Proposed Scenario

After redistribution, further to the new scenario proposed here by the Commission regarding electoral district boundaries (the number of electoral districts and the electoral quota remaining the same), the modifications give the following regional results:

*Including Laval
**Consequently, the South Shore had its territory enlarged to the west of the island of Montréal.

In light of the elements described in subsection 15(1) of the Act, which served as constant guidelines, namely respecting the community of interest, the community of identity of an electoral district, the cultural identity and historical pattern, the Commission applied the principles of the 25% and 10% mentioned above. As it proposes boundaries in which all electoral districts fall between the minimum and maximum population, the situation had to be adjusted in many electoral districts.

Frequently, changes in the boundaries of an electoral district have a direct effect on at least one neighbouring electoral district and, at times, indirect effects on some others. Aiming for the desirable equity, and considering that such readjustment has a time horizon of a decade, the Commission targeted a variance of more or less 5%, giving no greater priority to this target than to respecting such elements as the community of interest, the needs of voters, their affinities, their homogeneity as well as their centres of focus. Thus, the Commission has been able to maintain a variance of more or less 5% for seventy-one (71) of the seventy-five (75) electoral districts in Quebec so that only the four (4) following electoral districts show different variances:

It should be noted, therefore, that only two electoral districts have a variance greater than 10%, namely Nunavik, with a population of 79,573 (-17.54%) and Manicouagan, with a population of 84,872 (-12.05%). These two electoral districts also represent the largest territories of the province of Quebec.

These changes were made by taking into consideration both the new reality, namely the evolution of the population and the merging of municipalities, as well as the historical pattern, namely the current boundaries, the former cities, regional county municipalities and natural boundaries. A large number of electoral districts have seen major changes. However, two electoral districts have remained unchanged, namely:

- Louis-Hébert         - Shefford

Thirty (30) other electoral districts underwent minor changes in their territories, namely:

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