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Roberval–Lac-Saint-Jean - History
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | October 20, 2015 |
| Last Modified | RP August 02, 2015 04:04pm |
| Description | This rural riding surrounds Lac St-Jean. Lac Péribonka and Rivière Péribonka form part of the eastern boundary. It contains the regional county municipalities of Le Domaine-du-Roy and Maria-Chapdelaine and part of Lac-St-Jean-Est. The Mashteuiatsh Indian Reserve is in the riding. The main population centres are around Lac St-Jean itself in the southeast and include Roberval and St-Félicien.
The economy in this riding is based on manufacturing, forestry and some agriculture. The average family income is $50,249 with an unemployment rate of 15.7 per cent.
According to the 2001 census, the total immigrant population is only 0.44 per cent, but 2.56 per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal. More than 97 per cent of the population cited French as a mother tongue, while 0.29 cited English. This riding voted 66 per cent in favour of separation in the 1995 referendum.
In 2004, 85 per cent of the riding was retained and 31 per cent from Lac-St-Jean-Saguenay was added in the southeast. This riding was established in 1947. There was no change in the 1996 redistribution.
Population: 81,373 |
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Redistricting: Light Green=Added Territory, Red=Removed Territory, Dark Green=Kept Territory
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