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Arthabaska (electoral District)
Arthabaska () is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes municipalities of Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ..., Plessisville, Princeville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska. It was created for the 1890 election from a part of Drummond-Arthabaska electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, Arthabaska lost Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and Chesterville to the newly created Drummond–Bois-Francs electoral district, but gained nine municipalities from Lotbinière, which ceased to exist. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality () is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville. Subdivisions There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Daveluyville * Kingsey Falls * Victoriaville * Warwick ;Municipalities (13) * Chesterville * Maddington Falls * Notre-Dame-de-Ham * Saint-Albert * Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton * Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick * Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester * Saint-Louis-de-Blandford * Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska * Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick * Saint-Samuel * Saint-Valère * Tingwick ;Parishes (4) * Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska * Sainte-Séraphine * Saint-Rosaire * Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens ;Townships (1) * Ham-Nord Demographics Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census Attractions * Cinq-Chicots School of the Row (Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska) * LaPierre Mill (Norbertville) * Laurier Museum (Victoriaville) * Marie-Victorin Park (Kingsey Falls) * Postes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villeroy, Quebec
Villeroy () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Centre-du-Québec Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 1996, Canada 2001 Census, 2001, Canada 2006 Census, 2006, Canada 2011 Census, 2011, Canada 2016 Census, 2016, Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census * Population in 2021: 488 (2011 to 2016 population change: 6.8%) * Population in 2016: 457 (2011 to 2016 population change: -5.8%) * Population in 2011: 485 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.2%) * Population in 2006: 496 * Population in 2001: 519 * Population in 1996: 493 * Population in 1991: 544 * Population in 1986: 544 * Population in 1981: 546 * Population in 1976: 543 * Population in 1971: 613 * Population in 1966: 655 * Population in 1961: 722 * Population in 1956: 737 * Population in 1951: 707 * Population in 1941: 853 * Population in 1931: 677 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Tyrrell
Alex Tyrrell (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Green Party of Quebec since 2013. Early life and education Born in 1988, Tyrrell grew up in Beaconsfield on the West Island of Montreal. Following his secondary education, Tyrrell enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Montreal's Dawson College. During his technical studies at the CEGEP, he worked on the issues of biofuels and became involved in an advocacy campaign to finance a project of design of electric vehicles for the students of his department. In 2011, Tyrrell enrolled in an environmental science program at Concordia University in Montreal, focusing his studies to better understand the problems of pollution, the impacts of climate change, and issues related to the environment. During the course of his degree, Tyrrell studied the negative environmental impact of mining and resource extraction in Quebec. He graduated in June 2017. Social activism In spri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Lefebvre
Eric Lefebvre is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016. He represents the electoral district of Arthabaska as an independent, having been a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) caucus. Lefebvre served as a city councillor for Victoriaville's city council from 2001 to 2009. On Valentine's Day 2018, during question period, Lefebvre gave a tribute to all the spouses that supported MNA members and then proposed to his fiancée. After being announced as the Conservative candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska in the 45th Canadian federal election, Lefebvre resigned from the CAQ caucus to sit as an independent. Electoral record Federal Provincial Municipal Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotbinière (provincial Electoral District)
Lotbinière () is a former provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of Lotbinière, Saint-Flavien, Lemieux, Laurierville, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Sainte-Croix and Laurier-Station. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral districts were Lotbinière-Frontenac, Nicolet-Bécancour, and Arthabaska. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly * Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, Liberal (1867–1885) * Édouard-Hippolyte Laliberté, Liberal (1886–1900) * Napoleon Lemay, Conservative – Liberal (1900–1908) * Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur, Liberal (1908–1936) * Maurice Pelletier, Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummond–Bois-Francs
Drummond–Bois-Francs is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Drummondville as well as Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Warwick, Kingsey Falls and Saint-Lucien It was created for the 2012 election from parts of the former Drummond and Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ... electoral districts. Members of the National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ References External links ;Information: Elections Quebec ;Maps 2011 map(PDF) 2001–2011 changes to Drummond(Flash) 2001–2011 changes to Richmond (Flash) Electoral map of Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesterville, Quebec
Chesterville () is a municipality in the Arthabaska district of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region of Quebec, on Route 161 approximately northeast of Montreal. Geography The town's mountainous terrain in the heart of the Canadian Appalachians has earned it the nickname of "Quebec's little Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...," and boasts a picturesque location adjacent to the northern Nicolet river. History The first settlers to the area arrived in 1835, but colonization actually began in spring 1849 with the establishment of a Catholic parish. Demographics The principal source of income in Chesterville is agriculture and forest exploitation. Attractions The free annual ''Symposium L'Accueil des Grands Peintres'' (art symposium) attracts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Quebec General Election
The 1890 Quebec general election was held on June 17, 1890, to elect members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party Parti national coalition led by Honoré Mercier, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Louis-Olivier Taillon. A scandal and charges of corruption cut short Mercier's term of office. He was later cleared of all charges, but his political career was ended. Redistribution of ridings Through the passage of two Acts passed prior to the election, the Assembly was increased from 65 to 73 members through the following changes: Results See also * List of Quebec premiers * Politics of Quebec * Timeline of Quebec history * List of Quebec political parties * 7th Legislative Assembly of Quebec References Quebec general election Elections in Quebec General election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska () is a parish municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Quebec (representing the King of Canada) and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Québec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster system, Westminster-style parliamentary systems. The assembly has 125 members elected via first past the post from single-member districts. The National Assembly was formerly the lower house of Quebec's legislature and was then called the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. In 1968, the upper house, the Legislative Council of Quebec, Legislative Council, was abolished and the remaining house was renamed. The office of President of the National Assembly of Quebec, President of the National Assembly is equivalent to speaker in other legislatures. As of the 2022 Quebec general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
