Richelieu (provincial electoral district)

Richelieu is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the city of Sorel-Tracy and various other municipalities.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the defunct federal electoral district, see Richelieu (electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Richelieu (Province of Canada electoral district).
Richelieu
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Jean-Bernard Émond
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1867
District abolished1939
District re-created1944
First contested1867
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2011)53,975
Electors (2014)[1]44,201
Area (km²)[2]880.7
Pop. density (per km²)61.3
Census division(s)Pierre-De Saurel, Les Maskoutains
Census subdivision(s)Massueville, Saint-Aimé, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Saint-David, Saint-Gérard-Majella, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Saint-Jude, Saint-Louis, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Saint-Ours, Saint-Robert, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Sorel-Tracy, Yamaska

It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 1936. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Richelieu-Verchères.

However, Richelieu-Verchères disappeared in the 1944 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Richelieu.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained territory from Nicolet-Yamaska and from Verchères electoral districts.

It is named after former French Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869†     Joseph Beaudreau Conservative
 1969–1971 Pierre Gélinas
2nd  1971–1975 Joseph Adolphe Dorion
3rd  1975–1978 Michel Mathieu
4th  1878–1881
5th  1881–1886 Léon Leduc
6th  1886–1890     Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin Liberal
7th  1890–1892
8th  1892–1897     Louis Lacouture Conservative
9th  1897–1900     Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin Liberal
10th  1900–1904
11th  1904–1908
12th  1908–1912
13th  1912–1916 Maurice-Louis Péloquin
14th  1916–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1927 Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière
17th  1927–1929
 1929–1931 Avila Turcotte
18th  1931–1935
19th  1935–1936
20th  1936–1939
Riding dissolved into Richelieu-Verchères
Riding re-created from Richelieu-Verchères
22nd  1944–1948     Joseph-Willie Robidoux Liberal
23rd  1948–1952     Bernard Gagné Union Nationale
24th  1952–1956     Gérard Cournoyer Liberal
25th  1956–1960     Bernard Gagné Union Nationale
26th  1960–1962     Gérard Cournoyer Liberal
27th  1962–1966
28th  1966–1970     Maurice Martel Union Nationale
29th  1970–1973     Claude Simard Liberal
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981     Maurice Martel Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989     Albert Khelfa Liberal
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998     Sylvain Simard Parti Québécois
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014 Élaine Zakaïb
41st  2014–2014
 2015–2018 Sylvain Rochon
42nd  2018–Present     Jean-Bernard Émond Coalition Avenir Québec

Election results
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-Bernard Émond15,25849.79
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Rochon7,06223.05
Québec solidaireSophie Pagé-Sabourin4,10113.38
LiberalSophie Chevalier3,45611.28
GreenKsenia Svetoushkina4021.31
ConservativePatrick Corriveau3641.19
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists
Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Rochon7,29435.99-3.03
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-Bernard Émond6,58432.49+5.68
LiberalBenoît Théroux5,05424.94-0.71
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Mathieu5412.67-2.63
GreenVincent Pouliot3521.74+0.59
Option nationaleSol Zanetti3161.56+0.22
ConservativeDaniel Gaudreau950.47-0.25
Équipe autonomisteLouis Chandonnet300.15–
Total valid votes 20,26698.46+1.01
Total rejected ballots 3181.54-0.99
Turnout 20,58446.41-23.17
Electors on the lists 44,356––
Parti Québécois hold Swing -4.35
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisÉlaine Zakaïb11,69539.02-4.03
Coalition Avenir QuébecMartin Baller8,03626.81-5.52
LiberalAlain Plante7,68725.65+7.42
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Mathieu1,5895.30+2.08
Option nationaleJean-François Tremblay4031.34-1.82
GreenClaude Bourgault3461.15–
ConservativeMarc Gaudet2150.72–
Total valid votes 29,971 97.45–
Total rejected ballots 785 2.55–
Turnout 30,75669.58-8.11
Electors on the lists 44,201––
Parti Québécois hold Swing +0.75
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisÉlaine Zakaïb14,47443.05-5.81
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-Bernard Émond10,87332.34+19.58
LiberalAlain Plante6,12818.23-14.82
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Mathieu1,0843.22+0.50
Option nationaleMichaël Rocheleau1,0653.17
Total valid votes 33,624 98.16 –
Total rejected ballots 629 1.84 –
Turnout 34,253 77.69 +15.94
Electors on the lists 44,088 ––
Parti Québécois hold Swing -12.69

