Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet (formerly known as Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

It was created as "Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1996 from Bellechasse electoral district. It was renamed "Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1997. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Lévis—Bellechasse and Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny ridings.

The district consisted of the cities of L'Islet, Lac-Etchemin, Montmagny and Saint-Pamphile, the Regional County Municipalities of Bellechasse, L'Islet, Montmagny and Les Etchemins (except the municipalities of Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Zacharie and Sainte-Aurélie).

Members of Parliament

This riding elected only one Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Riding created from Bellechasse
36th  1997–2000     Gilbert Normand Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Lévis—Bellechasse and
Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny

Normand won the 1997 election narrowly over François Langlois of the Bloc Québécois, but beat him in 2000 handily.

Election results

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilbert Normand14,100
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Langlois14,053
Progressive ConservativeDenis Roy12,840
ReformGaétan Pouliot611
New DemocraticBranda Michaud520
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilbert Normand19,163
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Langlois14,973
AllianceJean-Claude Roy4,224
Progressive ConservativeSuzanne Lafond1,636

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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