Jonquière—Alma

Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011.

Jonquière—Alma
Quebec electoral district
Jonquière-Alma in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Coordinates:48.523°N 71.385°W / 48.523; -71.385
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]99,258
Electors (2011)79,322
Area (km²)[2]1,524.81
Census division(s)Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est RCM, Saguenay
Census subdivision(s)Alma, Jonquière, Saint-Ambroise

It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.

It consists of:

  • the borough of Jonquière in the City of Saguenay,
  • the City of Alma in the Regional County Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, and
  • the municipalities of Bégin, Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget and Saint-David-de-Falardeau in the Regional County Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.

The neighbouring ridings are Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.

This riding is distinctive for having the lowest Liberal vote percentage in the country in the 2006 election, at only 3.1.

This riding was dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jonquière—Alma
Riding created from Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay
38th  2004–2006     Sébastien Gagnon Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Jean-Pierre Blackburn Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013     Claude Patry New Democratic
 2013–2015     Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticClaude Patry22,90043.44+38.56
ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn18,56935.22-17.35
Bloc QuébécoisPierre Forest9,55418.12-19.44
LiberalClaude Ringuette1,0431.98-3.18
GreenFrance Bergeron6521.24
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,718100.00
Total rejected ballots 6241.17-0.06
Turnout 53,342 65.88
Eligible voters 80,947
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +27.96
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn26,63952.57+0.48$76,949
Bloc QuébécoisChantale Bouchard19,03537.56-1.74$73,003
LiberalMarc Dupéré2,6165.16+2.20$7,392
New DemocraticJean-François Paradis2,4754.88+1.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,765 100.00 $84,949
Total rejected ballots 6301.23
Turnout 51,395
Conservative hold Swing +1.11
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn27,26252.09+47.26$33,046
Bloc QuébécoisSébastien Gagnon20,56939.30-15.63$61,638
New DemocraticMartin Bertrand2,0283.87+0.47$3,447
LiberalGilles Savard1,5502.96-26.16$12,756
GreenSylvain Dompierre9281.77+0.29$121
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,337100.00 $79,025
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +31.45
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisSébastien Gagnon25,19354.93$72,155
LiberalDaniel Giguère13,35529.12$54,103
IndependentJocelyne Girard-Bujold2,7375.97$30,071
ConservativeGilles Lavoie2,2174.83$5,559
New DemocraticFrançois Picard1,5613.40$4,169
GreenJean-Sébastien Busque6791.48
CommunistMichel Perron1210.26$676
Total valid votes 45,863100.00$78,257

See also

References

  • "(Code 24026) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada at Archive.today (archived January 15, 2013)
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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