Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, as well as the La Baie borough and the municipalities of Ferland-et-Boilleau, L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Petit-Saguenay, Rivière-Éternité and Saint-Félix-d'Otis and the unorganized territory of Lalemant.

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Richard Martel
Conservative
District created1924
First contested1925
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]81,639
Electors (2019)65,618
Area (km²)[2]2,819
Pop. density (per km²)29
Census division(s)Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay
Census subdivision(s)Ferland-et-Boilleau, Lalemant, L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Petit-Saguenay, Rivière-Éternité, Saguenay, Saint-Félix-d'Otis

It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay. It was renamed "Chicoutimi—Le Fjord" in 2000.

The neighbouring ridings are Manicouagan, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, and Jonquière.

Richard Martel won the 2018 by-election.

Geography

The riding has always been centred on the city (now borough) of Chicoutimi, Quebec. When it was created, the riding consisted of Chicoutimi County until 1947, when the western half of the riding became the new riding of Lapointe. The 1976 redistribution removed all of the riding's territory north of the Saguenay River. This territory was added back to the riding in the 2003 redistribution. This riding lost some territory to Jonquière during the 2012 electoral redistribution, including much of the area north of the Saguenay River again.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2016 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 94.2% White, 4.2% Indigenous
Languages: 98.0% French, 1.2% English
Religions (2011): 93.0% Christian (90.8% Catholic, 2.2% Other Christian), 6.4% None.
Median income: $32,291 (2015) Average income: $40,803 (2015)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Chicoutimi
Riding created from Chicoutimi—Saguenay
15th  1925–1926     Alfred Dubuc Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Paul-Edmond Gagnon Independent
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Rosaire Gauthier Liberal
24th  1958–1962     Vincent Brassard Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Maurice Côté Social Credit
26th  1963–1963
 1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1965–1968     Paul Langlois Liberal
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Marcel Dionne
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     André Harvey Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Gilbert Fillion Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000     André Harvey Progressive Conservative
 2000–2000     Independent
 2000–2000     Liberal
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
37th  2000–2004     André Harvey Liberal
38th  2004–2006     Robert Bouchard Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Dany Morin New Democratic
42nd  2015–2017     Denis Lemieux Liberal
 2018–2019     Richard Martel Conservative
43rd  2019–present

The riding followed the typical path of most nationalist Quebec ridings, except for an independent being elected (1945–1957), and former MP André Harvey narrowly defeating incumbent Gilbert Fillion in 1997, one of only a few PC seats in Quebec that year.

