- Drummond (electoral district)
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Drummond 
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
François Choquette
NDPDistrict created 1966 First contested 1968 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 92,982 Electors (2011) 74,630 Area (km²) 1,670 Pop. density (per km²) 55.7 Census divisions Drummond RCM Census subdivisions Drummondville, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Wickham Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.
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Geography
The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.
The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe prior to 1966 28th 1968–1972 Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal 29th 1972–1974 Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit 30th 1974–1979 Yvon Pinard Liberal 31st 1979–1980 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative 34th 1988–1993 35th 1993–1997 Pauline Picard Bloc Québécois 36th 1997–2000 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 Roger Pomerleau Bloc Québécois 41st 2011–present François Choquette New Democratic Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat François Choquette 24,489 51.6 +34.8 Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 10,410 22.0 -16.8 Conservative Normand W. Bernier 7,555 15.9 -9.4 Liberal Pierre Côté 3,979 8.4 -8.4 Green Robin Fortin 987 2.1 -0.4 Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,420 100.0 Total rejected ballots 878 1.82 Turnout 48,298 62.59 Eligible voters 77,162 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 17,613 38.8 -10.9 $41,200 Conservative André Komlosy 11,490 25.3 +3.0 $77,182 Liberal Jean Courchesne 7,697 17.0 +0.6 $13,625 New Democrat Annick Corriveau 7,640 16.8 +10.5 $6,172 Green Réginald Gagnon 1,144 2.5 -2.8 Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,404 100.0 $82,531 Total rejected ballots 1,022 2.20 Turnout Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 22,575 49.7 -6.6 $38,371 Conservative Jean-Marie Pineault 10,134 22.3 +5.4 $51,057 Liberal Éric Cardinal 7,437 16.4 -6.4 $75,543 New Democrat François Choquette 2,870 6.3 +4.5 $1,903 Green Jean-Benjamin Milot 2,418 5.3 +3.1 $865 Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,434 100.0 $76,054 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 23,670 56.3 +11.2 $55,860 Liberal Roger Gougeon 9,591 22.8 -11.4 $60,104 Conservative Lyne Boisvert 7,123 16.9 -2.7 $72,925 Green Louis Lacroix 921 2.2 New Democrat Blake Evans 745 1.8 +0.8 Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,050 100.0 $73,968 Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,843 45.1 +2.9 Liberal André Béliveau 14,285 34.2 +11.1 Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 6,593 15.8 -17.8 Canadian Alliance Jacques Laurin 1,606 3.8 New Democrat Julie Philion 424 1.0 0.0 Total valid votes 41,751 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,577 42.3 -12.5 Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 14,777 33.6 +13.7 Liberal Christian Méthot 10,165 23.1 -0.9 New Democrat Alexandra Philoctéte 441 1.0 -0.3 Total valid votes 43,960 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 24,930 54.8 Liberal Bernard Boudreau 10,935 24.0 -10.7 Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 9,041 19.9 -33.7 New Democrat Ferdinand Berner 600 1.3 -10.4 Total valid votes 45,506 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,703 53.5 -2.7 Liberal Jean-Claude Lagacé 15,380 34.7 +1.2 New Democrat Ferdinand Berner 5,204 11.8 5.6 Total valid votes 44,287 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,693 56.2 +41.5 Liberal Michel Yip 14,137 33.6 -39.2 New Democrat Louis G. Garreau 2,610 6.2 -0.2 Nationaliste Camillien Belhumeur 1,057 2.5 Not affiliated Joseph Richard Miller 338 0.8 Social Credit René Martineau 301 0.7 -4.6 Total valid votes 42,136 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Yvon Pinard 26,082 72.8 +15.6 Progressive Conservative Gilbert Lapointe 5,265 14.7 +0.4 New Democrat André Lefebvre 2,305 6.4 +4.8 Social Credit Henri Farley 1,916 5.3 -19.6 Union Populaire Gaétan Giroux 180 0.5 +0.2 Marxist–Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 97 0.3 +0.1 Total valid votes 35,845 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Yvon Pinard 22,989 57.2 +15.0 Social Credit Robert Biron 10,010 24.9 -17.2 Progressive Conservative Paul Lavigne 5,746 14.3 +0.2 Rhino Normand Blanchette 641 1.6 New Democrat Patricia Lamarre 639 1.6 -0.1 Union Populaire Marc Rochefort 106 0.3 Marxist–Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 67 0.2 Total valid votes 40,198 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Yvon Pinard 15,561 42.1 +0.1 Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,548 42.1 -0.1 Progressive Conservative Armand Cyrenne 5,186 14.0 -0.1 New Democrat Gisel Marotte 630 1.7 +0.1 Total valid votes 36,925 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,923 42.2 +10.7 Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 15,853 42.0 +3.5 Progressive Conservative Roger Rousseau 5,351 14.2 -13.4 New Democrat Ann Dewitt 590 1.6 -0.8 Total valid votes 37,717 100.0 Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 11,667 38.5 Ralliement créditiste Claude Proulx 9,545 31.5 Progressive Conservative André Biron 8,342 27.6 New Democrat Pierre Gagné 723 2.4 Total valid votes 30,277 100.0 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
Sources
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
New Democratic 
Conservative Bloc Québécois Categories:- Drummondville
- Quebec federal electoral districts
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