Joliette—Manawan

This electoral district, located northeast of Montreal in the Quebec region of Lanaudière, currently consists of: • the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, including Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan indian reserve • the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is bounded by the: • electoral district of Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé and the Saint Lawrence River to the south • electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain to the east and north • Lac Nemiscachingue and the electoral districts of Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm and Laurentides—Labelle to the west == Demographics ==

According to the 2021 Canadian census Ethnic groups: 93.4% White, 3.8% Indigenous, 1.1% Black Languages: 92.5% French, 2.1% English, 1.8% Atikamekw Religions: 70.0% Christian (63.5% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 28.4% None Median income: $37,200 (2020) Average income: $45,280 (2020) ==History==

It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm. It was created again in 1966 from Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne ridings. This riding lost territory to Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was largely replaced by Joliette—Manawan. It lost the municipalities of Saint-Donat and Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci to Laurentides—Labelle; it lost the municipalities of Entrelacs and Chertsey to Les Pays-d'en-Haut; and it gained the Domaine-Ouellet area from Repentigny. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: ==Election results==

Joliette—Manawan 1968–present 1867–1935 N.B. Mr. Guilbault elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer. Note: The change in Mr. Guilbault's popular vote is compared to his result in the 1882 general election. ==See also==