Verchères—Les Patriotes
Quebec electoral district
Verchères—Les Patriotes in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished2013
First contested1979
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]104,355
Electors (2011)76,596
Area (km²)[2]659.70
Census division(s)Longueuil, Marguerite-D'Youville, La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Census subdivision(s)Boucherville, Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Saint-Amable, Contrecœur, Verchères, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

Verchères—Les Patriotes (formerly Verchères) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

The riding runs along the Saint Lawrence River east of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie. It consists of the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality, the northern part of the La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, and the eastern part of the city of Boucherville.

The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé.

History

Verchères riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1893, it was merged into Chambly—Verchères.

In 1976, the riding of "Verchères" was recreated from parts of Chambly and St. Hyacinthe ridings. In 1998, it was renamed "Verchères—Les Patriotes".

The district seat was vacant starting from November 9, 2005, when Stéphane Bergeron stepped down to join provincial politics. No by-election was called before the 2006 election was called for January 23, 2006; Bloc candidate Luc Malo won that election.

This riding was redistributed into the new ridings of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères and Montarville in the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Verchères
Riding created from Chambly and St. Hyacinthe
31st  1979–1980     Bernard Loiselle Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Marcel Danis Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Stéphane Bergeron Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
Verchères—Les Patriotes
37th  2000–2004     Stéphane Bergeron Bloc Québécois
38th  2004–2005
39th  2006–2008 Luc Malo
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014     Sana Hassainia New Democratic
 2014–2015     Independent
Riding dissolved into Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
and Montarville

Election results

Party 2011 2008 2006 2004 2000 1997 1993 1988 1984
  Bloc Québécois   Luc Malo
20,593
  Luc Malo
27,602
  Luc Malo
30,250
  Stéphane Bergeron
33,333
  Stéphane Bergeron
28,696
  Stéphane Bergeron
30,074
  Stéphane Bergeron
38,536
   
  Liberal   Pier-Luc Therrien-Peloquin
5,352
  François Fournier
8,871
  Alanna Woods
4,602
Nathalie Tousignant
9,958
Mark Provencher
16,740
Pierre Patenaude
12,715
Benoît Chiquette
12,138
Maurice Lemoine
8,487
Bernard Pierre Loiselle
19,365
Conservative   Rodrigo Alfaro
4,884
Benoît Dussault
7,742
Jean-Félix Racicot
11,479
Francis Pierre Rémillard
2,750
     
  Progressive Conservative         Frédéric Grenier
3,859
Jean Legault
12,428
François Leduc
5,221
  Marcel Danis
32,317
  Marcel Danis
38,690
Alliance         Stéphane Désilets
2,870
   
  New Democratic Party   Sana Hassainia
24,514
Raphaël Fortin
8,388
Simon Vallée
4,293
Simon Vallée
1,815
Charles Bussières
1,074
Yas Etessam
750
Frances Elbourne
695
Maria Jean
6,772
James Taylor Christie
6,534
Green   Thomas Lapierre
1,259
Annie Morel
1,679
Carl Danis
2,047
Philippe Morlighem
975
         
Marijuana Sébastien Drouin
463
Jonathan Bérubé
1,643
   
Christian Heritage Jean Blaquière
476
 
Commonwealth of Canada Nicholas Maris
179
Roland Coté
95
Michel A. Lemire
109
Rhinoceros   Michel Ben 97 Benoit
1,260
Miko Maillot
2,216
  Parti Nationaliste     Michel Lepage
2,153

