- Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
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Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup
Quebec electoral district
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
François Lapointe
NDPDistrict created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 97,492 Electors (2011) 77,851 Area (km²) 7,495 Pop. density (per km²) 13 Census divisions Kamouraska, L'Islet, Montmagny, Rivière-du-Loup Census subdivisions Rivière-du-Loup, Montmagny, La Pocatière, L'Islet, Saint-Antonin, Saint-Pascal, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Saint-Pamphile Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (formerly Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 97,492.
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Geography
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Kamouraska, L'Islet, Montmagny and Rivière-du-Loup.
The neighbouring ridings are Lévis—Bellechasse, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.
History
The electoral district was created as "Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny" in 2003 55.5% from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and 44.5% from Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.
Its name was changed after the 2004 election to "Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet prior to 2003Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny 38th 2004–2006 Paul Crête Bloc Québécois Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup 39th 2006–2008 Paul Crête Bloc Québécois 40th 2008–2009 2009–2011 Bernard Généreux Conservative 41st 2011–present François Lapointe New Democratic Demographics
- According to the Canada 2006 Census
- Ethnic groups: 98.9% White
- Languages: 98.9% French
- Religions:(2001) 97.1% Catholic, 1.8% No religion
- Average income: $22,026
The riding is the most Catholic riding in Canada. It is also the most French riding in Canada, by mother tongue, and spoken at home. [1]
Election results
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, 2004 - present
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat François Lapointe 17,285 36.36 +31.58 Conservative Bernard Généreux 17,276 36.34 -6.33 Bloc Québécois Nathalie Arsenault 9,550 20.09 -17.58 Liberal Andrew Caddell 2,743 5.77 -7.55 Green Lynette Tremblay 691 1.45 -0.21 Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,545 100.00 Total rejected ballots 677 Turnout 48,222 61.11 Note: This vote was subject to mandatory judicial recount due to the margin of win being less than 1/1000 of the total votes. The validated results resulted in Lapointe's victory by a margin of 5 votes. After the recount by a judge, M. Lapointe was confirmed the winner on 13 May, 2011, this time by a margin of 9 votes.
By-election on November 9, 2009 resignation of Paul Crête
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bernard Généreux 12,162 42.67 +12.03 $85,278 Bloc Québécois Nancy Gagnon 10,737 37.67 -8.36 $74,822 Liberal Marcel Catellier 3,768 13.22 -2.13 $28,253 New Democrat François Lapointe 1,363 4.78 -0.67 $24,824 Green Charles Marois 472 1.66 -0.54 Total valid votes 28,502 100.00 Total rejected ballots Turnout 28,502 36.60 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Paul Crête 20,494 46.03 -6.41 $81,764 Conservative Denis Laflamme 13,640 30.63 +5.57 $53,202 Liberal Jean Bouchard 6,835 15.35 +1.29 $35,425 New Democrat Gaston Hervieux 2,428 5.45 +0.87 $2,065 Green Claude Gaumond 978 2.19 -1.65 Christian Heritage Aubert Côté 147 0.33 $130 Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,522 100.00 $84,417 Total rejected ballots 535 1.19 -0.25 Turnout 45,057 57.49 Bloc Québécois hold Swing -6.0 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Paul Crête 24,117 52.44 -4.69 $70,328 Conservative Daniel Nadeau 11,529 25.07 +15.96 $2,633 Liberal Lise M. Vachon 6,466 14.06 -15.54 $25,795 New Democrat Myriam Leblanc 2,107 4.58 +2.61 $1,395 Green Serge Lemay 1,768 3.84 +1.67 $151 Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,987 100.00 $79,280 Total rejected ballots 672 1.44 -0.50 Turnout 46,659 59.53 Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny, 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Paul Crête 25,327 57.13 +8.21 $58,666 Liberal Isabelle Mignault 13,124 29.60 -9.91 $50,838 Conservative Marc-André Drolet 4,040 9.11 -1.17 Green André Clermont 962 2.17 - New Democrat Frédérick Garon 876 1.97 +0.91 Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,329 100.00 $77,868 Total rejected ballots 877 1.94 Turnout 45,206 57.61 ^ % change is from redistributed results. Conservative change is from total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
Sources
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup from the Library of Parliament
New Democratic Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Bloc Québécois Conservative Categories:- Quebec federal electoral districts
- Rivière-du-Loup
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