated before the 1912 election and then was revived in 1945. As of the 2011 riding redistribution, it now includes Île d'Orléans, the farming island in the St. Lawrence River east of Quebec City, and some municipal areas just east of the provincial capital. It also added the second part of its name in 2011 — previously it was just called "Charlevoix."

Political history

The district was loyally Liberal from 1962 to 1989, then switched allegiances to the Parti Québécois in the 1994 election and hasn't turned back. It's the riding of PQ Leader Pauline Marois.

2008 provincial election results:

Party	Candidate	Total votes	%
PQ	Pauline Marois	10,510	52.2
Liberal	Jean Luc Simard	6,241	31
ADQ	Mark Cardwell	2,560	12.7
QS	André Jacob	343	1.7

More results:

• 2007 byelection: PQ's Pauline Marois defeats ADQ's Conrad Harvey by 4,275 votes.
• 2007: PQ's Rosaire Bertrand defeats ADQ's Conrad Harvey by 1,663 votes.
• 1998 and 2003: PQ's Bertrand re-elected.
• 1994: PQ's Rosaire Bertrand bests Liberal Daniel Bradet by 3,105 votes.

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes: 56.6%; No: 43.6%

Candidates

Québec Solidaire	André	Jacob
Coalition pour la Constituante	Daniel	Laforest
Coalition Avenir Québec	Ian	Latrémouille
Parti Québécois	Pauline	Marois
Liberal	Claire	Rémillard
Option Nationale	Pierre	Tremblay