Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)

Rivière-du-Nord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Rivière-du-Nord
Quebec electoral district
Rivière-du-Nord in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Rhéal Fortin
Bloc Québécois
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2019)[1]112,156
Electors (2019)95,813
Area (km²)[2]381
Pop. density (per km²)294.4
Census division(s)La Rivière-du-Nord
Census subdivision(s)Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte

Geography

The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, Terrebonne and Mirabel.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings. In the 2012 electoral redistribution, the riding lost Saint-Colomban to Mirabel.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Rivière-du-Nord
Riding created from Laurentides, Berthier—Montcalm
and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
38th  2004–2006     Monique Guay Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Pierre Dionne Labelle New Democratic
43rd  2015–2018     Rhéal Fortin Bloc Québécois
 2018–2018     Groupe parlementaire québécois
 2018–2019     Bloc Québécois
 2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Rivière-du-Nord (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRhéal Fortin31,28152.0+20.0$14,299.86
LiberalFlorence Gagnon13,40222.3-4.1$53,916.68
ConservativeSylvie Fréchette7,12011.8+3.3$28,363.50
New DemocraticMyriam Ouellette4,1947.0-23.1none listed
GreenJoey Leckman3,3455.6+3.1$7,366.15
People'sNormand Michaud4070.7$45.01
Indépendence du QuébecNicolas Riqueur-Lainé2250.4$117.25
IndependentLucie St-Gelais1270.2$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,101100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,206
Turnout 61,30764.0
Eligible voters 95,813
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRhéal Fortin18,15732.05+3.85$29,318.93
New DemocraticPierre Dionne Labelle17,07730.14-24.98$42,630.13
LiberalJanice Bélair Rolland14,93326.36+19.91$11,873.97
ConservativeRomain Vignol4,7938.46+0.03$3,414.56
GreenJoey Leckman1,4362.53+0.74$4,357.78
RhinocerosFobozof A. Côté2610.46$501.24
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,657100.0 $230,280.85
Total rejected ballots 1,044
Turnout 57,70165.13
Eligible voters 88,586
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +14.42
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic26,29055.12
  Bloc Québécois13,44928.20
  Conservative4,0228.43
  Liberal3,0786.45
  Green8561.79
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPierre Dionne Labelle29,60355.3+40.6
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay15,10528.2-25.4
ConservativeSylvain Charron4,4698.3-6.1
LiberalJonathan Juteau3,4006.3-7.3
GreenRené Piché9721.8-1.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,549 100.0
Total rejected ballots 880 1.6
Turnout 54,429 60.2
Eligible voters 90,398
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay26,58853.6-5.5$30,431
New DemocraticSimon Bernier7,18714.5+7.3$1,889
ConservativeGilles Duguay7,17014.4-6.3$21,051
LiberalJoao Neves6,75513.6+4.3$2,401
GreenRené Piché1,6563.3-0.3
IndependentJocelyne Leduc2730.6$165
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,629100.0 $88,578
Total rejected ballots 851 1.0
Electors on lists 85,179
Turnout 59,26
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay27,78959.1-7.3$48,755
ConservativePierre Albert9,76920.8+15.2$6,473
LiberalYannick Guénette4,3659.3-12.3$7,837
New DemocraticSimon Bernier3,3937.2+4.3$1,863
GreenMaude Genet1,7223.7+1.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,038 100.0 $79,573
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay29,20466.3$60,052
LiberalLorraine Auclair9,50921.6$55,195
ConservativeCatherine Brousseau2,4355.5$4,362
New DemocraticFrançois Côté1,2902.9
GreenMarcel Poirier1,1292.6
MarijuanaChristian Marcoux4591.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,026 100.0 $76,106

See also

References

  • "(Code 24059) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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