Montcalm
Quebec electoral district
Montcalm in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature
House of Commons
MP
Luc Thériault
Bloc Québécois
District created
2003
First contested
2004
Last contested
2015
District webpage
profile , map
Demographics
Population (2011 )[ 1]
99,518
Electors (2015)
82,538
Area (km²)[ 2]
906
Pop. density (per km²)
109.8
Census divisions
Les Moulins
Montcalm
Census 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 House of Commons of Canada 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.
Geography [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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.
This riding lost territory to Terrebonne and gained some territory from Repentigny during the 2012 electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ edit ]
2004–present [ edit ]
Canadian federal election, 2015
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Luc Thériault
19,405
36.61
+5.17
–
Liberal
Louis-Charles Thouin
14,484
27.32
+22.4
–
New Democratic
Martin Leclerc
12,431
23.45
-28.45
–
Conservative
Gisèle Desroches
5,093
9.61
+1.66
–
Green
Yumi Yow Mei Ang
976
1.84
-1.95
–
Strength in Democracy
Manon Perreault
620
1.17
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
53,009
100.0
$219,524.51
Total rejected ballots
1,226
2.2
+0.41
Turnout
54,235
64.92
+3.16
Eligible voters
83,532
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic
Swing
+16.78
Source: Elections Canada [ 3] [ 4]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
Expenditures
New Democratic
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 Democratic
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 Democratic
Nancy Leclerc
3,760
6.7
+3.5
$0
Green
Wendy Gorchinsky
1,948
3.5
+0.1
Total
56,039
100.0
–
$86,039
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 Democratic
François Rivest
1,531
3.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit
48,266
100.0
$81,149
1867–1917 [ edit ]
Canadian federal by-election, 25 September 1909
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
On Mr. Dugas being appointed Judge of the Quebec Superior Court , 6 September 1909
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
Note: Mr. Thérien's share of the popular vote is compared to his share in the 1887 general election.
Note: change indicates Conservative vote compared to Conservative vote in 1882 general election.
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
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]