Portneuf—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. It is currently represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 96.6% White, 1.7% Indigenous Languages: 96.0% French, 1.7% English Religions: 71.1% Christian (64.2% Catholic, 6.9% Other) 28.3% None

Median income: $48,400 (2020) Average income: $57,150 (2020)

Geography
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.

History
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.

There were no changes to this riding during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Portneuf
Note: Change in popular vote is calculated from popular vote in the 1896 general election.