Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec electoral district |
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Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts |
Defunct federal electoral district |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
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District created | 1947 |
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District abolished | 2013 |
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First contested | 1949 |
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Last contested | 2011 |
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District webpage | profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] | 78,765 |
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Electors (2011) | 63,240 |
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Area (km²)[2] | 57,155.64 |
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Census division(s) | Le Domaine-du-Roy, Maria-Chapdelaine, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
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Census subdivision(s) | Dolbeau-Mistassini, Roberval, Saint-Félicien, Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix, Normandin, Saint-Prime, Hébertville, Saint-Bruno, Albanel |
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Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (formerly known as Roberval) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 until 2015.
The riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John—Roberval riding. It was dissolved into Lac-Saint-Jean and Jonquière during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Jonquière—Alma, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Saint-Maurice—Champlain.
This is the riding with the highest percentage of non-immigrants (99.4%)[3] and of people with French as their home language (also 99.4%).[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, 2004 – 2015
2011 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Denis Lebel | 18,438 | 45.68 | +2.13 | $99,662 |
| New Democratic | Yvon Guay | 11,182 | 27.70 | +22.99 | $1,983 |
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 8,577 | 21.25 | -18.40 | $70,809 |
| Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 1,615 | 4.00 | -6.09 | $5,913 |
| Green | Steeve Simard | 553 | 1.37 | -0.63 | – |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,365 | 98.79 | | $102,172 |
Total rejected ballots | 494 | 1.21 | +0.04 |
Turnout | 40,859 | 64.20 | +5.21 |
Eligible voters | 63,645 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.43 |
2008 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Denis Lebel | 16,055 | 43.54 | -16.13 | $88,243 |
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 14,619 | 39.65 | +12.89 | $79,101 |
| Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 3,721 | 10.09 | +0.54 | $9,041 |
| New Democratic | Catherine Forbes | 1,738 | 4.71 | +2.41 | – |
| Green | Jocelyn Tremblay | 737 | 2.00 | +0.29 | – |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,870 | 98.83 | | $98,690 |
Total rejected ballots | 437 | 1.17 | +0.27 |
Turnout | 37,307 | 58.99 | +12.16 |
Eligible voters | 63,240 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.51 |
Change is from by-election
Canadian federal by-election, 17 September 2007 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Denis Lebel | 17,463 | 59.68 | +22.50 | $95,449 |
| Bloc Québécois | Céline Houde | 7,830 | 26.76 | -18.45 | $93,915 |
| Liberal | Louise Boulanger | 2,795 | 9.55 | +1.80 | $51,293 |
| New Democratic | Éric Dubois | 675 | 2.31 | -3.22 | $3,123 |
| Green | Jean-Luc Boily | 499 | 1.71 | -2.64 | – |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,262 | 99.10 | | $95,677 |
Total rejected ballots | 265 | 0.90 | -0.11 |
Turnout | 29,527 | 46.83 | -15.32 |
Eligible voters | 63,050 |
| Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +20.47 |
2006 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Gauthier | 17,586 | 45.20 | -14.21 | $57,312 |
| Conservative | Ghislain Lavoie | 14,463 | 37.18 | +28.52 | $12,647 |
| Liberal | Luc Chiasson | 3,014 | 7.75 | -15.45 | $9,150 |
| New Democratic | François Privé | 2,151 | 5.53 | +0.42 | $936 |
| Green | Sébastien Girard | 1,689 | 4.34 | +0.72 | $719 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,903 | 98.99 | | $91,857 |
Total rejected ballots | 397 | 1.01 | -0.93 |
Turnout | 39,300 | 62.15 | +6.31 |
Eligible voters | 63,236 |
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -21.36 |
Roberval, 1947 – 2004
2004 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Gauthier (incumbent) | 20,655 | 59.41 | +1.78 | $54,905 |
| Liberal | Michel Mallette | 8,064 | 23.19 | -9.20 | $52,574 |
| Conservative | Ghislain Lavoie | 3,011 | 8.66 | +0.77 | $10,049 |
| New Democratic | Isabelle Tremblay | 1,777 | 5.11 | +3.77 | $895 |
| Green | Marc-André Gauthier | 1,260 | 3.62 | | $0 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,767 | 100.00 | | |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 687 | 1.94 | | |
Turnout | 35,454 | 55.84 | | |
Electors on the lists | 63,497 | | | |
| Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | +5.49 |
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative totals from 2000. |
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Canadian federal by-election, 26 May 1952 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Henri Spence | 6,703 | 41.2 | – |
| Liberal | Cyrille Potvin | 5,854 | 36.0 | -13.7 |
| Independent Liberal | Adjutor Boulanger | 3,703 | 22.8 | – |
Total valid votes | 16,260 | 100.0 |
Called on Mr. Dion's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 8 April 1952 |
See also
References
- "Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (Code 24060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history since 2004
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
Notes
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ "English title / Titre en anglais".
- ^ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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