Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)

Louis-Saint-Laurent
Quebec electoral district
Louis-Saint-Laurent in relation to other Quebec City federal electoral districts.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Gérard Deltell
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,888
Electors (2015) 91,332
Area (km²)[2] 141
Pop. density (per km²) 758.1
Census divisions Capitale-Nationale
Census subdivisions L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec City, Wendake

Louis-Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [lwi sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃]) 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 parts of Portneuf and Quebec East ridings.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.

The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.

The riding lost a small fraction of territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and gained a small fraction from Louis-Hébert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 94.9% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Black, 1.5% Other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.3% English, 1.9% Other
Religions: 88.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% Other, 10.2% None
Median income: $35,225 (2010)
Average income: $39,793 (2010)

History

The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, and is mostly a reconfigured version of his old riding of Quebec East. In the 2004 federal election, Bernard Cleary defeated Conservative candidate Josée Verner by some 3,000 votes. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was part of a Conservative breakthrough in Quebec that helped the party win government for the first time. After five years, Verner was swept out by the NDP's Alexandrine Latendresse as part of the NDP's sweep of Quebec City.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Louis-Saint-Laurent
Riding created from Portneuf and Quebec East
38th  2004–2006     Bernard Cleary Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Josée Verner Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Alexandrine Latendresse New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Gérard Deltell Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGérard Deltell32,63750.46+12.58$74,381.15
LiberalYouri Rousseau13,85221.42+15.05$26,310.43
New DemocraticG. Daniel Caron10,29615.92-23.96$48,765.46
Bloc QuébécoisRonald Sirard6,68810.34-4.02$12,115.99
GreenMichel Savard1,2101.87+0.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,683100.0 $234,522.60
Total rejected ballots 852
Turnout 65,535
Eligible voters 91,332
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +18.27
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic22,57639.88
  Conservative21,27837.58
  Bloc Québécois8,12814.36
  Liberal3,6066.37
  Green8521.50
  Others1750.31
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlexandrine Latendresse22,62939.87+29.42
ConservativeJosée Verner21,33437.59-9.55
Bloc QuébécoisFrance Gagné8,14814.36-12.17
LiberalPhilippe Mérel3,6126.36-7.00
GreenJean Cloutier8571.51-1.00
Christian HeritageDaniel Arseneault1750.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,755100.00
Total rejected ballots 8001.39
Turnout 57,55566.35
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJosée Verner23,68347.14-10.54$75,380
Bloc QuébécoisFrance Gagné13,33026.53+2.34$40,886
LiberalHélène H. Leone6,71213.36+6.95$14,160
New DemocraticAlexandrine Latendresse5,25210.45+4.71$1,021
GreenJean Cloutier1,2602.51-0.45$253
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,237100.00 $85,998
Total rejected ballots 7291.43
Turnout 50,966 62.88
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJosée Verner28,60657.68+26.55$76,425
Bloc QuébécoisBernard Cleary11,99724.19-14.25$36,060
LiberalIsa Gros-Louis3,1806.41-15.93$46,551
New DemocraticRobert Donnelly2,8485.74+2.69$3,702
IndependentChristian Légaré1,4983.02$28,956
GreenLucien Gravelle1,4682.96+0.19$112
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,597100.00 $79,200
Total rejected ballots 4670.93
Turnout 50,06464.01
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing -10.7
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisBernard Cleary17,24838.44+1.4$29,253
ConservativeJosée Verner13,96731.13+7.6$66,667
LiberalMichel Fragasso10,02522.34-15.6$66,345
New DemocraticChristopher Bojanowski1,3693.05+1.3$271
GreenYonnel Bonaventure1,2432.77
IndependentJean-Guy Carignan5631.25$20,647
IndependentHenri Gauvin3320.74
CommunistDominique Théberge1190.27$889
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,851100.00 $77,479
Total rejected ballots 9852.15
Turnout 45,85159.39
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing -3.1

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.

See also

References

  • "(Code 24038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Web page of this electoral district at Elections Canada (includes district map, info on the candidates, population stats)
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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