ÉPINE FINALE 9.7 mm (pour 182 pages) THE ELECTORAL MAP . A REFLECTION OF QUÉBEC STEP II : REVISED DELIMITATION PROPOSAL SECOND REPORT February 2017 DGE-6239-VA (17-02) THE ELECTORAL MAP . A REFLECTION OF QUÉBEC STEP II : REVISED DELIMITATION PROPOSAL SECOND REPORT February 2017 © Commission de la représentation électorale du Québec, 2017 Legal Deposit – Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2017 Library and Archives Canada ISBN 978-2-550-77435-8 (print version) ISBN 978-2-550-77436-5 (PDF version) ISBN 978-2-550-77437-2 (cederom / DVD-ROM version) Québec, February 7, 2017 Jacques Chagnon President of the National Assembly Hôtel du Parlement 1045 rue des Parlementaires Québec (Québec) G1A 1A4 Dear Mr. Chagnon: Pursuant to section 28 of the E lection Act, the Commission de la représentation électorale is honoured to submit to you its second report indicating the boundaries of Québec’s electoral divisions. This report was compiled following a public hearing on the preliminary delimitation proposal, which was held by the Commission de la représentation électorale in the spring of 2015 in many regions of Québec. The proposal was also submitted to the Committee on the National Assembly during a hearing held in Parliament on September 12, 13, and 15, 2016. Pursuant to section 28 of the Election Act, within fi ve days following its tabling, the report shall be the subject of a debate limited to fi ve hours, which shall be held in the National Assembly. No later than the tenth day following this debate, the Commission de la représentation électorale shall establish the fi nal boundaries of the electoral divisions. Yours respectfully, President, Pierre Reid Serge Courville Bruno Jean Commissioner Commissioner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 9 01 – The electoral map in Québec . 11 1.1 The Commission de la représentation électorale ................13 1.1.1 The Commission’s mandate 1.1.2 Composition of the Commission 1.2 Stages leading to the adoption of a new electoral map .......15 1.2.1 Overview of work carried out 1.2.2 Forthcoming stages 1.3 The effective representation of electors ............................19 1.3.1 Equality of the votes of electors 1.3.2 Natural communities 1.3.3 Electoral divisions in an exceptional situation 1.3.4 Supreme Court of Canada judgment 1.4 The permanent list of electors ........................................21 1.5 Projections .................................................................23 1.6 Analysis of the situation. 25 1.6.1 The need to revise the electoral map 1.6.2 Portrait of the current situation 02 – The revised electoral division delimitation proposal . 31 2.1 The revised delimitation proposal ...................................33 2.1.1 Electoral divisions in an exceptional situation 2.2 Naming of the electoral divisions ...................................39 2.2.1 Rules guiding the Commission 2.2.2 New toponyms 2.3 The new electoral map region by region ...........................43 2.3.1 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2.3.2 Bas-Saint-Laurent 2.3.3 Capitale-Nationale 2.3.4 Chaudière-Appalaches 2.3.5 Côte-Nord 2.3.6 Estrie–Centre-du-Québec 2.3.7 Gaspésie−Îles-de-la-Madeleine 2.3.8 Île-de-Montréal 2.3.9 Laurentides-Lanaudière 2.3.10 Laval 2.3.11 Mauricie 2.3.12 Montérégie 2.3.13 Nord-du-Québec 2.3.14 Outaouais 2.3.15 Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Conclusion . 159 List of tables Table 1 Public hearings . 16 Table 2 Overview of the public hearings . 16 Table 3 Current electoral divisions whose deviation from the provincial average exceeds the maximum or minimum limit permitted under the Election Act and electoral divisions whose deviation from the average varies from ± 20 % to ± 25 % ..........................................................................27 Table 4 Current electoral divisions whose deviation from the provincial average exceeds the maximum or minimum limit permitted under the Election Act and electoral divisions whose deviation from the average varies from ± 20 % to ± 25 % (data as of September 30, 2016). .30 Table 5 Numerical data underlying the revised electoral division delimitation proposal. 34 Appendices Appendix I Number of electors of the 125 current electoral divisions as of November 30, 2014 ................................................................161 Appendix II Number of electors of the 125 proposed electoral divisions as of November 30, 2014 ................................................................166 Appendix III Number of electors of the 125 current electoral divisions as of September 30, 2016 ...............................................................171 Appendix IV Number of electors of the 125 proposed electoral divisions as of September 30, 2016 ...............................................................176 Appendix V List of abbreviations used to designate municipalities .............................181 LIST OF THE PROPOSED ELECTORAL DIVISIONS BY REGION Abitibi-Témiscamingue ...............44 Île-de-Montréal ......................84 Abitibi-Est ...........................45 Acadie . 