US EditionMontreal and Gaspésie lose ridings in new Quebec electoral map
The new map modifies 51 of 125 ridings to balance voter representation, with seats added in the Laurentians and Centre-du-Québec reflecting an 11.6% voter growth, CRE said.
- On Wednesday, the Commission de la représentation électorale presented the new electoral map published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, modifying 51 of Quebec's 125 ridings.
- The CRE said the revision reflects population shifts and aims to balance constituencies of approximately 51,000 voters after two general elections, responding to 11.6 per cent growth in Laurentians‑Lanaudière.
- The map creates and renames specific ridings, including Bellefeuille and Marie‑Lacoste‑Gérin‑Lajoie, renames Johnson to Daniel‑Johnson, merges Gaspé and Bonaventure into Gaspé‑Bonaventure, enlarges Matane‑Matapédia, and reconfigures east Montreal ridings into Anjou‑LaFontaine and Pointe‑aux‑Prairies.
- A Dec. 1 Court of Appeal ruling found a law adopted last year to pause redistricting unconstitutional, and the Attorney General of Quebec has asked the Supreme Court to hear the appeal by April 15.
- The electoral map will apply to the Oct. 5 vote, as the CAQ filed for leave to appeal last year, and the Supreme Court has not yet indicated whether it will hear the case.
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The new electoral map was unveiled on Wednesday by the Commission de la représentation électorale.
New Quebec electoral map: Montreal and Gaspésie lose a riding each
The electoral map used during the Oct. 5 elections will have one less riding in Gaspésie and in Montreal, in favour of two new ones in Laurentides-Lanaudière and in Centre-du-Québec. The Quebec Electoral Representation Commission (CRE) presented the new electoral map on Wednesday, the objective of which is to “reflect the evolution of the number […]
The Gaspésie and Montreal lost one electoral district, Laurentides-Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec won one.
The electoral map used in the October 5 elections will indeed count one electoral district less in Gaspésie and Montreal, to the benefit of two new ones in Laurentides-Lanaudière and in Centre-du-Québec.
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