Terrebonne—Blainville

Terrebonne—Blainville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015.

Terrebonne—Blainville
Quebec electoral district
2003 boundaries
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2012
First contested1997
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]121,095
Electors (2011)83,300
Area (km²)[1]220.13
Census division(s)Thérèse-De Blainville, Les Moulins
Census subdivision(s)Terrebonne, Blainville, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Joliette ridings.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution saw the riding abolished into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel.[2]

Geography

The riding contains the towns of Blainville et Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines in the region of Laurentides, and the town of Terrebonne in Lanaudière.

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm, Alfred-Pellan, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Terrebonne—Blainville
Riding created from Blainville—Deux-Montagnes,
Terrebonne and Joliette
36th  1997–2000     Paul Mercier Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004 Diane Bourgeois
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Charmaine Borg New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel

Election results

Terrebonne—Blainville, 1997–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharmaine Borg28,26049.3+35.8
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois17,66330.8-21.8
ConservativeJean-Philippe Payment5,2369.1-4.9
LiberalRobert Frégeau4,8938.5-8.0
GreenMichel Paulette1,2192.1-1.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,271 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,025 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 58,296 65.9-0.1
Eligible voters 88,442
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +28.8
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois28,30352.3-6.8$62,243
LiberalEva Nassif8,93716.5+7.6$14,566
ConservativeDaniel Lebel7,55114.0-6.0$36,447
New DemocraticMichel Le Clair7,27813.5+6.0$2,256
GreenMartin Drapeau1,7143.2-1.2$806
IndependentM. Zamboni Cadieux2830.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,066100.0 $87,417
Total rejected ballots 911 1.70.0
Turnout 54,977 66.0+3.7
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois30,19759.2-9.0$42,306
ConservativeDaniel Lebel10,21220.0+14.4$15,696
LiberalMaxime Thériault4,5769.0-10.7$8,126
New DemocraticMichel Leclair3,8297.5+4.3$1,211
GreenMartin Drapeau2,2164.3+1.0$291
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,030100.0 $78,841
Total rejected ballots 886 1.7-1.0
Turnout 51,916 62.3+5.7
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois31,28868.1+16.2$62,201
LiberalPierre Gingras9,04819.7-12.0$54,385
ConservativePatrick Légaré2,5825.6-6.6$3,305
GreenMartin Drapeau1,5543.4
New DemocraticNormand Beaudet1,4513.2+1.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,923 100.0 $75,469
Total rejected ballots 1,252 2.7
Turnout 47,175 56.6

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois28,93351.9+1.5
LiberalFrançois-Hugues Liberge17,66831.7+5.3
AllianceGuylaine St-Georges3,7416.7
Progressive ConservativeMélanie Gemme3,0895.5-15.8
Natural LawPascale Levert1,1932.1
New DemocraticNormand Beaudet1,1112.00.0
Total valid votes 55,735 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisPaul Mercier28,06650.4-18.5
LiberalMarcel Therrien14,68726.4+8.5
Progressive ConservativeDominic Dupuis11,88321.3+9.7
New DemocraticColette Bouchard1,0902.0+0.9
Total valid votes 55,726 100.0

See also

References

  • "(Code 24071) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history 1997-present from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding map for Terrebonne—Blainville, archived by Elections Canada

Notes

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