Beauce (electoral district)

Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.

Beauce
Quebec electoral district
Beauce in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Richard Lehoux
Conservative
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]108,746
Electors (2019)86,333
Area (km²)[2]4,103.54
Pop. density (per km²)26.5
Census division(s)Beauce-Sartigan RCM, Les Etchemins RCM, Le Granit RCM, La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM, Robert-Cliche RCM
Census subdivision(s)Beauceville, Saint-Côme–Linière, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Saint-Martin, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Victor, Sainte-Marie

The Beauce riding has the highest percentage of people who answered "Canadian" as their ethnic origin in the 2006 Census (84.0%; multiple responses).[3]

It is also the riding with the highest percentage of White Caucasians (99.3%).[4][5][6]

Geography

The riding is located in Central Quebec, to the south of Quebec City and covers the centre of the Beauce, straddling the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches.

The electoral district has the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan and Robert-Cliche; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins comprises the municipalities of Sainte-Aurélie, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper and Saint-Zacharie; the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon; and that part of the Regional County Municipality of Le Granit comprises the municipalities of Saint-Ludger and Saint-Robert-Bellarmin.

The neighbouring ridings are Mégantic—L'Érable, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

History

The riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and still exists today without any name changes, although its boundaries have been redefined numerous times.

According to the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will lose a small territory to Mégantic—L'Érable.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     Christian Pozer Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878     Joseph Bolduc Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1884
 1884–1887 Thomas Linière Taschereau
6th  1887–1891     Joseph Godbout Liberal
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1901
 1902–1904 Henri Sévérin Béland
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926 Édouard Lacroix
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Ludger Dionne
21st  1949–1953     Raoul Poulin Independent
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Jean-Paul Racine Liberal
25th  1962–1963     Gérard Perron Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Jean-Paul Racine Liberal
28th  1968–1971     Romuald Rodrigue Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974     Yves Caron Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980     Fabien Roy Social Credit
32nd  1980–1984     Normand Lapointe Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Gilles Bernier Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Independent
36th  1997–2000     Claude Drouin Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Maxime Bernier Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2018
 2018–2018     Independent
 2018–2019     People's
43rd  2019–present     Richard Lehoux Conservative

Electoral history

Beauce, 2012 Representation Order

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRichard Lehoux22,86038.5-20.39$88,659.51
People'sMaxime Bernier16,79628.3+28.3$92,268.96
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Rodrigue8,41014.2+6.78$2,029.97
LiberalAdam Veilleux6,97111.7-10.56$42,675.69
New DemocraticFrançois Jacques-Côté1,8473.1-6.64$96.82
GreenJosiane Fortin1,4612.5+0.81none listed
RhinocerosMaxime Bernier1,0841.8-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,429100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,147
Turnout 60,57670.16+4.01
Eligible voters 86,333
Conservative hold Swing -3.96
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

This riding lost a small portion of its territory to Mégantic—L'Érable prior to the 42nd Canadian federal election:

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier32,91058.89+8.17$141,146.53
LiberalAdam Veilleux12,44222.26+11.27$37,503.99
New DemocraticDaniel Royer5,4439.74-20.26$1,888.06
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Trudel4,1447.42+0.75$1,993.05
GreenCéline Brown MacDonald9431.69+0.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,882100.0   $224,222.11
Total rejected ballots 7121.250.02
Turnout 56,59466.15
Eligible voters 85,547
Conservative hold Swing +14.22
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Conservative26,40050.72
  New Democratic15,61330.0
  Liberal5,72210.99
  Bloc Québécois3,4726.67
  Green8401.61