91 Abitibi-Ouest . 46 Anjou−Louis-Riel. 91 Rouyn-Noranda−Témiscamingue. 47 Bourassa-Sauvé ......................91 Bourget . 92 Bas-Saint-Laurent ....................49 Crémazie ............................92 Matane-Matapédia ....................50 D’Arcy-McGee .......................92 Rimouski ............................51 Gouin. 93 Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata ...........52 Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ...............93 Capitale-Nationale ...................54 Jacques-Cartier . 94 Charlesbourg. 56 Jeanne-Mance−Viger . 94 Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré ............56 LaFontaine ..........................94 Chauveau ...........................57 Laurier-Dorion ........................95 Jean-Lesage .........................58 Marguerite-Bourgeoys .................95 Jean-Talon . 58 Marquette . 95 La Peltrie ............................59 Mercier .............................96 Louis-Hébert . 59 Mont-Royal ..........................96 Montmorency ........................60 Nelligan . 97 Portneuf. 60 Outremont ..........................97 Taschereau ..........................61 Pointe-aux-Trembles ...................98 Vanier-Les Rivières ....................61 Robert-Baldwin . 98 Chaudière-Appalaches ................62 Rosemont . 98 Beauce-Nord . 63 Saint-Henri−Sainte-Anne ...............99 Beauce-Sud. 64 Saint-Laurent. 99 Bellechasse. 65 Verdun. 100 Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ................66 Viau ...............................100 Côte-du-Sud .........................66 Ville-Marie . 100 Lévis ...............................67 Westmount–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. 101 Lotbinière-Frontenac. 68 Laurentides-Lanaudière. 103 Côte-Nord ..........................69 Argenteuil ..........................108 Duplessis ...........................70 Berthier . 108 René-Lévesque. 71 Bertrand ...........................109 Blainville ........................... 110 Estrie–Centre-du-Québec. 72 Deux-Montagnes .................... 111 Arthabaska ..........................75 Groulx ............................. 111 Drummond–Bois-Francs ................75 Joliette. 112 Johnson. 76 Labelle. 112 Mégantic ............................77 L’Assomption .......................113 Nicolet-Bécancour ....................78 Les Plaines .........................114 Orford ..............................79 Masson . 115 Richmond ...........................79 Mirabel ............................115 Saint-François ........................80 Prévost ............................116 Sherbrooke ..........................80 Repentigny ......................... 117 Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. 81 Rousseau .......................... 117 Bonaventure .........................82 Saint-Jérôme. 118 Gaspé ..............................83 Terrebonne .........................118 Îles-de-la-Madeleine ...................83 Laval . 119 Nord-du-Québec . 145 Chomedey .........................120 Ungava ............................146 Fabre . 121 Outaouais .........................148 Laval-des-Rapides. 121 Chapleau ...........................151 Mille-Îles ...........................122 Gatineau ...........................151 Sainte-Rose. 122 Hull ...............................152 Vimont. 122 Papineau ...........................152 Mauricie ...........................123 Pontiac. 153 Champlain . 127 Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. 154 Laviolette–Saint-Maurice ..............128 Chicoutimi. 155 Maskinongé ........................129 Dubuc .............................155 Trois-Rivières. 130 Jonquière ..........................156 Montérégie ........................131 Lac-Saint-Jean .......................156 Beauharnois ........................135 Roberval ...........................157 Borduas. 135 Brome-Missisquoi. 136 Chambly ...........................136 Châteauguay . 137 Granby. 137 Huntingdon . 137 Iberville ............................138 La Pinière ..........................139 Laporte ............................139 La Prairie ...........................140 Marie-Victorin .......................140 Montarville .........................140 Richelieu ...........................141 Saint-Hyacinthe. 141 Saint-Jean ..........................142 Sanguinet ..........................142 Soulanges . 142 Taillon .............................143 Vachon. 143 Vaudreuil ...........................143 Verchères ..........................144 INTRODUCTION The second report outlines the revised electoral division delimitation proposal. It follows the preliminary report, made public by the Commission de la représentation électorale on March