Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 Quebec electoral district
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Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Bloc Québécois |
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| District created | 1968 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 94,588 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 77,971 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,749.31 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 34.4 | ||
| Census divisions | Bécancour, Pierre-De Saurel, Nicolet-Yamaska | ||
| Census subdivisions | Bécancour, Nicolet, Pierreville, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Sorel-Tracy | ||
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (formerly Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
The riding, along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie.
The riding consists of:
The neighbouring ridings are Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richmond—Arthabaska, Drummond, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Berthier—Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.
It was created as "Richelieu" riding in 1968 from parts of Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères ridings.
It was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" in 1998.
In 2003, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Richelieu" riding, which incorporated parts of Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. Richelieu was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" after the 2004 election.
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