Huntingdon (provincial electoral district)

Huntingdon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sainte-Martine, Napierville, Ormstown, Saint-Michel, Saint-Anicet, Lacolle and Sainte-Clotilde.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Huntingdon (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Huntingdon (Province of Canada electoral district).
Huntingdon
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:45.051°N 74.032°W / 45.051; -74.032
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Carole Mallette
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1867
District abolished1988
District re-created2001
First contested1867
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2012)[1]41,339
Area (km²)[2]2,265.9
Census subdivision(s)Dundee, Elgin, Franklin, Godmanchester, Havelock, Hemmingford (township), Hemmingford (village), Hinchinbrooke, Howick, Huntingdon, Lacolle, Napierville, Ormstown, Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Saint-Chrysostome, Sainte-Clotilde, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Sainte-Martine, Saint-Michel, Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Saint-Urbain-Premier, Saint-Valentin, Très-Saint-Sacrement; Akwesasne

It was originally created for the 1867 election. Its final election was in 1989 and its successor electoral district was Beauharnois-Huntingdon.

It was re-created for the 2003 election from parts of Beauharnois-Huntingdon and Saint-Jean electoral districts.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Saint-Rémi to the newly created Sanguinet electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869     Julius Scriver Conservative
 1869–1871 William Cantwell
2nd  1871–1874† Thomas Sanders
 1874–1875 Alexander Cameron
3rd  1875–1876     Liberal
 1876–1878
4th  1878–1881
5th  1881–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1892
8th  1892–1897 George Washington Stephens Sr.
9th  1897–1900
10th  1900–1904 William H. Walker
11th  1904–1908
12th  1908–1912
13th  1912–1913†
 1913–1916 Andrew Philps
14th  1916–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1927
17th  1927–1929†
 1929–1931     Martin Fisher Conservative
18th  1931–1935
19th  1935–1936
20th  1936–1939     Union Nationale
21st  1939–1941†     James Walker Ross Liberal
 1941–1944 Dennis James O'Connor
22nd  1944–1946†
 1947–1948     John Gillies Rennie Union Nationale
23rd  1948–1952
24th  1952–1956 Henry Alister Darby Somerville
25th  1956–1960
26th  1960–1962
27th  1962–1966
28th  1966–1970     Kenneth Fraser Liberal
29th  1970–1973
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1979     Claude Dubois Union Nationale
 1979–1981     Liberal
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois-Huntingdon
Riding re-created from Beauharnois-Huntingdon and Saint-Jean
37th  2003–2007     André Chenail Liberal
38th  2007–2008     Albert De Martin Action démocratique
39th  2008–2012     Stéphane Billette Liberal
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022     Claire IsaBelle Coalition Avenir Québec
43rd  2022–Present Carole Mallette

Election results
2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecCarole Mallette13,66446.64+8.95
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant4,21414.39-20.84
ConservativeFrançois Gagnon3,92313.39+12.02
Parti QuébécoisNathan Leblanc3,52212.02+0.99
Québec solidaireEmmanuelle Perras3,26511.15-1.57
GreenJosé Bro3671.25-0.29
CanadianRaymond Frizzell3391.16–
Total valid votes 29,29498.71
Total rejected ballots 3841.29
Turnout 29,67864.27-3.33
Electors on the lists 46,178
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing –
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecClaire IsaBelle10,89337.69+14.04
LiberalStéphane Billette10,18235.23-13.34
Québec solidaireAiden Hodgins-Ravensbergen3,67612.72+7.59
Parti QuébécoisHuguette Hébert3,18811.03-9.25
GreenVictoria Mary Haliburton4441.54
ConservativeJérémie Ouellette3961.37+0.42
New DemocraticCharles Orme1260.44
Total valid votes 28,905 98.27
Total rejected ballots 508 1.73
Turnout 29,413 67.60
Eligible voters 43,512
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +13.69
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Stéphane Billette 11178 44.01
Parti QuébécoisJoan Gosselin698827.51
Action démocratiqueAlbert De Martin637225.09
Québec solidaireStephane Thellen8633.40
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Action démocratiqueAlbert De Martin1348042.90+25.08
  Liberal André Chenail 9883 31.45 -21.08
Parti QuébécoisÉric Pigeon707022.50-5.62
Québec solidaireMarc Pronovost6932.21
  Independent Jean Siouville 295 0.94
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal André Chenail 15512 52.53
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Boileau830228.12
Action démocratiqueMichel Lavoie526117.82
Bloc PotKenneth Rimmer4521.53

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=149&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=149&section=superficie
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