Jonquière (federal electoral district)

Jonquière is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004 and again from the 2015 election onward.

Jonquière
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]87,596
Electors (2019)72,713
Area (km²)[1]42,453
Pop. density (per km²)2.1
Census division(s)Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Saguenay
Census subdivision(s)Saguenay (part), Saint-Honoré, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Nazaire, Larouche, Labrecque, Bégin, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lapointe and Montmorency ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Jonquière—Alma and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord ridings. It was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[2]

Ethnic groups: 94.8% White, 4.1% Indigenous

Languages: 98.2% French

Religions: 78.5% Christian (72.0% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 21.1% None

Median income: $42,400 (2020)

Average income: $49,200 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament}:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jonquière
Riding created from Lapointe and Montmorency
31st  1979–1980     Gilles Marceau Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Pierre Blackburn Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     André Caron Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000 Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Jonquière—Alma
Riding re-created from Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
42nd  2015–2019     Karine Trudel New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021     Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

2015–present

Graph of election results in Jonquière (since 2011, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard19,03641.9+6.3$21,445.47
ConservativeLouise Gravel13,22329.1+8.2$28,273.75
LiberalStéphane Bégin9,54621.0+5.1$15,443.09
New DemocraticMarieve Ruel2,5595.6-19.0$1,358.35
GreenMarie-Josée Yelle7381.6-0.4$0.00
RhinocerosLine Bélanger3720.8N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,47497.5$127,988.39
Total rejected ballots 1,1882.5
Turnout 46,66263.2
Registered voters 73,830
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.9
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard17,57735.6+12.31$11,695.16
New DemocraticKarine Trudel12,14124.6-4.59$58,005.08
ConservativePhilippe Gagnon10,33820.9+4.01$52,967.51
LiberalVincent Garneau7,84915.9-12.58$42,992.12
GreenLyne Bourdages1,0092.0+0.64$0.00
People'sSylvie Théodore4530.9$1,360.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,367100.0
Total rejected ballots 999
Turnout 50,36669.3
Eligible voters 72,713
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +8.45
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKarine Trudel14,03929.19-13.31$73,851.56
LiberalMarc Pettersen13,70028.48+25.77$11,172.02
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Caron11,20223.29+4.03$40,340.00
ConservativeUrsula Larouche8,12416.89-17.24$43,411.16
GreenCarmen Budilean6561.36+0.07
RhinocerosMarielle Couture3820.79+0.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,103100.0 $244,585.34
Total rejected ballots 899
Turnout 49,002
Eligible voters 72,605
New Democratic hold Swing -19.54
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic19,82942.50
  Conservative15,92634.13
  Bloc Québécois8,98519.26
  Liberal1,2652.71
  Green6001.29
  Rhinoceros510.11

1979–2004

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisJocelyne Girard-Bujold16,189
LiberalJean-Guy Boily11,574
AllianceSylvain Néron3,428
New DemocraticMichel Deraiche1,139
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisJocelyne Girard-Bujold16,415
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Giguère11,808
LiberalMartial Guay4,874
New DemocraticCarmel Bélanger353
Natural LawNormand Dufour348
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Caron25,061
Progressive ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn6,637
LiberalGilles Savard4,519
Natural LawNormand Dufour435
New DemocraticKarl Bélanger410
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn21,523
New DemocraticFrançoise Gauthier7,026
LiberalLaval Tremblay5,277
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean-Pierre Blackburn18,217
LiberalGilles Marceau14,088
New DemocraticJean Malaison1,870
Parti nationalisteMagella Archibald1,620
RhinocerosRichard Boudrias Bouchard905
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilles Marceau22,202
New DemocraticJacques Hubert4,444
Social CreditHarold Lévesque1,315
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Mireault1,126
Union populaireLuc Trottier380
Marxist–LeninistJohn J. Walsh127
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilles Marceau21,969
Social CreditJean Maurice Colombe7,596
New DemocraticJacques Hubert2,724
Progressive ConservativeGaston Dion1,597
RhinocerosAlain-Arthur Painchaud1,069
Marxist–LeninistJohn Joseph Walsh75

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References

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