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Montcalm 
Quebec electoral district
Montcalm in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Manon Perreault
NDPDistrict created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 122,825 Electors (2011) 99,604 Area (km²) 933 Pop. density (per km²) 131.6 Census divisions Les Moulins
MontcalmCensus subdivisions Mascouche, Saint-Lin—Laurentides, Terrebonne, Sainte-Julienne, Saint-Calixte, Saint-Roch-Ouest, Saint-Jacques, Saint-Alexis, Sainte-Marie-Salomé, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Montcalm is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.
In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote here than in any other riding with 71% of the vote; they would hold the seat until 2011, when they were defeated by the NDP.
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Geography
The riding is located to the northeast of the Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of Mascouche, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of Terrebonne.
The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier, Alfred-Pellan, Terrebonne—Blainville, and Rivière-du-Nord.
History
Montcalm riding was created by the British North America Act in 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into L'Assomption—Montcalm riding.
It was re-created in 2003 from parts of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party 1st 1867–1871 Joseph Dufresne Conservative 1871–1872 Firmin Dugas Conservative 2nd 1872–1874 3rd 1874–1878 4th 1878–1882 5th 1882–1887 6th 1887–1891 Olaüs Thérien Conservative 7th 1891–1892 Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas Conservative 1892–1896 8th 1896–1900 9th 1900–1904 François Octave Dugas Liberal 10th 1904–1908 11th 1908–1909 1909–1911 David Arthur Lafortune Independent Liberal 12th 1911–1917 Liberal Berthier—Montcalm, L'Assomption—Montcalm, Repentigny
and Terrebonne—Blainville from 1917-200338th 2004–2006 Roger Gaudet Bloc Québécois 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Manon Perreault New Democratic Election results
2004-present
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Manon Perreault 34,434 52.97 +39.1 Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 19,609 30.16 -25.5 Conservative Jason Fuoco 5,118 7.87 -5.6 Liberal Yves Dufour 3,501 5.39 -8.5 Green Marianne Girard 2,347 3.61 +0.5 Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,009 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,183 1.79 -0.3 Turnout 66,192 61.76 Eligible voters 107,180 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 33,519 55.7 -6.5 $79,500 Liberal David Grégoire 8,387 13.9 +5.6 $7,023 New Democrat Marie-Josée Beauchamp 8,337 13.9 +7.1 Conservative Claude Marc Boudreau 8,096 13.5 -5.8 $79,318 Green Michel Paulette 1,854 3.1 -0.4 $722 Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,193 100.0 $97,628 Total rejected ballots 1,296 2.1 Turnout 61,489 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,873 62.2 -9.0 Conservative Michel Paulette 10,812 19.3 +13.4 $6,764 Liberal Luc Fortin 4,646 8.3 -8.1 $9,690 New Democrat Nancy Leclerc 3,760 6.7 +3.5 $0 Green Wendy Gorchinsky 1,948 3.5 +0.1 Total 56,039 100.0 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,383 71.2 $61,436 Liberal Daniel Brazeau 7,915 16.4 $78,151 Conservative Michel Paulette 2,831 5.9 $3,730 Green Serge Bellemare 1,606 3.3 $0 New Democrat François Rivest 1,531 3.2 Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,266 100.0 $81,149 1867-1917
Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal David-Arthur Lafortune 1,432 51.0 +5.3 Conservative Joseph-Eugène-Edmond Marion 1,374 49.0 Total valid votes 2,806 100.0 By-election on 25 September 1909 On Mr. Dugas being appointed Judge of the Quebec Superior Court, 6 September 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Liberal David-Arthur Lafortune 1,256 54.3 Liberal Omer Lapierre 1,058 45.7 -7.6 Total valid votes 2,314 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,432 53.3 +0.1 Conservative Joseph-Adolphe Renaud 1,256 46.7 -0.1 Total valid votes 2,688 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,227 53.2 -1.0 Conservative J.E.E. Marion 1,079 46.8 +1.0 Total valid votes 2,306 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,212 54.2 +11.2 Conservative Louis Euclide Dugas 1,024 45.8 -11.2 Total valid votes 2,236 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1896 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas 1,202 57.0 Liberal Louis Victor Labelle 907 43.0 Total valid votes 2,109 100.0 By-election on 5 March 1892 On election being declared void, 28 January 1892
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1891 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Louis Dugas 673 37.0 Conservative Olaüs Thérien 632 34.7 -18.6 Conservative Octave Magnan 516 28.3 Total valid votes 1,821 100.0 Note: Mr. Thérien's share of the popular vote is compared to his share in the 1887 general election.
Canadian federal election, 1887 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Olaüs Thérien 953 53.3 +2.8 Nationalist Firmin Dugas 835 46.7 Total valid votes 1,788 100.0 Note: change indicates Conservative vote compared to Conservative vote in 1882 general election.
Canadian federal election, 1882 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Firmin Dugas 828 50.5 +0.6 Unknown Octave Magnan 812 49.5 Total valid votes 1,640 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Firmin Dugas 698 49.9 Unknown N. Forest 374 26.8 Unknown I.B. Deslongchamp 240 17.2 Unknown V.J.E. Brouillet 86 6.2 Total valid votes 1,398 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1874 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1872 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed By-election on 15 September 1871 On Mr. Dufresne's resignation, to become Sheriff of the County of St. John, 13 July 1871
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph Dufresne acclaimed See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
Sources
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history 1867-1914 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history 2003-present from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
New Democratic Berthier—Maskinongé • Joliette • Montcalm • Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Repentigny • Saint-Maurice—Champlain • Trois-Rivières
Conservative Bloc Québécois Categories:- Quebec federal electoral districts
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