Verchères—Les Patriotes, 2004–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticSana Hassainia24,51443.31+27.86
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Malo20,59336.38-14.46
LiberalPier-Luc Therrien-Péloquin5,3529.46-6.88
ConservativeRodrigo Alfaro4,8848.63-5.63
GreenThomas Lapierre1,2592.22-0.87
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 871 1.52+0.13
Turnout 57,473 71.56 -0.31
Eligible voters 80,312
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Malo27,60250.84-6.59$39,478
LiberalFrançois Fournier8,87116.34+7.61$6,204
New DemocraticRaphaël Fortin8,38815.45+7.30$7,738
ConservativeBenoît Dussault7,74214.26-7.53$32,535
GreenAnnie Morel1,6793.09-0.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,282 100.00 $82,267
Total rejected ballots 766 1.390.00
Turnout 55,048 71.87-0.26
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Malo30,25057.43-10.2$40,572
ConservativeJean-Félix Racicot11,47921.79+16.2$14,292
LiberalAlanna Woods4,6028.73-11.5$5,938
New DemocraticSimon Vallée4,2938.15+4.5$1,306
GreenCarl Danis2,0473.88+2.9
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,671 100.00 $76,664
Total rejected ballots 743 1.39
Turnout 53,414 72.13
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron33,33367.6+15.3$56,029
LiberalNathalie Tousignant9,95820.2-10.3$55,406
ConservativeFrancis Pierre Rémillard2,7505.6-6.7$6,189
New DemocraticSimon Vallée1,8153.7+1.7$754
GreenPhilippe Morlighem9752.0$0
MarijuanaSébastien Drouin4630.9-2.1
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,294 100.0 $74,238

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%±%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron28,69652.3-1.4
LiberalMark Provencher16,74030.5+7.8
Progressive ConservativeFrédéric Grenier3,8597.0-15.2
AllianceStéphane Désilets2,8705.2
MarijuanaJonathan Bérubé1,6433.0
New DemocraticCharles Bussières1,0742.0+0.6
Total valid votes 54,882 100.0

Verchères, 1979-2000

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron30,07453.7-14.1
LiberalPierre Patenaude12,71522.7+1.4
Progressive ConservativeJean Legault12,42822.2+13.0
New DemocraticYas Etessam7501.3+0.1
Total valid votes 55,967 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron38,53667.8
LiberalBenoît Chiquette12,13821.4+4.0
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Leduc5,2219.2-56.9
New DemocraticFrances Elbourne6951.2-12.6
Christian HeritageJean Blaquière470.1
Commonwealth of CanadaNicholas Maris1790.3+0.1
Total valid votes 56,816 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Danis32,31766.0+10.0
LiberalMaurice Lemoine8,48717.3-10.7
New DemocraticMaria Jean6,77213.8+4.4
RhinocerosMichel Ben 97 Benoit1,2602.6-0.6
Commonwealth of CanadaRoland Coté950.2
Total valid votes 48,931 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Danis38,69056.0+45.7
LiberalBernard Loiselle19,36528.0-40.1
New DemocraticJames Christie6,5349.5-3.3
RhinocerosMiko Maillot2,2163.2-1.9
Parti nationalisteMichel Lepage2,1533.1
Commonwealth of CanadaMichel A. Lemire1010.1
Total valid votes 69,059 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Loiselle37,39368.1+5.3
New DemocraticChislaine Gagnon7,01512.8+6.5
Progressive ConservativeArmand Lefebvre5,65310.3-3.7
RhinocerosHugue Le Brulôt Mignault2,8045.1+1.7
Social CreditBenoît Houle1,5142.8-10.1
Union populaireMadeleine Gamache4100.70.3
Marxist–LeninistChristiane Robidoux880.20.0
Total valid votes 54,877 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBernard Loiselle36,54262.8
Progressive ConservativeArmand Lefebvre8,15614.0
Social CreditAndré Campeau7,46012.8
New DemocraticMicheline Ruelland3,6526.3
RhinocerosDamien Tremblay1,9603.4
Union populaireGilles Maillé2870.5
Marxist–LeninistChristiane Robidoux1140.2
Total valid votes 58,171 100.0

See also

References

  • "Verchères—Les Patriotes (Code 24074) 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:

Notes

45°41′N 73°23′W / 45.69°N 73.39°W / 45.69; -73.39

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