Beauce (electoral district) - Definition and Overview

Beauce is a riding in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Population:

• 102,072

Eligible voters:

• 81,022

Geography:

• Consisting of the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan and Robert-Cliché; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins comprised of the municipalities of Sainte-Aurélie, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper and Saint-Zacharie; the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon; and that part of the Regional County Municipality of Le Granit comprised of the municipalities of Saint-Ludger and Saint-Robert-Bellarmin.

Candidates for Beauce riding in 2004 Canadian election: Elected: Claude Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada)

• Jean-François Barbe (Bloc Québécois)
• Michel Binette (Green Party of Canada)
• Philippe Giguèrere (New Democratic Party)
• Alain Guay (Conservative Party of Canada)

Adjacent Ridings:

• Lévis—Bellechasse
• Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Mégantic—L'Érable