Beauport—Limoilou

Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Quebec and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

Geography
The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the eastern part of Quebec City, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport.

The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

This riding lost territory to Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics
According to the 2016 Canadian census

Population: 96 029 (92 944 in 2011)

Sex: Male 48%; female 52%

Language


 * Mother tongue: French 93.3%, Spanish 1.3%, English 1.1%, Arabic 0.8%


 * Home language: French 96.2%, Spanish 0.8%, English 0.7%, Arabic 0.4%


 * Knowledge: French 99.4%, English 34.8%, Spanish 4.7%, Arabic 1.3%

Ethnicity: Canadien 68.0%, French 27.8%, Irish 5.0%, Aboriginal 4.1%, Quebecois 2.9%, African 2.4%, Scottish 1.9%, Latin American 1.8%

Visible minority: 7.2% (Black 3.1%, Latin American 1.5%, 0.9% Arab)

Religions: Catholic 86.5%, none 12.7%, Protestant and other Christian 3.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.8%

Households/occupied dwellings: 48,440
 * Occupied dwellings: Apartment < 5 stories: 60%, single-detached house 21%; duplex 10%


 * Households: Single 45.0%, couples - no children 24%, couples - with children 18%, single parent 9.6%

Median income: $31,568 (2015)

Average income: $37,090 (2015)

Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: