Vachon (electoral district)

Vachon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located within the city of Longueuil and includes most of the borough of Saint-Hubert.

Vachon
Quebec electoral district
Location in Longueuil
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Ian Lafrenière
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1980
First contested1981
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2006)48,470
Electors (2012)[1]48,095
Area (km²)[2]61.9
Pop. density (per km²)783
Census division(s)Longueuil (part)
Census subdivision(s)Longueuil (part)

It was created for the 1981 election from a part of Taillon electoral district and is named after early Quebec aviation pioneer Roméo Vachon, who worked at Trans-Canada Airlines; the district includes Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport.[3]

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Taillon
32nd  1981–1985     David Payne Parti Québécois
33rd  1985–1989     Christiane Pelchat Liberal
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998     David Payne Parti Québécois
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007 Camil Bouchard
38th  2007–2008
39th  2008–2010
 2010–2012 Martine Ouellet
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2017
 2017–2018     Independent
42nd  2018–2022     Ian Lafrenière Coalition Avenir Québec
43rd  2022–Present

Election results
2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecIan Lafrenière
LiberalYves Mbattang
Québec solidaireJean-Philippe Samson
Parti QuébécoisAdam Wrzesien
ConservativeMartine Boucher
GreenJuan Carlos Nino Caita–
Climat QuébecJean-Pierre Lacombe–
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists ––
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecIan Lafrenière15,62543.61+18.33
LiberalLinda Caron7,53621.03-11.55
Parti QuébécoisPatrick Ney6,10617.04-16.02
Québec solidaireAndré Vincent5,19414.5+7.21
New DemocraticIan Lecourtois4531.26
ConservativeLise des Greniers4361.22
Bloc PotHugo Bluntss2780.78
Citoyens au pouvoirStéphane Marginean2000.56
Total valid votes 35,828 98.15
Total rejected ballots 676 1.85
Turnout 36,504 70.86
Eligible voters 51,519
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +14.94
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet11,98333.06-6.53
  Liberal Michel Bienvenu 11,809 32.58 +11.37
Coalition Avenir QuébecStephane Robichaud9,16425.28-4.38
Québec solidaireSebastien Robert2,6447.29+2.24
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet14,72339.59
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-François Roberge11,03029.66
  Liberal Linda Langlois Saulnier 7,885 21.21
Québec solidaireSebastien Robert1,8785.05
Quebec provincial by-election, July 5, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet7,86359.15+10.51
LiberalSimon-Pierre Diamond3,23624.34−7.94
Action démocratiqueAlain Dépatie8796.61−7.06
Québec solidaireSébastien Robert7275.47+3.23
GreenYvon Rudolphe4193.15−0.01
IndependentDenis Durand980.74−2.42
IndependentRégent Millette710.53-
Total valid votes 13,293 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 174
Turnout 13,467 29.25 −32.23
Electors on the lists 46,046

Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard13,31248.64+13.76
  Liberal Georges Painchaud 8,835 32.28 +7.59
Action démocratiqueJean-François Denis3,74213.67-20.53
GreenDenis Durand8663.16-0.79
Québec solidaireVincent Lagacé6132.24-0.04
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard11,56034.88-5.57
Action démocratiqueMaro Akoury11,33334.20+16.91
  Liberal Brigitte Mercier 8,184 24.69 -15.08
GreenDenis Durand1,3093.95+2.33
Québec solidaireRichard St-Onge7552.28+1.41
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard12,96040.45-9.30
  Liberal Brigitte Mercier 12,741 39.77 +5.36
Action démocratiqueJoëlle Lescop5,54017.29+2.22
Bloc PotDenis Durand5191.62-
UFPRichard St-Onge2790.87+0.40
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne16,99349.75+0.89
  Liberal Sophie Joncas 11,755 34.41 -3.45
Action démocratiqueRose Paquet Cyr5,14715.07+4.05
  Independent Richard St-Onge 161 0.47 -
  Innovator André Plante 103 0.30 -
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 21,374 56.76
Non 16,284 43.24
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne15,68548.86+3.70
  Liberal André Nadeau 12,154 37.86 -7.64
Action démocratiqueAlain Riendeau3,53611.02-
  Natural Law Robert Turgeon 300 0.93 -
  Economic Denis Gagnon 254 0.79 -
  Sovereignty Guillaume Pereira 170 0.53 -
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 26,333 64.14
Oui 14,721 35.86
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Christiane Pelchat 15,468 45.50 -3.97
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne15,35445.16-1.71
GreenYvon Rudolphe1,2163.58-
  Independent Daniel Dufour 979 2.88 -
  New Democrat Réjean Benoit 620 1.82 -0.26
  Parti 51 Paul Ducharme 223 0.66 -
  United Social Credit Yves Rioux 138 0.41 -
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Christiane Pelchat 16,011 49.47 +10.27
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne15,16946.87-10.98
  New Democrat Michael Kakura Jr. 673 2.08 -
  Parti indépendantiste Daniel Courville 511 1.58 -
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne17,67157.85
  Liberal Jacques Roy 11,972 39.20
Union NationaleJean Paul Côté9012.95

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=229&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=229&section=superficie
  3. "Circonscription électorale de Vachon". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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Maps

45.49°N 73.40°W / 45.49; -73.40

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