The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northeast part of Quebec City, including the borough of Charlesbourg and the eastern portion of La Haute-Saint-Charles (Saint-Émile and Lac-Saint-Charles).

Ethnic groups: 95.3% White, 2.9% Indigenous, 1.8% Other Languages: 96.8% French, 1.1% English, 2.1% other Religions: 88.7% Christian, 0.8% Other, 10.5% none Median income: $32,861 (2010) Average income: $36,940 (2010) Charlesbourg was created in 1976 from parts of Portneuf and Montmorency.

It was renamed Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier in 2000 and abolished in 2003, at which point a new Charlesbourg riding was created.

The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: