Rivière-du-Nord (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ dy nɔʁ]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Geography
The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, Terrebonne and Mirabel.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 93.5% White, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Indigenous
Languages: 92.9% French, 1.9% English, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 64.5% Christian (57.9% Catholic, 6.6% Other), 1.3% Muslim, 33.6% none
Median income: $40,000 (2020)
Average income: $47,200 (2020)
History
The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings. In the 2012 electoral redistribution, the riding lost Saint-Colomban to Mirabel.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- "Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district) (Code 24059) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
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