Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Peter Schiefke
Liberal
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,905
Electors (2015)89,766
Area (km²)[1]408
Pop. density (per km²)274.3
Census division(s)Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Census subdivision(s)Vaudreuil-Dorion, Saint-Lazare, Pincourt, L'Île-Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Rigaud, Les Cèdres, Hudson, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Pointe-des-Cascades

Vaudreuil—Soulanges is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867.

It consists of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Lac-Saint-Louis, Salaberry—Suroît, Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell.

Profile

In recent electoral history, the Liberals have been dominant after taking the riding from the NDP in 2015. Their strength comes particularly from Vaudreuil, Dorion and Ile Perrot. The Bloc has its best showings in the south of the constituency, in Les Cèdres, with pockets in Vaudreuil and Rigaud. The Conservatives have also historically done relatively well, with notable showings in 2006 and 2008 (when they came second to the Bloc).

Demographics

According to the 2016 Census, 58% had French as their mother tongue, 26% spoke English as their mother tongue, 2% combined the two and 14% spoke another language.[2]

History

It was originally created by the British North America Act, 1867 as Vaudreuil. It initially consisted of Isle Perrot, the Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third and fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjacent.

It was merged with Soulanges in 1914 and was re-named Vaudreuil—Soulanges. In keeping with the usual Canadian naming practices, the appellations 'Vaudreuil' and 'Soulanges' were linked by an em-dash as the two counties remained officially separate, and their combination was for electoral purposes only. It was renamed Vaudreuil in 1966, adding a portion of the Island of Montreal and Île Bizard in the process. At the time, it was defined to consist of:

  • that part of the City of Pierrefonds situated southwest of the Town of Roxboro;
  • the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dorion, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
  • the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
  • the village municipality of Senneville;
  • the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
  • the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
  • the village municipality of Senneville and the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard;
  • that part of the City of Pierrefonds lying southwest of the Town of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Rigaud, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue and Vaudreuil;
  • in the County of the Île de Montréal: the Village Municipality of Senneville;
  • the counties of Vaudreuil and Soulanges.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the cities of Dorion, Hudson, L'Île-Cadieux, L'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Rigaud and Vaudreuil;
  • the County Regional Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

In 1997 it was renamed "Vaudreuil-Soulanges", as it had been realigned to be perfectly co-terminal to the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.

This riding lost territory to Salaberry—Suroît during the 2012 electoral redistribution and was renamed "Vaudreuil—Soulanges".

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed back to Vaudreuil. It will lose the municipalities of Les Cèdres and Pointe-des-Cascades to Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon. This will come into effect at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vaudreuil
1st  1867–1872     Donald McMillan Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Robert Harwood Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Jean-Baptiste Mongenais Conservative
5th  1882–1887 Hugh McMillan
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
 1892–1893     Hugh McMillan Conservative
 1883–1896     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 Gustave Benjamin Boyer
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Riding created from Vaudreuil and Soulanges
13th  1917–1921     Gustave Benjamin Boyer Liberal
14th  1921–1922
 1922–1925 Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet
15th  1925–1926 Lawrence Alexander Wilson
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 Joseph Thauvette
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Louis-René Beaudoin
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Marcel Bourbonnais Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     René Émard Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Vaudreuil
28th  1968–1972     René Émard Liberal
29th  1972–1974 Hal Herbert
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Pierre Cadieux Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Nick Discepola Liberal
Vaudreuil-Soulanges
36th  1997–2000     Nick Discepola Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Meili Faille Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Jamie Nicholls New Democratic
Vaudreuil—Soulanges
42nd  2015–2019     Peter Schiefke Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 2015–present

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Schiefke30,00146.5-0.8$86,137.80
Bloc QuébécoisThierry Vadnais-Lapierre14,30822.2-2.2$2,242.01
ConservativeKaren Cox10,55616.3+4.8$10,931.31
New DemocraticNiklas Brake6,78010.5-0.3$403.80
GreenCameron Stiff1,6312.5-2.5$1,085.30
FreeGinette Destrempes1,2882.0N/A$399.41
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,56498.1$125,354.78
Total rejected ballots 1,2331.9
Turnout 65,79766.9
Eligible voters 98,289
Liberal hold Swing +0.7
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Schiefke32,25447.3+0.68$108,254.46
Bloc QuébécoisNoémie Rouillard16,60024.4+9.36none listed
ConservativeKaren Cox7,80411.5-2.31none listed
New DemocraticAmanda MacDonald7,36810.8-11.51none listed
GreenCameron Stiff3,4055.0+2.79none listed
People'sKaylin Tam7111.0none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,142100.0
Total rejected ballots 962
Turnout 69,10472.4
Eligible voters 95,435
Liberal hold Swing -4.34
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Schiefke30,55046.62+34.23
New DemocraticJamie Nicholls14,62722.31-21.19
Bloc QuébécoisVincent François9,85815.04-8.62
ConservativeMarc Boudreau9,04813.81-3.8
GreenJennifer Kaszel1,4452.21-0.63
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,528100.0   $231,083.77
Total rejected ballots 714
Turnout 66,242
Eligible voters 89,766
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic24,13443.50
  Bloc Québécois13,12923.66
  Conservative9,77017.61
  Liberal6,87312.39
  Green1,5742.84

