Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
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 Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour in relation to other central Quebec ridings |
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| Member of Parliament | Louis Plamondon Bloc Québécois |
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| Population (2001) | 92 650 | |
| Electors (2006) | 75 514 | |
| Area (km²) | 2870 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 32.28 | |
| Riding created | 1968, from Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères | |
| Census divisions | Bécancour Le Bas-Richelieu Nicolet-Yamaska |
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| Subdivisions | Cities: Bécancour Nicolet Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Saint-Ours Sorel-Tracy Municipalities: Aston-Jonction, Baie-du-Febvre, Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, Fortierville, Grand-Saint-Espirit, La-Visitation-de-Yamaska, Lemieux, Manseau, Massueville, Pierreville, Saint-Célestin, Saint-François-du-Lac, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Saint-Sylvère, Saint-Wenceslas, Sainte-Eulalie, Sainte-Françoise, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Sainte-Monique, Yamaska Parishes: Parisville, Saint-Aimé, Saint-Célestin, Saint-David, Saint-Elphège, Saint-Gérard-Majella, Saint-Robert, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Sainte-Perpétue, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, First Nations reserves: Odanak 12, Wôlinak 11 |
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Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour (formerly Richelieu) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
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[edit] Geography
The riding, along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie.
The riding consists of:
- the Regional County Municipality of Nicolet-Yamaska, including Odanak Indian reserve No. 12;
- the Regional County Municipality of Le Bas-Richelieu; and
- the Regional County Municipality of Bécancour, including Wôlinak Indian reserve No. 11.
The neighbouring ridings are Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richmond—Arthabaska, Drummond, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Berthier—Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.
[edit] History
It was created as "Richelieu" riding in 1968 from parts of Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères ridings.
It was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" in 1998.
In 2003, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Richelieu" riding, which incorporated parts of Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. Richelieu was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" after the 2004 election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères prior to 1968 | ||||
| Richelieu | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1972 | Florian Coté | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972-1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | Jean-Louis Leduc | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988-1990 | Louis Plamondon | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1990 | Independent | |||
| 1990-1993 | Bloc Québécois | |||
| 35th | 1993-1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | |||
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour | ||||
| 37th | 2000-2004 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | |
| Richelieu | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | |
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour | ||||
| 39th | 2006- | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | |
[edit] Election results
[edit] Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 2004-present
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 27 734 | 55.77 | -14.26 | ||
| Conservative | Marie-Eve Helle-Lambert | 11 598 | 23.32 | +15.04 | ||
| Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 6543 | 13.16 | -11.40 | ||
| New Democrat | Marie-Claude Roberge Cartier | 2262 | 4.55 | +2.29 | ||
| Green | Louis Lacroix | 1596 | 3.21 | +1.34 | ||
[edit] Richelieu, 2003-2004
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 31 497 | 70.03 | +13.11 | ||
| Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 11 045 | 24.56 | -6.48 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel A. Proulx | 3726 | 8.28 | -0.78 | ||
| New Democrat | Charles Bussière | 1017 | 2.26 | +1.31 | ||
| Green | Jean-Pierre Bonenfant | 839 | 1.87 | Ø | ||
| Marijuana | Daniel Blackburn | 580 | 1.29 | -0.74 | ||
Conservative change from combined Canadian Alliance-Progressive Conservative votes.
[edit] Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 1998 - 2003
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 25 266 | 56.92 | +2.12 | ||
| Liberal | Roland Paradis | 13 781 | 31.04 | +2.13 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Frédéric Lajoie | 2078 | 4.68 | Ø | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Rousseau | 1944 | 4.38 | -9.78 | ||
| Marijuana | Black D. Blackburn | 901 | 2.03 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Raymond Dorion | 421 | 0.95 | -1.18 | ||
[edit] Richelieu, 1968 - 1998
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 26 421 | 54.80 | -11.58 | ||
| Liberal | Jocelyn Paul | 13 941 | 28.91 | +5.91 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Yves Schelling | 6827 | 14.16 | +4.58 | ||
| New Democrat | Sylvain Pelletier | 1028 | 2.13 | +1.42 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 31 558 | 66.38 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | Michel Biron | 10 936 | 23.00 | +3.73 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorraine Frappier | 4554 | 9.58 | -59.33 | ||
| New Democrat | Carl Ethier | 337 | 0.71 | -6.06 | ||
| Commonwealth | Paulo Da Silva | 157 | 0.33 | Ø | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Plamondon | 32 104 | 68.91 | +9.69 | ||
| Liberal | Yvon Hébert | 8979 | 19.27 | -11.49 | ||
| New Democrat | Gaston Dupuis | 3154 | 6.77 | +2.29 | ||
| Green | Jacqueline Lacoste | 1896 | 4.07 | Ø | ||
| Rhino | Poison Paul Hevey | 457 | 0.98 | -0.97 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Plamondon | 28 747 | 59.22 | +39.25 | ||
| Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 14 933 | 30.76 | -37.39 | ||
| New Democrat | Gaston Dupuis | 2174 | 4.48 | -2.86 | ||
| Nationaliste | Guy Vachon | 1463 | 3.01 | Ø | ||
| Rhino | Pi-oui Banville | 945 | 1.95 | -1.02 | ||
| Social Credit | Rénald Bibeau | 202 | 0.42 | Ø | ||
| Commonwealth | Yves Julien | 76 | 0.16 | Ø | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 27 886 | 68.15 | +12.29 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Daniel Rock | 8155 | 19.97 | -4.92 | ||
| New Democrat | Julian Heller | 3004 | 7.34 | +4.02 | ||
| Rhino | Hélène Moreau | 1215 | 2.97 | +0.67 | ||
| Not affiliated | Jean-Paul Cadorette | 268 | 0.65 | Ø | ||
| Union Populaire | Rolland Cousineau | 265 | 0.65 | +0.17 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Mario Bellavance | 124 | 0.30 | -0.02 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 25 264 | 55.86 | -3.12 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Gervais | 11 258 | 24.89 | -9.28 | ||
| Social Credit | André Hébert | 5798 | 12.82 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Madeleine Martel | 1500 | 3.32 | -1.44 | ||
| Rhino | Jean-Serge Baribeau | 1041 | 2.30 | Ø | ||
| Union Populaire | Rolland Cousineau | 218 | 0.48 | Ø | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Mario Bellavance | 145 | 0.32 | -1.77 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 20 801 | 58.98 | +10.64 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Biron | 12 052 | 34.17 | +8.81 | ||
| New Democrat | Hans-G. Zimmermann | 1679 | 4.76 | +1.53 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Robert Bibeau | 737 | 2.09 | Ø | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 18 087 | 48.34 | -0.42 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Ménard | 9487 | 25.36 | -14.25 | ||
| Social Credit | Guy Dufour | 8340 | 22.30 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | René Bélanger | 1209 | 3.23 | -0.9 | ||
| Not affiliated | Guy Mandeville | 292 | 0.78 | Ø | ||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 15 350 | 48.76 | Ø | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Gagné | 12 470 | 39.61 | Ø | ||
| Ralliement créditiste | Armand Preston | 1966 | 6.25 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Lise Proulx-Morgan | 1300 | 4.13 | Ø | ||
| Independent | Joffre Ritter | 395 | 1.25 | Ø | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Richelieu 1966-1998
- Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour 1998-2003
- Richelieu 2003- 2004
- Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour 2004-present
- Atlas of Canada
| Federal Ridings in Central Quebec | ||
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| Bloc Québécois |
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour | Berthier—Maskinongé | Joliette | Montcalm | Repentigny | Saint-Maurice—Champlain | Trois-Rivières |
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| Conservative | ||
| Independent | ||
