Lévis—Lotbinière

Lévis—Lotbinière
Quebec electoral district
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Jacques Gourde
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 107,593
Electors (2015) 86,700
Area (km²)[2] 2,123
Pop. density (per km²) 50.7
Census divisions Lévis, Lotbinière, La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivisions Lévis, Laurier-Station, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Apollinaire, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Lévis—Lotbinière (formerly Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

Geography

Located southwest of Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs.

It consists of:

  • the Regional County Municipality of Lotbinière;
  • the part of the City of Lévis comprising: the former cities of Saint-Nicolas, Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome and Saint-Rédempteur, the former Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, and the former Parish Municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville; and
  • the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon in the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce.

The neighbouring ridings are Lévis—Bellechasse, Beauce, Mégantic—L'Érable, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Louis-Hébert.

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, its territory will remain largely the same, but received a small portion from Mégantic—L'Érable.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Riding created from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
and Lotbinière—L'Érable
38th  2004–2006     Odina Desrochers Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Jacques Gourde Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Lévis—Lotbinière
42nd  2015–Present     Jacques Gourde Conservative

Election results

Lévis—Lotbinière, 2013 Representation Order

This riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, and received a small portion of territory from Mégantic—L'Érable for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde31,35750.1+10.22$87,534.69
LiberalClaude Boucher13,56221.67+16.58$20,248.35
New DemocraticHélène Bilodeau9,24614.77-23.72$14,490.33
Bloc QuébécoisSteve Gagné7,16311.44-3.44$17,237.82
GreenTina Biello1,1241.8+0.14
Alliance of the NorthFrançois Belanger1360.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,588100.0 $226,709.26
Total rejected ballots 975
Turnout 63,563
Eligible voters 87,103
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative22,46939.88
  New Democratic21,68838.49
  Bloc Québécois8,38314.88
  Liberal2,8675.09
  Green9361.66

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde22,46039.88-7.39$78,886.19
New DemocraticTanya Fredette21,68338.50+25.32$1,427.87
Bloc QuébécoisGaston Gourde8,38114.88-9.70$28,148.35
LiberalNicole Larouche2,8665.09-7.45$4,858.38
GreenRichard Domm9361.66-0.78none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,326100.0   $89,473.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 926 1.62-0.10
Turnout 57,252 69.21+3.06
Eligible voters 82,725
Conservative hold Swing -16.36
Sources:[6][7]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde24,49547.27-7.07$72,248.18
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin12,73824.58-5.06$19,089.72
New DemocraticRaymond Côté6,82813.18+6.39$2,654.50
LiberalMarie-Thérèse Hovington6,49812.54+7.11$3,272.46
GreenShirley Picknell1,2652.44-1.37none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,824100.0    $85,174
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 9081.72 +0.74
Turnout 52,732 66.15-2.21
Eligible voters 79,721
Conservative hold Swing -1.00
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde28,23654.34+30.20$45,970.43
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers15,40229.64-16.35$61,218.95
New DemocraticRaymond Côté3,5296.79+2.50$2,346.22
LiberalÉric Paradis2,8205.43-16.02$17,938.01
GreenShirley Picknell1,9783.81+0.14none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,965100.0   $78,226
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5130.98-1.41
Turnout 52,47868.36
Eligible voters 76,764
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +23.28
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers20,24545.99+2.99$60,246.22
ConservativeJean Landry10,62824.14+2.95$8,765.42
LiberalAnicet Gagné9,44521.45-11.87$38,282.74
New DemocraticJean Bernatchez2,0914.75+2.62$2,905.99
GreenRama Borne MacDonald1,6153.67none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,024100.0    $75,906
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1,0762.39
Turnout 45,10060.42-3.64
Eligible voters 74,647
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing +0.02
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois19,50043.00
  Liberal15,10933.32
  Alliance6,39914.11
  Progressive Conservative3,2107.08
  New Democratic9662.13
  Others1610.36

See also

References

  • "(Code 24036) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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