La Prairie (electoral district)

La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896, 1968 to 1997 and again since 2015.

La Prairie
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Alain Therrien
Bloc Québécois
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]105,496
Electors (2019)86,779
Area (km²)[1]295
Pop. density (per km²)357.6
Census division(s)Roussillon
Census subdivision(s)Candiac, Delson, Kahnawake 14, La Prairie, Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Philippe

History

The riding of Laprairie was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.

The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie ridings. It consisted of:

  • the City of Saint-Lambert;
  • the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Châteauguay Heights, Delson, Greenfield Park, La Prairie, LeMoyne, Léry and Préville; and
  • in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie; and the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the City of Saint-Lambert;
  • the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Greenfield Park, La Prairie and LeMoyne; and
  • in the county of Laprairie: the municipality of Notre-Dame.

In 1980, it was renamed La Prairie. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie et Saint-Lambert.

The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was abolished into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert.

This riding was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant and Brossard—La Prairie.

Profile

The 2011 results, put onto the new boundaries for the La Prairie riding, showed strong support for the NDP. This support mainly came from the west of the riding, in cities formerly included in the old Châteauguay—Saint-Constant riding. They had lower support in La Prairie and Saint-Philippe, where the Liberals performed better. Conservative support was relatively uniform across the riding, while also being pretty weak. The Bloc Québécois, which would have come second in the riding, had its stronger support in the old riding of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, but had some pockets within La Prairie.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laprairie
1st  1867–1872     Alfred Pinsonneault Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     Cyrille Doyon Independent Liberal
7th  1891–1896     Louis Conrad Pelletier Conservative
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville
Riding re-created from Beauharnois—Salaberry and
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
28th  1968–1972     Ian Watson Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Pierre Deniger
La Prairie
32nd  1980–1984     Pierre Deniger Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Fernand Jourdenais Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Richard Bélisle Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert
Riding re-created from Brossard—La Prairie and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
42nd  2015–2019     Jean-Claude Poissant Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Alain Therrien Bloc Québécois

Election results

La Prairie, 2015–present

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien25,70741.8+15.56$16,299.46
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant22,50436.6+0.14$58,876.52
ConservativeIsabelle Lapointe5,5409.0-2.91none listed
New DemocraticVictoria Hernandez4,7447.7-15.18$0.10
GreenBarbara Joannette2,5654.2+2.05$362.15
People'sGregory Yablunovsky3930.6none listed
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1000.2-0.15$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,553100.0
Total rejected ballots 886
Turnout 62,43971.95
Eligible voters 86,779
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant20,99336.46+23.24
Bloc QuébécoisChristian Picard15,10726.24+0.51
New DemocraticPierre Chicoine13,17422.88-27.08
ConservativeYves Perras6,85911.91+2.46
GreenJoanne Tomas1,2352.15+0.69$43.49
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard2040.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,572100.00 $218,081.80
Total rejected ballots 9961.70
Turnout 58,56871.15
Eligible voters 82,318
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +25.16
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic25,30850.0
  Bloc Québécois13,03525.7
  Conservative6,69713.2
  Liberal4,7879.5
  Green7361.5
  Marxist–Leninist910.2

La Prairie, 1980–1987

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisRichard Bélisle27,490
LiberalJacques Saada27,014
Progressive ConservativeFernand Jourdenais7,852
New DemocraticMohamed Akoum708
Natural LawPierre Montpetit691
Commonwealth of CanadaAlain Gauthier200
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFernand Jourdenais30,834
LiberalPierre Deniger19,497
New DemocraticBruce Katz6,228
RhinocerosMarc-André Shakespeare Audet1,378
Commonwealth of CanadaAlain Gauthier186
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFernand Jourdenais26,506
LiberalPierre Deniger25,182
New DemocraticLyse Chevalier-Grégoire8,602
RhinocerosMonique Spazzola Fisicaro1,851
Parti nationalisteMarian Wecowski1,373
Commonwealth of CanadaJean-Pierre Gélineau157
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Deniger36,842
New DemocraticJean-Claude Bohrer5,894
Progressive ConservativeThérèse L'Écuyer4,960
RhinocerosJacques Ferron1,868
Social CreditMaurice Roy948
LibertarianDavid B. Chamberlain297
Union populaireChristian Labelle222
Marxist–LeninistJocelyne Éthier87

Laprairie, 1966–1980

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Deniger39,410
Progressive ConservativeJacques Vasseur6,576
Social CreditMaurice Roy4,461
New DemocraticJean-Claude Bohrer4,188
RhinocerosJacques Cinq Cennes Marcotte1,335
LibertarianDavid Beaulieu Chamberlain435
Union populaireChristian Labelle266
Marxist–LeninistJocelyne Éthier121
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson35,276
Progressive ConservativeGeorges Brossard12,767
New DemocraticJean-Claude Bohrer5,153
Social CreditAimé Coderre3,855
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson34,557
Progressive ConservativeRobert-F. Nelson9,147
Social CreditMarcellin Gagnon7,315
New DemocraticBernard Boulanger5,261
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson31,968
Progressive ConservativeH.-René Laberge5,316
New DemocraticYves Demers3,551
Ralliement créditisteMarcellin Gagnon1,288

Laprairie, 1867–1892

1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis Conrad Pelletier970
LiberalCyrille Doyon916
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalCyrille Doyon917
ConservativeJoseph Tassé894
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred Pinsonneault675
UnknownJ.E. Robidoux572
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred Pinsonneault661
UnknownT.A. Longtin601
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred PinsonneaultAcclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred Pinsonneault632
UnknownJ.-M. Loranger563
1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred Pinsonneault750
UnknownMr. Normandeau293

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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