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Jonquière-Alma
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | October 20, 2015 |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | RP August 02, 2015 03:59pm |
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This Saguenay riding has Lac Kénogami as its southern border. The riding includes part of the city of Saguenay containing the borough of Jonquière and part of the regional county municipalities of Lac-St-Jean-Est and Le Fjord-du-Saguenay. The city of Alma and the municipalities of Bégin, Larouche, St-Ambroise, St-Charles-de-Bourget and St-David-de-Falardeau fall in the riding.
The largest source of employment in the area is manufacturing, followed by retail trade and other services. In the 2001 census, more than 97 per cent listed French as a mother tongue, the third-highest in Canada. In the 1995 referendum, 71 per cent of the population voted in favour of separation. The average family income is $55,640 with unemployment of 13.2 per cent.
The Jonquière-Alma riding was created in 2004 with 90 per cent of Jonquière riding and 54 per cent of Lac-St-Jean–Saguenay. Jonquière riding was created in 1976 from 99 per cent of Lapointe and one per cent of Montmorency. In 1996, part of Chicoutimi was added.
Population: 97,344
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