Election results
Graph of election results in Chicoutmi—Le Fjord (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRichard Martel16,15536.8-15.87$88,278.98
Bloc QuébécoisValérie Tremblay15,32134.9+29.30none listed
LiberalDajana Dautovic7,50417.1-12.40$9,048.24
New DemocraticStéphane Girard2,8556.5-2.15$1,181.55
GreenLynda Youde1,3883.2+0.11$2,988.37
People'sJimmy Voyer3590.8–$1,360.01
RhinocerosLine Bélanger2990.7–$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,881100.0
Total rejected ballots 9252.14+0.47
Turnout 44,80668.28+1.61
Eligible voters 65,618
Conservative hold Swing -21.09
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Main article: 2018 Chicoutimi—Le Fjord federal by-election
Canadian federal by-election, June 18, 2018
Resignation of Denis Lemieux
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRichard Martel12,60052.76+36.16
LiberalLina Boivin7,04429.50-1.60
New DemocraticÉric Dubois2,0658.65-21.07
Bloc QuébécoisCatherine Bouchard-Tremblay1,3375.60-14.92
GreenLynda Youde7383.09+1.02
IndependentJohn Turmel980.41
Total valid votes/Expense limit 23,88298.67
Total rejected ballots 3221.33-0.34
Turnout 24,29436.52-30.15
Eligible voters 66,267
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.88
Source:Elections Canada: Official Voting Results
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDenis Lemieux13,61931.09+25.34$15,757.95
New DemocraticDany Morin13,01929.72-7.96$61,908.19
Bloc QuébécoisÉlise Gauthier8,99020.52-8.29$34,879.59
ConservativeCaroline Ste-Marie7,27016.60-8.97$33,846.47
GreenDany St-Gelais9072.07+0.55$64.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,80598.33 $201,130.77
Total rejected ballots 7451.67–
Turnout 44,55066.67–
Eligible voters 66,821
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +16.65
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic16,23837.68
  Bloc Québécois12,41828.81
  Conservative11,01725.56
  Liberal2,4795.75
  Green6551.52
  Others2890.67
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDany Morin19,43038.13+30.30
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bouchard14,67528.80-12.51
ConservativeCarol Néron12,88125.28-9.63
LiberalMarc Pettersen2,8525.60-7.85
GreenCharles-Olivier Bolduc-Tremblay7801.53-0.97
RhinocerosMarielle Couture3400.67–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,95898.69
Total rejected ballots 6781.31-0.24
Turnout 51,63665.06+2.82
Eligible voters 79,369–
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +21.40
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bouchard19,73741.31+2.82$87,392
ConservativeJean-Guy Maltais16,68034.91+10.19$73,050
LiberalMarc Pettersen6,42513.45-15.74$11,593
New DemocraticStéphane Girard3,7427.83+2.69$2,101
GreenJean-François Veilleux1,1932.50+0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,77798.44$100,545
Total rejected ballots 7561.56+0.42
Turnout 48,53362.25-2.47
Eligible voters 77,959–
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -3.68
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bouchard19,22638.49-6.8$72,889
LiberalAndré Harvey14,58129.19-14.2$52,235
ConservativeAlcide Boudreault12,35024.72+19.4$7,792
New DemocraticÉric Dubois2,5715.15+1.4$4,812
GreenJean-Martin Gauthier1,2262.45+0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,95498.86$94,498
Total rejected ballots 5751.14
Turnout 50,52964.72-2.11
Eligible voters 78,073–
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bouchard20,65045.3+9.2$63,059
LiberalAndré Harvey19,78743.4-4.8$69,076
ConservativeAlcide Boudreault2,3855.2+0.4$17,677
New DemocraticÉric Dubois1,6993.7+2.1$7,418
GreenPaul Tremblay1,0382.3>
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,559100.0$93,636

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAndré Harvey20,10548.2+36.9
Bloc QuébécoisNoel Tremblay15,07336.2-6.8
IndependentMauril Desbiens3,7979.1
AllianceDouglas Schroeder-Tabah2,0014.8
New DemocraticAlain Ranger6981.7-0.3
Total valid votes 41,674100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndré Harvey18,59843.7+19.7
Bloc QuébécoisGilbert Fillion18,28142.9-21.1
LiberalEric Delisle4,83911.4+0.6
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Buck8532.0+0.8
Total valid votes 42,571100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilbert Fillion29,39264.0
Progressive ConservativeAndré Harvey11,03824.0-46.4
LiberalGeorges Frenette4,95810.8-7.7
New DemocraticChristine Moore5411.2-10.0
Total valid votes 45,929100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndré Harvey30,69970.4+9.6
LiberalLaval Gauthier8,04718.4-10.8
New DemocraticMustapha Elayoubi4,87011.2+5.1
Total valid votes 43,616100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndré Harvey22,30460.8+42.6
LiberalMarcel Dionne10,73629.3-38.2
New DemocraticDenise Coté2,2116.0-3.5
RhinocerosRéjean Fou Fournier8012.2
Parti nationalisteMarie-Claude Desloges6261.7
Total valid votes 36,678100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarcel Dionne20,82167.5+18.1
Progressive ConservativeRodrigue Begin5,60718.2-5.3
New DemocraticMarc St-Hilaire2,9269.5+5.2
Social CreditHilaire Vézina1,1103.6-16.5
Union populaireCarol Lavoie3751.2
Total valid votes 30,839100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarcel Dionne16,60549.5-1.4
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Lavoie7,89723.5-5.7
Social CreditMagella Tremblay6,76320.1+3.4
New DemocraticMarc St-Hilaire1,4354.3+1.7
RhinocerosEric Blackburn8722.6
Total valid votes 33,572100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Langlois17,09650.9+7.2
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Lavoie9,81729.2-6.2
Social CreditMaurice Côté5,61816.7-1.6
New DemocraticColette Richard8822.60.0
Marxist–LeninistRobert Laporte2020.6
Total valid votes 33,615100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Langlois15,65543.6-6.7
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Lavoie12,71235.4+0.3
Social CreditMaurice Côté6,57218.3+7.0
New DemocraticSerge Morin9352.6-0.5
Total valid votes 35,874100.0

