Salaberry—Suroît

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Salaberry—Suroît
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Anne Minh-Thu Quach
New Democratic
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]107,036
Electors (2015)91,444
Area (km²)[1]2,271
Pop. density (per km²)47.1
Census divisionsBeauharnois-Salaberry, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Census subdivisionsCoteau-du-Lac, Les Coteaux, Saint-Zotique, Sainte-Marthe, Saint-Polycarpe, Saint-Télesphore, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Très-Saint-Rédempteur, Saint-Clet, Pointe-des-Cascades, Rivière-Beaudette, Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Ormstown, Saint-Anicet, Saint-Chrysostome, Akwesasne Reserve, Très-Saint-Sacrement, Sainte-Barbe, Franklin, Havelock, Hemmingford, Elgin, Dundee, Beauharnois, Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Salaberry—Suroît is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Beauharnois—Salaberry (76%) and Vaudreuil-Soulanges (24%).[2]

Salaberry—Suroît 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.[3]

Profile[edit]

In 2011, NDP support was strong in every area of the new district. The Bloc's support was quite strong in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in comparison to other parts of the riding. Huntington, with its large English-speaking population, had low Bloc support. Otherwise, results were pretty even across the riding for the Bloc. The Conservatives performed strongly along the US border, in Huntington and Ormstown as well as the surrounding rural regions. Liberal voters were far and few between as the Liberals performed badly across the riding, with no particular areas of strength in Salaberry—Suroît.

In 2015, the Liberals saw a massive increase in their vote in the riding, consistent with their strong national showing. They nearly won the riding from the NDP.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Salaberry—Suroît
Riding created from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Vaudreuil-Soulanges
42nd  2015–present     Anne Minh-Thu Quach New Democratic

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Anne Minh-Thu Quach 18,726 30.43 -13.17
Liberal Robert Sauvé 17,955 29.18 +21.04
Bloc Québécois Claude DeBellefeuille 17,452 28.36 -5.39 $58,867.11
Conservative Albert De Martin 6,132 9.97 -2.72
Green Nicola-Silverado Socrates 867 1.41 -0.43
Independent Sylvain Larocque 219 0.36 n/a
Strength in Democracy Patricia Domingos 184 0.30 n/a
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,535 100.00   $233,770.86
Total rejected ballots 998 1.60
Turnout 92,280 67.76
Eligible voters 92,280
New Democratic hold Swing -17.11
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 23,547 43.6
  Bloc Québécois 18,227 33.7
  Conservative 6,849 12.7
  Liberal 4,394 8.1
  Green 991 1.8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Salaberry—Suroît, 30 September 2015
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  6. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections