Laporte (electoral district)

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

For the former federal electoral district, see Mercier (electoral district).
Laporte
Quebec electoral district
Location in Longueuil
Coordinates:45.516°N 73.501°W / 45.516; -73.501
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Nicole Ménard
Liberal
District created1972
First contested1973
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2011)60,970
Electors (2012)[1]45,573
Area (km²)[2]20.2
Pop. density (per km²)3,018.3
Census division(s)Longueuil (part)
Census subdivision(s)Longueuil (part), Saint-Lambert

It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly.

It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970.

In the change from the 2011 to the 2017 electoral map, it will gain the area around the Champlain Mall from the riding of La Pinière.

Geography

The riding currently includes:

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Taillon and Chambly
30th  1973–1976     André Déom Liberal
31st  1976–1981     Pierre Marois Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985     André Bourbeau Liberal
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007 Michel Audet
38th  2007–2008 Nicole Ménard
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–Present

Election results
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNicole Ménard15,80447.65+10.46
Parti QuébécoisSophie Stanké8,00124.12-7.05
Coalition Avenir QuébecDonald LeBlanc5,91917.85-5.42
Québec solidaireMichèle St-Denis2,5307.63+1.70
GreenMarcel Baril5731.73–
Option nationaleLinda Dupuis1820.55-1.05
ConservativeChristian Godin1560.47-0.37
Total valid votes 33,16598.73–
Total rejected ballots 4251.27–
Turnout 33,59073.04-3.29
Electors on the lists 45,988––
Liberal hold Swing +8.76
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNicole Ménard12,82737.19-11.78
Parti QuébécoisSimon Bélanger10,75231.18-2.33
Coalition Avenir QuébecDonald LeBlanc8,02323.26+13.82*
Québec solidaireMichèle St-Denis2,0435.92+2.28
Option nationaleLinda Dupuis5501.59–
ConservativeCamil Lambert2910.84–
Total valid votes 34,48698.74–
Total rejected ballots 4401.26–
Turnout 34,92676.33+18.28
Electors on the lists 45,754––

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNicole Ménard12,82348.97+8.00
Parti QuébécoisRobert Pellan8,76533.51+8.35
Action démocratiqueAlain Dépatie2,4729.44-14.37
GreenRichard Morisset1,1624.44-1.74
Québec solidaireMichèle St-Denis9543.64-0.24
Total valid votes 26,18698.54–
Total rejected ballots 3871.46–
Turnout 26,57358.05-12.87
Electors on the lists 45,776––
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNicole Ménard13,24940.97-14.25
Parti QuébécoisRobert Pellan8,13725.16-4.94
Action démocratiqueMichel Beaudoin7,69923.81+12.32
GreenRichard Morisset1,9986.18–
Québec solidaireMichèle St-Denis1,2563.88+2.43*
Total valid votes 32,33999.02–
Total rejected ballots 3200.98–
Turnout 32,65970.92-0.88
Electors on the lists 46,048––

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Liberal Michel Audet 18,673 55.22 +2.37
Parti QuébécoisClément Arcand10,17830.10-5.59
Action démocratiqueJudy Fay3,88511.49+2.23
UFPChristian Montmarquette4891.45–
Bloc PotPatrick Fiset4871.44–
EqualityMary Bevan Ouellette1060.31-0.20
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 25,140 59,03
Yes 17,447 40.97
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 20,692 50.76
Yes 20,072 49.24

References
  1. General information on the provincial electoral divisions - Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)
  2. General information on the provincial electoral divisions - Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)
Information
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