Beauce, 2003 Representation Order

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier26,79950.71-11.70$80,639.74
New DemocraticSerge Bergeron15,83129.95+21.43$1,165.17
LiberalClaude Morin5,83311.04+0.72$53,133.79
Bloc QuébécoisSylvio Morin3,5356.69-7.29$19,711.99
GreenEtienne Doyon Lessard8521.61-3.16$2.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,850100.0   $90,992.37
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 681 1.27-0.30
Turnout 53,53163.02+0.64
Eligible voters 84,941
Conservative hold Swing -16.56
Sources:[12][13]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier31,88362.41-4.61$69,558.01
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Côté7,14313.98-5.99$13,263,15
LiberalRené Roy5,27010.32+2.40$2,129.85
New DemocraticVéronique Poulin4,3528.52+5.97$2,575.32
GreenNicolas Rochette2,4364.77+2.23none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,084100.0    $87,470
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 8171.57 +0.75
Turnout 51,90162.38 -5.24
Eligible voters 83,205
Conservative hold Swing +0.69
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier36,91567.02+49.93$79,344.54
Bloc QuébécoisPatrice Moore10,99719.97-16.29$66,069.90
LiberalJacques Lussier4,3647.92-33.46$54,809.07
New DemocraticCléo Chartier1,4052.55-0.50$1,020.20
GreenJean-Claude Roy1,3972.54+0.31$108.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,078100.0    $81,497
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4540.82-1.42
Turnout 55,53267.62+8.12
Eligible voters 82,123
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +33.11
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalClaude Drouin19,59241.38-14.58$53,359.24
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Barbe17,16836.26+9.73$14,212.14
ConservativeAlain Guay8,09117.09+1.84$7,117.54
New DemocraticPhilippe Giguère1,4433.05+2.11$1,376.85
GreenMichel Binette1,0542.23none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,348100.0    $79,683
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1,0832.24
Turnout 48,43159.50-1.90
Eligible voters 81,392
Liberal notional hold Swing -12.16
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives Party.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal25,86155.96
  Bloc Québécois12,26126.53
  Alliance5,41611.72
  Progressive Conservative1,6313.53
  Others6121.32
  New Democratic4350.94

Beauce, previous elections

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Drouin26,03356.0+6.9
Bloc QuébécoisGary Morin12,32326.5-0.1
AllianceAlain Guay5,45211.7
Progressive ConservativeGérard Parent1,6283.5-17.3
Natural LawLouis Girard6111.3
New DemocraticPierre Malano4360.9-0.7
Total valid votes 46,483 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Drouin22,15649.1+34.5
Bloc QuébécoisLucie Dion12,00226.6-9.7
Progressive ConservativeLise Bernier9,38520.8+12.7
IndependentLili Weemen8431.9
New DemocraticJoël Pinon7351.6+0.9
Total valid votes 45,121 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentGilles Bernier20,23840.2
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Guy Breton18,27136.3
LiberalPierre Gravel7,33614.6-11.3
Progressive ConservativeJeannine Bourque4,0988.1-60.6
New DemocraticTom Vouloumanos3640.7-4.7
Total valid votes 50,307 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGilles Bernier36,21268.7+15.6
LiberalPierre-Maurice Vachon13,64125.9-17.2
New DemocraticDanielle Wolfe2,8565.4+2.8
Total valid votes 52,709 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGilles Bernier25,02853.1+51.2
LiberalNormand Lapointe20,32343.1-7.8
New DemocraticSerge L'Italien1,2172.6+1.6
Parti nationalistePaul-Emile Grondin5691.2
Total valid votes 47,137 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNormand Lapointe21,64750.9+15.8
Social CreditFabien Roy18,73444.0-13.1
Progressive ConservativeMichel Brochu8191.9-4.3
RhinocerosGermain Lambert6241.5+0.7
New DemocraticLuc Pepin4040.9+0.5
IndependentRenaud Loubier2760.6
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau380.1
Total valid votes 42,542 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFabien Roy24,77057.1+27.7
LiberalYves Caron15,19335.0-7.3
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque2,7046.2-19.4
RhinocerosMichel Chretien3440.8
New DemocraticRaymond Philippe Roy2150.5-0.8
Union populaireMarcel Baron1280.3
Total valid votes 43,354 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYves Caron13,85542.3+1.2
Social CreditRomuald Rodrigue9,64029.4-10.2
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque8,38525.6+8.3
IndependentClaude Grenier4421.4
New DemocraticLucille Jacques4181.3-0.7
Total valid votes 32,740 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYves Caron13,17041.1+13.7
Social CreditRomuald Rodrigue12,68639.6-7.9
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque5,55117.3-4.6
New DemocraticBertrand Gosselin6322.0-0.3
Total valid votes 32,039 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Ralliement créditisteRomuald Rodrigue13,42847.5+19.5
LiberalJean-Paul Racine7,75227.4-13.9
Progressive ConservativeGilles Beaudoin6,20721.9+20.6
New DemocraticBertrand Gosselin6392.3-27.2
IndependentAndré Mathieu2600.9
Total valid votes 28,286 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Paul Racine10,53041.3-0.8
New DemocraticRobert Cliche7,51429.4+26.5
Ralliement créditisteGérard Perron7,13828.0-22.5
Progressive ConservativePierre Bardou3381.3-3.2
Total valid votes 25,520 100.0

