Portneuf (electoral district)

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

Quebec electoral district
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Joël Godin Conservative
District created	1867
First contested	1867
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	104,394
Electors (2015)	86,884
Area (km²)	7,617
Pop. density (per km²)	13.7
Census divisions	La Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf, Quebec City
Census subdivisions	Cap-Santé, Donnacona, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Lac-Delage, Lac-Saint-Joseph, Lac-Sergent, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Portneuf, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Saint-Basile, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (formerly known as Portneuf) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 87,141.

Ethnic groups: 99.1% White
Languages: 97.0% French, 2.0% English
Religions: 94.0% Catholic, 1.4% Protestant, 4.2% no religious affiliation
Average income: $28,030

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier as well as the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. The main communities are Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Donnacona, Lac-Beauport, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, and Deschambault-Grondines. Its area is 7,617 km².

The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867 as "Portneuf". It was renamed "Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier" on 1 September 2004.

The Conservative Party did not run a candidate in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in the 2008 and 2011 elections as incumbent independent André Arthur was a self-described libertarian who consistently voted with and supported the Conservative Party in the House of Commons.