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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Langlois14,05450.4+12.9
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Lavoie9,81135.2+18.0
Ralliement créditisteAntonio Simard3,15111.3-15.4
New DemocraticJean-Baptiste Gauthier8793.2-0.7
Total valid votes 27,895100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Langlois11,09237.4+4.4
Ralliement créditisteMajella Tremblay7,89426.6-20.0
Progressive ConservativeVincent Brassard5,08717.2+5.4
IndependentMaurice Côté4,41914.9
New DemocraticDenis Beaudoin1,1313.8-4.8
Total valid votes 29,623100.0

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

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditMaurice Côté14,58146.6-4.0
LiberalGérard Tremblay10,33433.1
Progressive ConservativeClaude Bouchard3,67011.7-6.0
New DemocraticMaurice Villeneuve2,6878.6+5.3
Total valid votes 31,272100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditMaurice Côté16,56650.6
LiberalGérard Tremblay9,31028.4-12.2
Progressive ConservativeVincent Brassard5,80317.7-32.9
New DemocraticMaurice Villeneuve1,0713.3-5.5
Total valid votes 32,750100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeVincent Brassard15,40750.6
LiberalRosaire Gauthier12,34840.6-11.8
Co-operative CommonwealthVictor Gladu2,6668.8
Total valid votes 30,421100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRosaire Gauthier15,12452.4+18.0
IndependentPaul-Edmond Gagnon13,73347.6-18.0
Total valid votes 28,857100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentPaul-Edmond Gagnon16,04665.618.5
LiberalRoland Angers8,40834.4-10.5
Total valid votes 24,454100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentPaul-Edmond Gagnon10,25247.1+14.8
LiberalCharles-Henri Desbiens9,76344.8+20.8
Union des électeursCharles-David Jean1,7578.1-0.1
Total valid votes 21,772100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentPaul-Edmond Gagnon10,79632.3
Bloc populaireRolland Angers10,21530.6
LiberalJoseph-Arthur Hamel8,02724.0-14.8
Social CreditDavid Maltais2,7138.1
IndependentJules Landry1,2823.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAntoine Brisson3711.1
Total valid votes 33,404100.0
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlfred Dubuc8,69338.8-8.5
National GovernmentFrançois-Albert Dumas8,33037.2-0.5
Independent LiberalEudore Boivin5,39024.0
Total valid votes 22,413100.0

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

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlfred Dubuc9,68547.3-4.9
ConservativeJoseph-Adam Lavergne7,71937.7-10.1
Independent LiberalGeorges-Aimé Gagnon2,37311.6
UnknownDonat Demers6903.4
Total valid votes 20,467100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlfred Dubuc10,64152.2-28.0
ConservativeJoseph-Adam Lavergne9,74447.8+28.0
Total valid votes 20,385100.0

Note: Alfred Dubuc's popular vote as a Liberal candidate is compared to his popular vote as an independent Liberal candidate in the 1926 general election.

1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent LiberalAlfred Dubuc8,65880.2+26.0
ConservativeJoseph Eugène Bergeron2,14219.8+11.4
Total valid votes 10,800100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Independent LiberalAlfred Dubuc7,19854.1
LiberalLouis-Joseph Levesque4,98137.5
ConservativeJean-Charles Gagne1,1208.4
Total valid votes 13,299100.0

See also

References
  • "(Code 24016) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. Statistics Canada: 2016
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109983&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2016&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. "Confirmed candidates for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, 30 September 2015". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Alice Funke. "Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections". Punditsguide.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

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