# Beauport—Limoilou

Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Quebec and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

## Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the eastern part of Quebec City, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport.
The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse.
This riding lost territory to Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Former boundaries

* 2004 to 2011 election

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Population: 96 064 (96 029 in 2016) Sex: Male 48%; female 52% Language
    Mother tongue: French 91.3%, Spanish 1.3%, English 1.1%
    Home language: French 94.1%
    Knowledge: French 99.1%, English 38.5%, Spanish 5.2%, Arabic 1.5%
Ethnicity: Canadian 34.3%, French 25.6%, Québécois 13.9%, French Canadian 9.5%, Irish 4.0%, Caucasian 2.6%, Scottish 1.6%, First Nations 1.5%, Acadian 1.3%, European 1.2%, German 1.1%, Italian 1.1%, African 1.0%, English 1.0% Visible minority: 10.3% (Black 5.3%, Latin American 1.6%, Arab 1.3%)
Religions: Christian 64.1% (Catholic 56.5%), none 32.3%, Muslim 2.7% Households/occupied dwellings: 50,295
    Occupied dwellings: Apartment < 5 stories: 61.2%, single-detached house 20.2%; duplex 9.9%, Apartment > 5 stories: 5.1%, Semi-detached house 2.2%, Row house 1.0%
    Households: Single 45.9%, couples - no children 23.6%, couples - with children 14.3%, single parent 8.0%
Median income: $39,600 (2020)
Average income: $45,560 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Beauport Riding created from Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Québec and Québec East |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Christian Simard | Bloc Québécois |
| Beauport—Limoilou |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Sylvie Boucher | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Sylvie Boucher | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Raymond Côté | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alupa Clarke | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Julie Vignola | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Julie Vignola | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### Beauport—Limoilou

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Julie Vignola | 15,146 | 31.1 | +0.9 | $26,645.22 |
| | Conservative | Alupa Clarke | 14,164 | 29.1 | +2.8 | $85,882.90 |
| | Liberal | Ann Gingras | 12,378 | 25.4 | -0.5 | $59,305.19 |
| | New Democratic | Camille Esther Garon | 5,075 | 10.4 | -0.8 | $13,578.99 |
| | Green | Dalila Elhak | 1,025 | 2.1 | -2.1 | $1,599.40 |
| | Free | Lyne Verret | 737 | 1.5 | N/A | $416.50 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 119 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,644 | 97.8 | – | $109,164.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,134 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,778 | 65.0 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 76,607 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -1.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 18,017 | 31.06 |
| Conservative | 17,714 | 30.54 |
| Liberal | 14,295 | 24.64 |
| New Democratic | 5,633 | 9.71 |
| Green | 1,183 | 2.04 |
| People's | 193 | 0.33 |
| Others | 975 | 1.68 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Julie Vignola | 15,149 | 30.18 | +15.41 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Alupa Clarke | 13,185 | 26.27 | -4.31 | $83,296.15 |
| | Liberal | Antoine Bujold | 13,020 | 25.94 | +0.52 | $68,905.79 |
| | New Democratic | Simon-Pierre Beaudet | 5,599 | 11.16 | -14.32 | $9,394.55 |
| | Green | Dalila Elhak | 2,127 | 4.24 | +1.82 | $1,410.36 |
| | People's | Alicia Bédard | 1,033 | 2.06 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 78 | 0.16 | -0.10 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,191 | 97.53 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,272 | 2.47 | +0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,463 | 65.91 | +0.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,080 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alupa Clarke | 15,461 | 30.58 | +5.30 | $67,512.75 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 12,881 | 25.48 | -20.42 | $81,796.66 |
| | Liberal | Antoine Bujold | 12,854 | 25.42 | +19.06 | $36,012.79 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Doni Berberi | 7,467 | 14.77 | -5.37 | $10,571.92 |
| | Green | Dalila Elhak | 1,220 | 2.41 | +0.55 | $1,343.81 |
| | Libertarian | Francis Bedard | 423 | 0.84 | – | $2,392.63 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 128 | 0.25 | +0.02 | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Bladimir Laborit | 124 | 0.25 | – | $1,075.02 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,558 | 98.17 | | $213,227.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 941 | 1.83 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,499 | 65.35 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,799 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +12.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 21,845 | 45.90 |
| Conservative | 12,030 | 25.28 |
| Bloc Québécois | 9,585 | 20.14 |
| Liberal | 3,024 | 6.35 |
| Green | 885 | 1.86 |
| Others | 220 | 0.46 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 24,306 | 46.07 | +33.85 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 13,845 | 26.24 | -10.52 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Michel Létourneau | 10,250 | 19.43 | -13.18 |
| | Liberal | Lorraine Chartier | 3,162 | 5.99 | -8.37 |
| | Green | Louise Courville | 950 | 1.80 | -0.98 |
| | Christian Heritage | Anne-Marie Genest | 124 | 0.24 | - |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 122 | 0.23 | - |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,759 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 843 | 1.57 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,602 | 63.26 | +3.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,738 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 17,994 | 36.76 | -2.68 | $48,176 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Éléonore Mainguy | 15,962 | 32.61 | -5.26 | $28,254 |
| | Liberal | Yves Picard | 7,030 | 14.36 | +4.32 | $19,558 |
| | New Democratic | Simon-Pierre Beaudet | 5,986 | 12.22 | +4.24 | $4,297 |
| | Green | Luc Côté | 1,363 | 2.78 | -1.30 | $0 |
| | Independent | Simon Bédard | 610 | 1.23 | – | – | $5,911 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,945 | 100.00 | $87,843 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 849 | 1.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,794 | 59.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.29 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 19,409 | 39.54 | +23.59 | $46,042 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christian Simard | 18,589 | 37.87 | -11.78 | $47,991 |
| | Liberal | Yves Picard | 4,929 | 10.04 | -15.59 | $29,000 |
| | New Democratic | Simon-Pierre Beaudet | 3,917 | 7.98 | +3.89 | $3,095 |
| | Green | Mario Laprise | 2,005 | 4.08 | +0.68 | $1,097 |
| | Marijuana | Jean Bedard | 234 | 0.47 | -0.79 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,081 | 100.00 | $82,093 |

### Beauport

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christian Simard | 22,989 | 49.65 | – | $44,941 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Dawson | 11,866 | 25.63 | – | $60,945 |
| | Conservative | Stephan Asselin | 7,388 | 15.96 | – | $6,879 |
| | New Democratic | Xavier Trégan | 1,896 | 4.09 | – | $621 |
| | Green | Jeannine T. Desharnais | 1,577 | 3.41 | – | $252 |
| | Marijuana | Nicolas Frichot | 585 | 1.26 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,301 | 100.00 | $81,041 |