Vaudreuil-Soulanges, 1997–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJamie Nicholls30,17743.61+33.98
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille17,78125.69-15.65
ConservativeMarc Boudreau11,36016.41-7.28
LiberalLyne Pelchat8,02311.59-9.74
GreenJean-Yves Massenet1,8642.69-1.32
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,205100.00
Total rejected ballots 7631.09
Turnout 69,96867.23
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille27,04441.34-1.82$80,072
ConservativeMichael Fortier15,49623.69+4.69$87,967
LiberalBrigitte Legault13,95421.33-6.96$32,958
New DemocraticMaxime Héroux-Legault6,2989.63+4.09$1,519
GreenJean-Yves Massenet2,6254.01+0.10$1,913
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,417 100.00 $96,487
Total rejected ballots 729 1.10
Turnout 66,14667.76
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille27,01243.16-1.13$85,133
LiberalMarc Garneau17,76828.39-10.41$79,413
ConservativeStephane Bourgon11,88919.00+10.81$35,090
New DemocraticBert Markgraf3,4685.54+1.64$3,385
GreenPierre Pariseau-Legault2,4503.91+0.14$1,144
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,587100.00 $85,543
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille24,67544.29+4.31$67,962
LiberalNick Discepola21,61338.80-12.77$57,607
ConservativeRobert Ramage4,5588.18-3.99$25,438
New DemocraticBert Markgraf2,1753.90+2.13$2,698
GreenJulie C. Baribeau2,1033.77$1,206
MarijuanaCharles Soucy5851.05
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,709 100.00 $81,759

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNick Discepola26,29251.56+6.56
Bloc QuébécoisÉric Cimon17,58734.49+1.09
AllianceDean Drysdale4,1888.21+7.12
Progressive ConservativeStratos Psarianos2,0203.96-14.59
New DemocraticShaun G. Lynch9041.77+0.75
Total valid votes 50,991 100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalNick Discepola23,67645.00
Bloc QuébécoisRené St-Onge17,57433.40
Progressive ConservativeJean Lajoie9,76018.55
ReformPeter McLoughlin5731.09
New DemocraticJason Sigurdson5381.02
Natural LawEric E. Simon4900.93
Total valid votes 52,611 100.00

Vaudreuil, 1968–1997

1993 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNick Discepola31,120
Bloc QuébécoisMario Turbide25,133
Progressive ConservativeRichard Préfontaine6,459
New DemocraticYves Marie Christin1,107
Natural LawEric E. Simon727
LibertarianNeal Ford438
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Charles186
1988 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux30,392
LiberalJean Blais16,393
New DemocraticSuzanne Aubertin6,185
GreenYves-Marie Christin912
RhinocerosMaureen Decelles671
Commonwealth of CanadaIsajlovic Momcilo43
1984 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux37,499
LiberalHal Herbert20,362
New DemocraticAnne Erskine7,993
RhinocerosNicole B.D. Pans1,470
Parti nationalisteBenoît Duchesne1,017
LibertarianGordon Gouldson345
Commonwealth of CanadaJacques Cartier139
1980 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert39,159
New DemocraticLorne Brown7,309
Progressive ConservativeThomas Thé6,277
Union populaireGuy Cousineau513
LibertarianIrena Bubniuk479
Marxist–LeninistMichelle Duford234
1979 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert41,508
Progressive ConservativeDiana Togneri7,787
New DemocraticLorne Brown4,512
Social CreditMario G. Turbide3,625
RhinocerosClaude Simard1,177
LibertarianClaude Lévesque437
Union populaireJérome Chaput237
1974 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert29,685
Progressive ConservativeRon Brown12,422
New DemocraticTom Rees4,397
Social CreditSarah Audet2,752
IndependentGaëtan Boyer805
1972 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert27,372
Progressive ConservativeJeannette-T. Burley11,477
Social CreditJoseph-Endré De Csavossy4,526
New DemocraticMichel Beauséjour3,573
IndependentAndré Théoret3,066
IndependentWalter J. Williams330
1968 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRené Émard29,830
Progressive ConservativeHarold G. Fairhead7,654
New DemocraticMaurice Daviau2,905

Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 1917–1968

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Émard8,95550.79+1.04
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Bourbonnais6,58037.32+2.59
New DemocraticRoger Carrier1,3467.63
Ralliement créditisteJean-Marie Veilleux7504.25-9.22
Total valid votes 17,631 100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRené Émard8,63949.75+3.72
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Marcel Bourbonnais6,03134.73-12.81
Social CreditMarcel Lessard2,34013.48+7.05
IndependentGérard Raymond3542.04
Total valid votes 17,364 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Marcel Bourbonnais8,39247.54-5.33
LiberalPierre Léger8,12646.03-1.09
Social CreditGabriel Godin1,1356.43
Total valid votes 17,653 100.00
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Bourbonnais8,16152.87+21.36
LiberalArmand Asselin7,27447.13-21.36
Total valid votes 15,435 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis-René Beaudoin9,05568.49-10.48
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Bourbonnais4,16631.51+10.48
Total valid votes 13,221100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis-René Beaudoin8,46378.97+11.40
Progressive ConservativeRoger-Paul Sullivan2,25421.03-11.40
Total valid votes 10,717 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis-René Beaudoin7,62267.56+4.62
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Omer Lalonde3,65932.44
Total valid votes 11,281 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis-René Beaudoin6,26762.94+14.75
IndependentJean Lamarche1,88018.88
Bloc populaireRobert Stocker1,61916.26
Co-operative CommonwealthJ.-Albert Bourbonnais1911.92
Total valid votes 9,957 100.00
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Thauvette4,38148.19-19.95
National GovernmentJ.-E.-Philippe Deguire2,21024.31-4.38
Independent LiberalÉdouard Charlebois1,44115.85
Independent LiberalJ.-Ernest Chevrier1,05911.65
Total valid votes 9,091 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Thauvette5,98368.14+17.17
ConservativeHorace-Joseph Gagné2,51928.69-0.05
ReconstructionAlbert Lacombe2793.18
Total valid votes 8,781 100.00
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Thauvette4,31350.96-17.07
ConservativeHorace-Joseph Gagné2,43228.74
Independent LiberalRoland-Gilles Mousseau1,71820.30-6.95
Total valid votes 8,463 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 29 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On Mr. Wilson's resignation, 1 February 1929
LiberalLawrence Alexander Wilson4,40968.03-6.44
Independent LiberalRoland-Gilles Mousseau1,76627.25
Independent LiberalÉmile Gagné3064.72
Total valid votes 6,481 100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLawrence Alexander Wilson5,39174.47-2.23
ConservativeEugène Leroux1,84825.53+2.23
Total valid votes 7,239 100.00
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLawrence Alexander Wilson5,55476.70+13.17
ConservativeEugène Leroux1,68723.30
Total valid votes 7,241 100.00

Note: Change in popular vote is calculated from popular vote in the 1921 general election.

By-election on 21 March 1922

On Mr. Boyer being called to the Senate, 11 March 1922

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Rodolphe Ouimetacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGustave Benjamin Boyer5,36663.53-27.37
IndependentAdrien Pharand2,78733.00
ProgressiveJulien Charlebois2933.47
Total valid votes 8,446 100.00

Note: Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote in 1917 general election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Gustave Benjamin Boyer4,07590.90
Government (Unionist)Julien-Firmin Bissonnette4089.10
Total valid votes 4,483 100.00

Vaudreuil, 1867–1914

1911 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Benjamin Boyer1,345
ConservativeArchibald de Léry Macdonald1,130
1908 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Benjamin Boyer1,408
ConservativeElzéar Montpetit655
1904 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Benjamin Boyer1,297
ConservativeFrançois de Sales-Alphonse Bastien825
1900 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,140
ConservativeAlfred Lapointe665
1896 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,296
ConservativeAldéric Séguin801
By-election on 12 April 1893

On election being declared void, 1 March 1893

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwoodacclaimed
By-election on 29 February 1892

On Mr. Harwood being unseated, 8 January 1892

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillanacclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,087
ConservativeHugh McMillan989
1887 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan996
LiberalE. Lalonde783
1882 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan522
UnknownAlfred Lapointe490
UnknownF.X. Archambault418
UnknownH.A. Desrosiers10
1878 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJean-Baptiste Mongenais764
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood702
1874 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwoodacclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood962
UnknownGodard727
1867 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDonald McMillanacclaimed

See also

References

  • "Vaudreuil—Soulanges (Code 24073) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

45°22′N 74°11′W / 45.37°N 74.19°W / 45.37; -74.19

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