Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district)

Rivière-du-Loup is a former provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, which elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

Rivière-du-Loup
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1930
District abolished1939
District re-created1944
District re-abolished2011
First contested1931
Last contested2009 (by-election)
Demographics
Population (2006)42,780
Electors (2008)[1]33,981
Area (km²)[2]2,481.21
Census division(s)Les Basques (all), Rivière-du-Loup (all)
Census subdivision(s)Cacouna, L'Isle-Verte, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Antonin, Saint-Arsène, Saint-Clément, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Éloi, Saint-Épiphane, Sainte-Françoise, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger, Saint-Guy, Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Saint-Médard, Saint-Modeste, Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix, Sainte-Rita, Saint-Simon, Trois-Pistoles; Cacouna (Indian reserve), Whitworth; Lac-Boisbouscache

It was created for the 1931 election from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup; however, it was re-created for the 1944 election.

Its final general election was in 2008; there was a by-election in 2009. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
  1. Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1931–1939)
  2. did not exist (1939–1944), see Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup
  3. Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1944–1948)
  4. Roméo Gagné, Union Nationale (1948–1956)
  5. Alphonse Couturier, Liberal (1956–1966)
  6. Gérard Lebel, Union Nationale (1966–1970)
  7. Paul Lafrance, Liberal (1970–1976)
  8. Jules Boucher, Parti Québécois (1976–1985)
  9. Albert Côté, Liberal (1985–1994)
  10. Mario Dumont, Action démocratique (1994-2009)
  11. Jean D'Amour, Liberal (2009, 2009–2012), Independent (2009)

Linguistic demographics

Election results
Quebec provincial by-election, June 22, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean D'Amour9,95947.49+20.50
Parti QuébécoisPaul Crête7,51435.83+21.63
Action démocratiqueGilberte Côté3,08914.73−37.04
GreenMartin Poirier1510.72−1.67
IndependentVictor-Lévy Beaulieu930.44−2.34
Québec solidaireBenoît Renaud890.42−1.44
Finance ReformDenis Couture400.19–
Parti indépendantisteÉric Tremblay370.18–
Total valid votes 20,97299.44
Total rejected ballots 1190.56
Turnout 21,09161.64−2.34
Electors on the lists 34,219
Called upon the resignation of Mario Dumont.
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont11,11551.77-6.70
LiberalJean-Pierre Rioux5,79526.99-1.29
Parti QuébécoisStephan Shields3,04814.20+3.40
IndependentVictor-Lévy Beaulieu5972.78–
GreenAlain Gagnon5132.39-0.06
Québec solidaireStacy Larouche4001.86–
Total valid votes 21,46898.74–
Total rejected ballots 2731.26–
Turnout 21,74163.98-14.29
Electors on the lists 33,981––
Action démocratique hold Swing -2.70
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont15,27658.47+1.24
LiberalJean D'Amour7,39028.29+4.53
Parti QuébécoisHugues Belzile2,82110.80-6.88
GreenMartin Poirier6392.45+1.12
Total valid votes 26,12699.20–
Total rejected ballots 2100.80–
Turnout 26,33678.27+5.61
Electors on the lists 33,648––
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont13,45257.23+10.89
LiberalJacques Morin5,58523.76-1.55
Parti QuébécoisCarol Gilbert4,15517.68-9.15
GreenJulie Morin3121.33–
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont10,89746.34-8.43
Parti QuébécoisLise Chouinard6,30826.83-0.37
LiberalJean Morin5,95225.31+7.92
Bloc PotLéo Legault1970.84–
IndependentDaniel Morin980.42–
Socialist DemocracyLouis Leroux610.26–
Action démocratique hold Swing -4.03
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Yes 14,561 54.59
No 12,114 45.41
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont13,30754.77–
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel6,60827.20-14.85
LiberalJean D'Amour4,22617.39-37.09
IndependentL. Richard Cimon990.41–
Natural LawArmand Pouliot550.23–
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,657 62.28
Oui 8,272 37.72
1989 Quebec general election: Rivière-du-Loup
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Côté11,31754.48+1.16
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel8,73642.05-0.77
Marxist–LeninistPierre-Paul Malenfant7203.47–
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Côté11,69053.32+13.60
Parti QuébécoisDenise M. Levesque9,38642.82-12.50
New DemocraticMarius Tremblay7113.24–
  Christian Socialist Evelyne Sévigny 136 0.62 –
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJules Boucher12,87155.32+16.79
  Liberal Emilien Michaud 9,242 39.72 +8.98
Union NationaleRégent Raymond1,1544.96-16.44
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 14,452 56.64
Yes 11,065 43.36
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJules Boucher9,41538.53+20.96
  Liberal Paul Lafrance 7,511 30.74 -19.67
Union NationaleRéal Grondin5,23021.40+11.49
  Ralliement créditiste Gérard Roy 2,281 9.33 -12.78
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Lafrance10,82750.41+9.01
  Parti créditiste Gérard Roy 4,748 22.11 +9.77
Parti QuébécoisFrank Lemieux3,77317.57+7.89
Union NationaleRéal Grondin2,1299.91-26.67
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Lafrance8,58641.40-6.42
Union NationaleGérard Lebel7,58536.58-15.60
  Ralliement créditiste Robert Bergeron 2,558 12.34 –
Parti QuébécoisMarius Milord2,0089.68–
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleGérard Lebel9,69152.18+3.40
  Liberal Alphonse Courturier 8,880 47.82 -3.40
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,49351.22-0.49
Union NationaleGérard Lebel8,09048.78+0.49
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,67151.71+0.47
Union NationaleMaurice-Wilfrid Soucy8,09948.29+0.35
1956 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,62351.24+2.76
Union NationaleMaurice-Wilfrid Soucy8,06747.94-3.21
  Independent U.N. Pierre-Hervé Marquis 139 0.83 –
1952 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné8,68951.15-5.75
  Liberal Alphonse Courturier 8,236 48.48 +7.23
  Independent U.N. Jean-Baptiste Lavoie 62 0.36 –
1948 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné9,39156.90+12.96
  Liberal Léon Casgrain 6,809 41.25 -9.12
  Union des électeurs Marc Riou 305 1.85 –
1944 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLéon Casgrain7,06150.37
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné6,16043.94
Bloc populaireThomas Talbot7975.69

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=698&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=698&section=superficie
  3. Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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47.80°N 69.42°W / 47.80; -69.42

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