^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Simard11,59146.99+8.96
LiberalChristian Cournoyer8,55234.67+10.43
Action démocratiquePatrick Fournier3,12612.67−18.70
Québec solidairePaul Martin7052.86+0.27
GreenPatrick Lamothe6932.81−0.48
Total valid votes 24,667 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 554
Turnout 25,221 61.75 −13.36
Electors on the lists 40,842
Parti Québécois hold Swing −0.73
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Simard11,41138.03−8.33
Action démocratiquePhilippe Rochat9,41331.37+18.26
LiberalGilles Salvas7,27524.24−13.89
GreenFrançois Desmarais9863.29–
Québec solidaireÉric Noël7782.59
IndependentNormand Philibert1450.48
Total valid votes 30,008 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 389
Turnout 30,397 75.11 +2.18
Electors on the lists 40,468
Parti Québécois hold Swing −13.30
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Simard13,28646.36−9.95
LiberalBenoît Lefebvre10,92738.13+10.46
Action démocratiqueMicheline Ulrich3,75613.11−1.31
Bloc PotMarie-Hélène Charbonneau4071.42
IndependentNidal Joad1090.38
IndependentSteve Ritter1000.35
Christian DemocracyFlorette Villemure Larochelle740.26
Total valid votes 28,659 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 484
Turnout 29,143 72.93
Electors on the lists 39,961
Parti Québécois hold Swing −10.21
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Simard17,74556.31+1.22
LiberalGilles Ferlatte8,71827.66−12.22
Action démocratiquePatrick Gauthier4,54314.42
IndependentMichel Groleau2610.83
  Socialist Democracy Isabelle Latour 246 0.78
Total valid votes 31,513 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 689
Turnout 32,202 80.99 −2.24
Electors on the lists 39,762
Parti Québécois hold Swing +6.72
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 22,490 62.32
Non 13,597 37.68
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Simard17,18655.09+12.84
LiberalAlbert Khelfa12,44139.88−13.49
IndependentMarcel Cloutier1,5705.03
Total valid votes 31,197 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 1,003
Turnout 32,200 83.23 +3.42
Electors on the lists 38,688
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 20,521 64.07
Oui 11,510 35.93
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Khelfa15,79053.37+0.22
Parti QuébécoisGuy Savard12,50242.25−1.00
IndependentRodrigue Lemoyne1,2964.38
Total valid votes 29,588 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 1,260
Turnout 30,848 79.81
Electors on the lists 38,650
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Khelfa16,37353.14+13.01
Parti QuébécoisMaurice Martel13,32643.25−12.81
New DemocraticGuy Verville5871.91
IndependentMichel Guilbault3471.13
Christian SocialistDiane Dufour1050.34
Commonwealth of CanadaJean-Paul Belley720.23
Total valid votes 30,810
Rejected and declined votes 585
Turnout 31,395 81.90 −3.95
Electors on the lists 38,335
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMaurice Martel18,19856.06
LiberalJean Frappier13,02540.13
Union NationaleJulien Cordeau1,0373.19–
IndependentGuy Mandeville770.24
Workers CommunistJean-Paul Cadorette720.22
Marxist–LeninistMario Bellavance500.15
Total valid votes 32,459 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 328
Turnout 32,787 85.85
Electors on the lists 38,189
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 16,455 51.40
Oui 15,559 48.60
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMaurice Martel16,14151.98
LiberalJean Cournoyer11,86738.22
Union NationaleCamille Vertefeuille2,1897.05–
Ralliement créditisteGuy Guilbault8542.75
Total valid votes 31,051 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 399
Turnout 31,450 90.28
Electors on the lists 34,835
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalClaude Simard15,19855.21
Parti QuébécoisSerge Lachapelle9,46434.38
Parti créditisteÉdouard Frigon2,0177.33
Union NationaleA.-Yvon Lamy8483.08
Total valid votes 27,527 98.23
Total rejected ballots 496 1.77
Turnout 28,02387.23
Electors on the lists 32,124
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalClaude Simard12,04742.01
Union NationaleMaurice Martel9,81934.24
Parti QuébécoisClaude Rochon5,86620.45
Ralliement créditisteOctave Grosariu9473.30
Total valid votes 28,679 98.42
Total rejected ballots 461 1.58
Turnout 29,14089.02
Electors on the lists 32,736
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Union NationaleMaurice Martel12,25749.43
LiberalGérard Cournoyer11,17745.08
RINNormand Héon1,2214.92
Ralliement nationalLorenzo Bonneau1410.57
Total valid votes 24,796 98.49
Total rejected ballots 379 1.51
Turnout 25,17587.46
Electors on the lists 29,702
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGérard Cournoyer10,59855.61
Union NationaleBernard Gagné8,46144.39
Total valid votes 19,059 98.85
Total rejected ballots 222 1.15
Turnout 19,28190.11
Electors on the lists 21,396
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGérard Cournoyer9,61752.91
Union NationaleBernard Gagné8,47246.61
IndependentJoseph-Alexandre-Hervé Larivère460.25
IndependentGuy Mandeville420.23
Total valid votes 18,177 98.99
Total rejected ballots 185 1.01
Turnout 18,36288.91
Electors on the lists 20,652
1956 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Union NationaleBernard Gagné9,55254.28
LiberalGérard Cournoyer7,96245.24
Co-operative CommonwealthGérard Labelle660.38
Labor–ProgressiveJean-Paul Lecavalier190.11
Total valid votes 17,599 99.03
Total rejected ballots 172 0.97
Turnout 17,77189.78
Electors on the lists 19,794
1952 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGérard Cournoyer8,75152.88
Union NationaleBernard Gagné7,79747.12
Total valid votes 16,548 98.92
Total rejected ballots 181 1.08
Turnout 16,72989.91
Electors on the lists 18,606
1948 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Union NationaleBernard Gagné6,64747.86
LiberalJoseph-Willie Robidoux6,27045.15
Union des électeursRoger Tardif9706.98
Total valid votes 13,887 99.06
Total rejected ballots 132 0.94
Turnout 14,01984.48
Electors on the lists 16,594
1944 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph-Willie Robidoux7,63655.98
Union NationaleJoseph-Honorius Michaud3,34424.51
Bloc populaireThéode Perron2,66119.51
Total valid votes 13,641 99.24
Total rejected ballots 132 0.76
Turnout 13,74577.73
Electors on the lists 17,682

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=253section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=253&section=superficie
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