Saint-Jean (electoral district)
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Saint-Jean 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 extends along the Richelieu River southeast of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie. It consists of the northern and western parts of the RCM of Le Haut-Richelieu.
The neighbouring ridings are Beauharnois—Salaberry, Brossard—La Prairie, Chambly—Borduas, Shefford, and Brome—Missisquoi.
Its population is 95 096, of whom 79 885 are on the voter's list, and has an area of 734 km².
[edit] History
It was created in 1966 from parts of Beauharnois—Salaberry, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie and Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Walter Smith, Liberal (1968-1979)
- Paul-André Massé, Liberal (1979-1984)
- André Bissonnette, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)
- Clément Couture, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
- Claude Bachand, Bloc Québécois (1993-present)
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 28,070 | |||
| Conservative | Francis Lévesque | 11,516 | |||
| Liberal | Maro Akoury | 6,426 | |||
| New Democrat | Mathieu-Gilles Lanciault | 3,622 | |||
| Green | Véronique Bisaillon | 2,371 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 29,485 | |||
| Liberal | Michel Fecteau | 12,729 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Khoury | 3,856 | |||
| New Democrat | Jonathan Trépanier | 1,687 | |||
| Green | Claude Genest | 1,298 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 22,686 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Khoury | 17,262 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Josée Coulombe | 3,169 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérald L'Ecuyer | 2,764 | |||
| Marijuana | Marc St-Jean | 872 | |||
| New Democrat | Julien Patenaude | 698 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 22,441 | |||
| Liberal | Diane MacDonald | 13,239 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérald L'Ecuyer | 11,938 | |||
| New Democrat | Julien Patenaude | 755 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | André Davignon | 347 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 29,753 | |||
| Liberal | Delbert Deschambault | 14,244 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Couture | 7,795 | |||
| Natural Law | Alain Longpré | 872 | |||
| New Democrat | Jutta Teigeler | 504 | |||
| Commonwealth | Guy David | 105 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Couture | 27,685 | |||
| Liberal | Gilles Dolbec | 14,643 | |||
| New Democrat | Rezeq Faraj | 5,786 | |||
| Rhino | Sylvio Dubois | 1,084 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | André Bissonnette | 30,769 | |||
| Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 14,823 | |||
| New Democrat | Todd Sloan | 3,642 | |||
| Rhino | Gaëtan dit Paco Pelletier | 1,209 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Luc Choinière | 1,002 | |||
| Commonwealth | Pierre Talbot | 45 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 30,134 | |||
| New Democrat | Roger Roy | 5,194 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Maurice Bergeron | 4,410 | |||
| Rhino | Jean-Luc Arène | 982 | |||
| Social Credit | Marcel Coté | 929 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Monique Davignon | 136 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 28,496 | |||
| Social Credit | Jean-Paul Lasnier | 8,275 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Desrochers | 4,050 | |||
| New Democrat | Todd Sloan | 2,204 | |||
| Rhino | John Philipp McMillan II | 666 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Lionel C. Laporte | 310 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Monique Davignon | 179 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Walter Smith | 18,798 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | J.-C.-Raymond Grenier | 9,689 | |||
| Social Credit | Claude Coté | 3,014 | |||
| New Democrat | Fernand Houde | 2,234 | |||
| Independent | André Avery | 1,116 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | André Davignon | 250 | |||
| Independent | Louis Poirier | 137 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Walter Smith | 16,459 | |||
| Social Credit | André Avery | 9,304 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Roy | 8,462 | |||
| New Democrat | Jean-Marc Lebeau | 2,165 | |||
| Not affiliated | Maurice Gibeau | 600 | |||
| Independent | Denis Lauzon | 347 | |||
| Not affiliated | Gilles Davignon | 137 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Walter Smith | 15,878 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Beaulieu | 9,715 | |||
| New Democrat | Gérard Docquier | 3,332 | |||
| Ralliement créditiste | Louis Poirier | 1,373 | |||
| Démocratisation Économique | Jean Meloche | 214 | |||
