Beauharnois—Salaberry

Beauharnois—Salaberry is a former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2015.

Beauharnois—Salaberry
Quebec electoral district
Beauharnois—Salaberry in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished2012
First contested1949
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]109,381
Electors (2011)86,431
Area (km²)[2]2,447.99
Census division(s)Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM, Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM
Census subdivision(s)Beauharnois, Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Napierville, Ormstown, Saint-Anicet, Saint-Chrysostome, Saint-Rémi, Sainte-Martine, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Akwesasne Reserve

Geography

In 2003, the riding was re-defined to consist of the regional county municipalities of Beauharnois—Salaberry, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, and Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, including the parts of Akwesasne Indian Reserve No. 15 that lie within Quebec. In the 2006 census 88.7% of its population reported French only as their home language, 9.3% English (mostly in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent).

The neighbouring ridings were Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Brossard—La Prairie, and Saint-Jean.

History

Beauharnois riding was created in the British North America Act of 1867. Beauharnois was merged into Beauharnois—Laprairie in 1932.

In 1947, Beauharnois riding was re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.

In 1952, it became Beauharnois—Salaberry.

  • See Beauharnois for information on the riding prior to 1952.

The name of the riding was changed back to Beauharnois from 1966 to 1971, and from 1976 to 1977. The rest of time it was known as "Beauharnois—Salaberry" as it is known as today.

In 1952, Beauharnois—Salaberry consisted of the county of Beauharnois, the cities of Salaberry-de-Valley field and Beauharnois and the town of Maple Grove, the municipality of Saint-Joachim-de-Châteauguay, the towns of Châteauguay, Châteauguay Heights, and De Léry, and the municipalities of Saint-Anicet and Sainte Barbe.

Beauharnois—Salaberry was abolished in 1966 and redistributed between Beauharnois electoral district and Laprairie (electoral district)

Beauharnois—Salaberry was re-created in 1971 when Beauharnois was renamed. It consisted of the Cities of Beauharnois and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the Towns of Huntingdon and Maple Grove, the County of Beauharnois, and parts of the Counties of Châteauguay and Huntingdon.

Beauharnois—Salaberry was abolished in 1976, and redistributed between Beauharnois and Châteauguay (electoral district), but in 1977, before any election was held, Beauharnois was renamed as Beauharnois—Salaberry. It consisted of the Cities of Beauharnois and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the Towns of Huntingdon and Maple Grove, and parts of the Counties of Beauharnois, Châteauguay and Huntingdon.

In 1987, the riding was re-defined to consist of the towns of Beauharnois, Huntingdon, Léry, Maple Grove and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the counties of Beauharnois and Huntingdon, and the County of Châteauguay excluding the towns of Châteauguay and Mercier.

In 1996, the riding was re-defined to consist of the cities of Beauharnois, Huntingdon, Maple Grove and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, and the County Regional Municipalities of Beauharnois—Salaberry, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (including that part of the Akwesasne Indian Reserve contained in the Province of Quebec) and Les Jardins-de-Napierville, excepting: the City of Saint-Rémi; the parish municipalities of Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur and Saint-Michel.

It was abolished for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Beauharnois—Salaberry
Riding created from Beauharnois
22nd  1953–1957     Robert Cauchon Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Gérard Bruchési Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Gérald Laniel Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Beauharnois
28th  1968–1972     Gérald Laniel Liberal
Beauharnois—Salaberry
29th  1972–1974     Gérald Laniel Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Guy Hudon Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Laurent Lavigne Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000 Daniel Turp
37th  2000–2004     Serge Marcil Liberal
38th  2004–2006     Alain Boire Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008 Claude DeBellefeuille
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Anne Minh-Thu Quach New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Salaberry—Suroît and Châteauguay—Lacolle

Electoral history

Beauharnois—Salaberry 1971 - 2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnne Minh-Thu Quach23,97843.78+32.22
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille18,18233.20-16.86
ConservativeDavid Couturier7,04912.87-7.37
LiberalFrançois Deslandres4,5598.32-6.55
GreenRémi Pelletier1,0031.83-1.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,771100.00
Total rejected ballots 7781.40
Turnout 55,56962.34
Eligible voters 89,141
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +24.54
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille26,90450.06+2.53$57,397
ConservativeDominique Bellemare10,85820.20-6.31$85,410
LiberalMaria Lopez7,99514.87-0.14$6,993
New DemocraticAnne Minh-Thu Quach6,21411.56+4.01$2,272
GreenDavid Smith1,7643.28-0.10$5,184
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,735 100.00 $89,601
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -4.52
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille26,19047.53-3.1$51,521
ConservativeDavid Couturier14,60926.51+17.3$7,923
LiberalJohn Khawand8,27215.01-19.6$80,914
New DemocraticCynthia Roy4,1637.55+5.6$6,039
GreenDavid Smith1,8643.38+0.7
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,098 100.00 $82,960
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Boire26,77550.7+8.3$40,737
LiberalSerge Marcil18,29334.6-13.6$66,136
ConservativeDominique Bellemare4,8649.2+1.3$56,391
GreenRémi Pelletier1,4152.7$30
New DemocraticLigy Alakkattussery1,0181.9+0.5$252
MarijuanaFélix Malboeuf4800.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,845 100.0 $81,152