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

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Perron12,62750.4-8.4
LiberalJean-Paul Racine10,53242.1+4.3
Progressive ConservativeSerge Beaudoin1,1344.5+1.1
New DemocraticJean-Claude Morin7403.0
Total valid votes 25,033 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditGérard Perron15,23058.8
LiberalJean-Paul Racine9,77437.7-4.6
Progressive ConservativeGeorges Dubois9013.5-13.7
Total valid votes 25,905 100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Paul Racine10,41742.3-6.0
IndependentRaoul Poulin9,98440.6-11.2
Progressive ConservativeEddy Hall4,21717.1
Total valid votes 24,618 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentRaoul Poulin12,38451.7-5.5
LiberalLudger Dionne11,55948.3+5.5
Total valid votes 23,943 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentRaoul Poulin13,01657.3+10.9
LiberalLouis Poulin9,71642.7-2.6
Total valid votes 22,732 100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentRaoul Poulin10,26746.3
LiberalLudger Dionne10,04545.3+2.8
Social CreditRosaire Fortier1,8408.3-16.9
Total valid votes 22,152 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLudger Dionne9,61242.6-37.3
IndependentCharles Lacroix7,26432.2
Social CreditEugène Fortin5,70125.3
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMaurice-Ernest-Edouard Lacroix12,48279.9-9.1
National GovernmentJosaphat Poulin3,14220.1
Total valid votes 15,624 100.0
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix15,26389.0+24.1
ReconstructionPaul-Henri Berube1,89611.0
Total valid votes 17,159 100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix12,09364.8-16.6
ConservativeJ.-Linière Jacob6,56735.2+16.6
Total valid votes 18,660 100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix11,17681.4+3.8
ConservativeWilfrid Duval2,55118.6-3.8
Total valid votes 13,727 100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix12,76577.6-12.4
ConservativeLouis Morin3,68422.4+12.4
Total valid votes 16,449 100.0
By-election on 19 January 1922

Béland accepted a government position

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Bélandacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland12,03090.0
ConservativeJ. Ephrem Lambert1,33510.0
Total valid votes 13,365 100.0
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Bélandacclaimed
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland4,82358.2-37.5
ConservativeGeorges Cloutier3,45941.8+37.5
Total valid votes 8,282 100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland4,08395.7+22.4
ConservativeAlphonse Poirier1834.3-22.4
Total valid votes 4,266 100.0
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland3,60173.3+12.1
ConservativeE.M.A. Savard1,31126.7-12.1
Total valid votes 4,912 100.0

Note: results compared to results of 1900 general election.

By-election on 8 January 1902

Godbout appointed to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Bélandacclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Godbout3,43261.2+7.4
ConservativeCharles Bolduc2,17538.8-7.4
Total valid votes 5,607 100.0
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Godbout3,00353.8-2.0
ConservativeG. Cloutier2,57646.2+2.0
Total valid votes 5,579 100.0
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Godbout2,31355.8
ConservativeJ.A. Morency1,83244.2
Total valid votes 4,145 100.0
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent LiberalJoseph Godbout1,90052.0
ConservativeJoseph Poirier1,26834.7-20.5
IndependentF.X. Dulac48313.6
Total valid votes 3,651 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 31 October 1884
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On Mr. Bolduc being called to the Senate
ConservativeThomas Linière Taschereau1,64955.2-15.6
UnknownJ. Poirier1,33644.8+15.6
Total valid votes 2,985 100.0
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc2,15370.8-8.4
IndependentF.X. Lemieux88929.2
Total valid votes 3,042 100.0
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc1,52379.2+25.5
IndependentGeorge Lesard40120.8
Total valid votes 1,924 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 18 October 1876
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc1,40453.6
IndependentDe Lery1,21546.4
Total valid votes 2,619 100.0
Called upon Pozer being appointed to the Senate.
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChristian Henry Pozeracclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristian Henry Pozer1,88570.9+5.7
IndependentJ. Blanchet77229.1
Total valid votes 2,657 100.0
1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristian Henry Pozer1,18065.2
UnknownHenri Elzéar Taschereau62934.8
Total valid votes 1,809 100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 24005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Parliamentary website, History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Notes

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