Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation

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Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Stéphane Lauzon
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]95,781
Electors (2015)78,234
Area (km²)[2]4,958.84
Pop. density (per km²)19.3
Census divisionsArgenteuil, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Gatineau, Papineau, Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Census subdivisionsL'Ange-Gardien, Brownsburg-Chatham, Gatineau (part), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Lachute, Morin-Heights, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, Saint-André-Avellin, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Thurso

Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation is a new federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel (69%) and Pontiac (31%).[3]

Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[4]

History[edit]

Parliament Years Member Party
Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
Riding created from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel and Pontiac
42nd  2015–present     Stéphane Lauzon Liberal

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Stéphane Lauzon 22,093 43.26 +29.52 $52,794.82
New Democratic Chantal Crête 12,650 24.77 -20.24 $46,712.51
Bloc Québécois Jonathan Beauchamp 9,525 18.65 -4.62 -
Conservative Maxime Hupé-Labelle 5,680 11.12 -3.59 $24,593.67
Green Audrey Lamarche 1,118 2.19 -0.44 $839.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,066 100.0     $213,069.11
Total rejected ballots 601
Turnout 51,667 65.71
Eligible voters 78,626
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 19,764 45.01
  Bloc Québécois 10,216 23.27
  Conservative 6,462 14.71
  Liberal 6,034 13.74
  Green 1,156 2.63
  Others 283 0.64

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections