Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Quebec electoral district
Lévis—Bellechasse in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Steven Blaney
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 114,966
Electors (2015) 91,899
Area (km²)[2] 3,202.78
Pop. density (per km²) 35.9
Census divisions Bellechasse RCM, Les Etchemins RCM, Lévis
Census subdivisions Beaumont, Lac-Etchemin, Lévis (part), Saint-Anselme, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Saint-Henri, Sainte-Claire

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis (formerly Lévis—Bellechasse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.

Geography

The riding is located south of Quebec City and covers a strip of land between the city's cross-river suburbs and the Canada–US border. It is located in the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It consists of the RCM of Bellechasse and most of Les Etchemins, as well as the eastern part of the city of Lévis.

The neighbouring ridings are Beauce, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Louis-Hébert, Québec, Beauport—Limoilou, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup.

The 2012 federal electoral distribution has concluded this riding will retain its current boundaries, but was renamed Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

Profile

The rural regions to the east of the riding are extremely strong areas for the Conservatives. The city of Lévis, however, is more of a battleground region. In the 2011 election, the Tories had to contend with a strong NDP performance in that city. The NDP's support was more concentrated to the west of the Boulevard de la Rive-Sud, closer to the river front.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lévis—Bellechasse
Riding created from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
38th  2004–2006     Réal Lapierre Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Steven Blaney Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
42nd  2015–Present     Steven Blaney Conservative

Election results

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, 2013 Representation Order

This renamed riding will maintain its current boundaries for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Blaney31,87250.92+6.97$74,383.13
LiberalJacques Turgeon12,96120.71+14.89$20,553.28
New DemocraticJean-Luc Daigle8,51613.6-20.21$11,888.30
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Dubé7,21711.53-3.36$17,164.62
GreenAndré Bélisle2,0323.25+1.71$85,188.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,598100.0 $235,171.98
Total rejected ballots 8240.89
Turnout 63,42268.62
Eligible voters 92,420
Conservative hold Swing +13.7
Source: Elections Canada[3]

Lévis—Bellechasse, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Blaney25,85043.95-1.95$85,522.71
New DemocraticNicole Laliberté19,89033.81+22.97$336.36
Bloc QuébécoisDanielle-Maude Gosselin8,75714.89-10.57$44,495.06
LiberalFrancis Laforesterie3,4215.82-9.24$16,904.21
GreenSacha Dougé9031.54-1.00none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,821100.0   $94.740.90
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 808 1.36-0.19
Turnout 59,62965.88+3.43
Eligible voters 90,515
Conservative hold Swing -12.46
Sources:[4][5]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Blaney24,78545.90-0.50$66,280.10
Bloc QuébécoisGuy Bergeron13,74725.46-3.56$18,536.02
LiberalPauline Côté8,13015.06+6.87$14,138.27
New DemocraticGabriel Biron5,85610.84+6.21none listed
GreenLynne Champoux-Williams1,3702.54-1.56none listed
Marxist–LeninistNormand Fournier1130.21none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,001100.0    $90,335
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 8481.55+0.57
Turnout 54,84962.45-3.47
Eligible voters 87,830
Conservative hold Swing +1.53
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeSteven Blaney25,94046.40+27.35$59,351.14
Bloc QuébécoisRéal Lapierre16,22329.02-15.31$61,706.32
LiberalShirley Baril4,5818.19-19.43$9,831.42
IndependentNormand Cadrin4,2757.65$15,519.63
New DemocraticÉric Boucher2,5904.63+0.77$868.27
GreenMathieu Castonguay2,2934.10-0.69$3,066.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,902 100.0    $83,486
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5510.98-1.24
Turnout 56,45365.92
Eligible voters 85,635
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +21.33
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRéal Lapierre21,93044.34+3.64$52,753,68
LiberalChristian Jobin13,66427.62-11.74$61,102.89
ConservativeGilles Vézina9,42519.05+0.88$14,913.30
GreenSylvain Castonguay2,3724.80$936.08
New DemocraticLouise Foisy1,9103.86+2.49none listed
CommunistChristophe Vaillancourt1630.33$680.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,464100.0    $81,813
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1,1242.22
Turnout 50,58859.61-3.51
Eligible voters 84,867
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing +7.69
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois20,85540.70
  Liberal20,16639.36
  Alliance6,48012.65
  Progressive Conservative2,8285.52
  New Democratic7011.37
  Others2100.41

See also

References

  • "(Code 24034) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history

Notes

Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°32′W / 46.64°N 70.53°W / 46.64; -70.53

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