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%±%
LiberalSerge Marcil23,83448.3+14.8
Bloc QuébécoisDaniel Turp20,93842.4+2.7
Progressive ConservativeRoma Myre2,1334.3-21.2
AllianceStephane Renaud1,7823.6
New DemocraticElizabeth Clark7031.4+0.2
Total valid votes 49,390100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisDaniel Turp20,44939.7-11.7
LiberalLinda Julien17,22633.5+2.0
Progressive ConservativeDominique Bellemare13,16025.6+10.3
New DemocraticErin Runions6521.3-0.7
Total valid votes 51,487100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisLaurent Lavigne25,93451.4
LiberalLinda Julien15,86731.4+4.7
Progressive ConservativeMarie-Andrée McSween7,68715.2-43.1
New DemocraticMarc Dubuc9852.0-9.9
Total valid votes 50,473100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Hudon29,14958.4-4.8
LiberalLinda Julien13,35126.7+0.7
New DemocraticDaniel Payette5,93711.9+5.7
GreenLuc Bergevin7711.5
RhinocerosRobert Joseph Hamon7291.5-1.3
Total valid votes 49,937100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Hudon27,61463.1+48.1
LiberalJean-Guy Gaudreau11,39526.0-47.1
New DemocraticGus Callaghan2,7206.2-1.1
RhinocerosRéal Le Parfait Gingras1,2162.8
Parti nationalisteMaurice Vaudrin7981.8
Total valid votes 43,743100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel27,47673.1+9.3
Progressive ConservativeCamille Gibeault5,62915.0-3.3
New DemocraticMichael Wiltshire2,7387.3+2.7
Social CreditClaudette Largess1,0172.7-7.6
IndependentMarc Laviolette4101.1
Union populaireLs-Dona De O'Hara-Gingras2170.60.0
Marxist–LeninistLarry Tansey770.2
Total valid votes 37,564100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel26,04863.9+12.0
Progressive ConservativeRolland Philie7,46018.3-11.9
Social CreditGeorges Boulanger4,19010.3-0.3
New DemocraticGilles Gagne1,8664.6+0.1
RhinocerosRéal Gingras9672.4
Union populaireMartine Godard2400.6
Total valid votes 40,771100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel16,82851.9+3.5
Progressive ConservativeLaurent Cyr9,80130.2+9.9
Social CreditJean-Paul Leduc3,43010.6-12.7
New DemocraticArthur Brown1,4454.5-3.4
IndependentGuy Fortier9112.8
Total valid votes 32,415100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel16,74548.4-1.6
Social CreditJean-Paul Leduc8,06123.3+17.6
Progressive ConservativeArmand Miron7,04020.4+1.0
New DemocraticAndré St-Cyr2,7277.9-3.1
Total valid votes 34,573100.0

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

Beauharnois 1966 - 1971

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel17,20359.8+9.8
Progressive ConservativeArmand Miron8,70330.3+11.0
Ralliement créditisteJean-Paul Poulin1,7646.1+0.4
New DemocraticJoseph-Aurèle Patafie1,0873.8-7.2
Total valid votes 28,757100.0

Beauharnois—Salaberry 1952 - 1966

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel16,14550.0-1.3
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Clément Le Veque6,24219.3+1.8
IndependentJ.-Gérard Banville4,16712.9
New DemocraticJohn Williams3,54411.0+5.2
Ralliement créditistePaul-Emile Asselin1,8475.7-19.6
RhinocerosDenis Bosse3211.0
Total valid votes 32,266100.0

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

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel15,89251.3+8.2
Social CreditJean Boyer7,83625.3+4.7
Progressive ConservativeFlorian Paiement5,44017.6-18.7
New DemocraticDenis Bosse1,7955.8
Total valid votes 30,963100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGérald Laniel13,29043.1-5.2
Progressive ConservativeGérard Bruchesi11,17536.3-15.4
Social CreditPaul-Emile Asselin6,34120.6
Total valid votes 30,806100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGérard Bruchési13,20251.6+37.1
LiberalRobert Cauchon12,36848.4-17.2
Total valid votes 25,570100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Cauchon14,03065.6-10.4
IndependentMédard Cousineau4,24619.9
Progressive ConservativeGuy Guerard3,10914.5-9.4
Total valid votes 21,385100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRobert Cauchon14,26976.0
Progressive ConservativeJosaphat-H. Demers4,49524.0
Total valid votes 18,764100.0
  • See Beauharnois for information on the riding prior to 1952.

See also

References

  • "(Code 24006) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec (1952 - 1966) from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec (1971 - 1976) from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec (1977 - present) from the Library of Parliament
  • Map of riding as archived by Elections Canada

Notes

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