Richelieu (provincial electoral district)

Richelieu (French: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ) is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu and Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel.

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, 1944
Last contested1939, 2018
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

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Legislature Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869†     Joseph Beaudreau Conservative
 1869–1871 Pierre Gélinas
2nd  1871–1875 Joseph Adolphe Dorion
3rd  1875–1878 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  2018–2022     Jean-Bernard Émond Coalition Avenir Québec
43rd  2022–Present

Election results

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2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Bernard Émond
Parti Québécois Gabriel Arpin
Québec solidaire David Dionne
Conservative Marie-Ève Dionne
Liberal Anthony Sauriol
Climat Québec Alejandra Velasquez
Démocratie directe André Blanchette
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Bernard Émond 15,258 49.79 +17.3
Parti Québécois Sylvain Rochon 7,062 23.05 -12.94
Québec solidaire Sophie Pagé Sabourin 4,101 13.38 +10.71
Liberal Sophie Chevalier 3,456 11.28 -13.66
Green Ksenia Svetoushkina 402 1.31 -0.43
Conservative Patrick Corriveau 364 1.19 +0.72
Total valid votes 30,643 98.10
Total rejected ballots 592 1.90
Turnout 31,235 70.43
Eligible voters 44,346
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +15.12
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Sylvain Rochon 7,294 35.99 -3.03
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Bernard Émond 6,584 32.49 +5.68
Liberal Benoît Théroux 5,054 24.94 -0.71
Québec solidaire Marie-Ève Mathieu 541 2.67 -2.63
Green Vincent Pouliot 352 1.74 +0.59
Option nationale Sol Zanetti 316 1.56 +0.22
Conservative Daniel Gaudreau 95 0.47 -0.25
Équipe Autonomiste Louis Chandonnet 30 0.15
Total valid votes 20,266 98.46 +1.01
Total rejected ballots 318 1.54 -0.99
Turnout 20,584 46.41 -23.17
Electors on the lists 44,356
Parti Québécois hold Swing -4.35
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Élaine Zakaïb 11,695 39.02 -4.03
Coalition Avenir Québec Martin Baller 8,036 26.81 -5.52
Liberal Alain Plante 7,687 25.65 +7.42
Québec solidaire Marie-Ève Mathieu 1,589 5.30 +2.08
Option nationale Jean-François Tremblay 403 1.34 -1.82
Green Claude Bourgault 346 1.15
Conservative Marc Gaudet 215 0.72
Total valid votes 29,971 97.45
Total rejected ballots 785 2.55
Turnout 30,756 69.58 -8.11
Electors on the lists 44,201
Parti Québécois hold Swing +0.75
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Élaine Zakaïb 14,474 43.05 -5.81
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Bernard Émond 10,873 32.34 +19.58
Liberal Alain Plante 6,128 18.23 -14.82
Québec solidaire Marie-Ève Mathieu 1,084 3.22 +0.50
Option nationale Michaël Rocheleau 1,065 3.17
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 Québécois Sylvain Simard 11,591 46.99 +8.96
Liberal Christian Cournoyer 8,552 34.67 +10.43
Action démocratique Patrick Fournier 3,126 12.67 −18.70
Québec solidaire Paul Martin 705 2.86 +0.27
Green Patrick Lamothe 693 2.81 −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 Québécois Sylvain Simard 11,411 38.03 −8.33
Action démocratique Philippe Rochat 9,413 31.37 +18.26
Liberal Gilles Salvas 7,275 24.24 −13.89
Green François Desmarais 986 3.29
Québec solidaire Éric Noël 778 2.59
Independent Normand Philibert 145 0.48
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 Québécois Sylvain Simard 13,286 46.36 −9.95
Liberal Benoît Lefebvre 10,927 38.13 +10.46
Action démocratique Micheline Ulrich 3,756 13.11 −1.31
Bloc Pot Marie-Hélène Charbonneau 407 1.42
Independent Nidal Joad 109 0.38
Independent Steve Ritter 100 0.35
Christian Democracy Florette Villemure Larochelle 74 0.26
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 Québécois Sylvain Simard 17,745 56.31 +1.22
Liberal Gilles Ferlatte 8,718 27.66 −12.22
Action démocratique Patrick Gauthier 4,543 14.42
Independent Michel Groleau 261 0.83
  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 Québécois Sylvain Simard 17,186 55.09 +12.84
Liberal Albert Khelfa 12,441 39.88 −13.49
Independent Marcel Cloutier 1,570 5.03
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 % ±%
Liberal Albert Khelfa 15,790 53.37 +0.22
Parti Québécois Guy Savard 12,502 42.25 −1.00
Independent Rodrigue Lemoyne 1,296 4.38
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 % ±%
Liberal Albert Khelfa 16,373 53.14 +13.01
Parti Québécois Maurice Martel 13,326 43.25 −12.81
New Democratic Guy Verville 587 1.91
Independent Michel Guilbault 347 1.13
Christian Socialist Diane Dufour 105 0.34
Commonwealth of Canada Jean-Paul Belley 72 0.23
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 Québécois Maurice Martel 18,198 56.06
Liberal Jean Frappier 13,025 40.13
Union Nationale Julien Cordeau 1,037 3.19
Independent Guy Mandeville 77 0.24
Workers Communist Jean-Paul Cadorette 72 0.22
Marxist–Leninist Mario Bellavance 50 0.15
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 Québécois Maurice Martel 16,141 51.98
Liberal Jean Cournoyer 11,867 38.22
Union Nationale Camille Vertefeuille 2,189 7.05
Ralliement créditiste Guy Guilbault 854 2.75
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 %
Liberal Claude Simard 15,198 55.21
Parti Québécois Serge Lachapelle 9,464 34.38
Parti créditiste Édouard Frigon 2,017 7.33
Union Nationale A.-Yvon Lamy 848 3.08
Total valid votes 27,527 98.23
Total rejected ballots 496 1.77
Turnout 28,023 87.23
Electors on the lists 32,124
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Claude Simard 12,047 42.01
Union Nationale Maurice Martel 9,819 34.24
Parti Québécois Claude Rochon 5,866 20.45
Ralliement créditiste Octave Grosariu 947 3.30
Total valid votes 28,679 98.42
Total rejected ballots 461 1.58
Turnout 29,140 89.02
Electors on the lists 32,736
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Maurice Martel 12,257 49.43
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 11,177 45.08
RIN Normand Héon 1,221 4.92
Ralliement national Lorenzo Bonneau 141 0.57
Total valid votes 24,796 98.49
Total rejected ballots 379 1.51
Turnout 25,175 87.46
Electors on the lists 29,702
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 10,598 55.61
Union Nationale Bernard Gagné 8,461 44.39
Total valid votes 19,059 98.85
Total rejected ballots 222 1.15
Turnout 19,281 90.11
Electors on the lists 21,396
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 9,617 52.91
Union Nationale Bernard Gagné 8,472 46.61
Independent Joseph-Alexandre-Hervé Larivère 46 0.25
Independent Guy Mandeville 42 0.23
Total valid votes 18,177 98.99
Total rejected ballots 185 1.01
Turnout 18,362 88.91
Electors on the lists 20,652
1956 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Bernard Gagné 9,552 54.28
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 7,962 45.24
Co-operative Commonwealth Gérard Labelle 66 0.38
Labor–Progressive Jean-Paul Lecavalier 19 0.11
Total valid votes 17,599 99.03
Total rejected ballots 172 0.97
Turnout 17,771 89.78
Electors on the lists 19,794
1952 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 8,751 52.88
Union Nationale Bernard Gagné 7,797 47.12
Total valid votes 16,548 98.92
Total rejected ballots 181 1.08
Turnout 16,729 89.91
Electors on the lists 18,606
1948 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Bernard Gagné 6,647 47.86
Liberal Joseph-Willie Robidoux 6,270 45.15
Union des électeurs Roger Tardif 970 6.98
Total valid votes 13,887 99.06
Total rejected ballots 132 0.94
Turnout 14,019 84.48
Electors on the lists 16,594
1944 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph-Willie Robidoux 7,636 55.98
Union Nationale Joseph-Honorius Michaud 3,344 24.51
Bloc populaire Théode Perron 2,661 19.51
Total valid votes 13,641 99.24
Total rejected ballots 132 0.76
Turnout 13,745 77.73
Electors on the lists 17,682

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