Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district)

Rivière-du-Loup
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
District created 1930
District abolished 1939
District re-created 1944
District re-abolished 2011
First contested 1931
Last contested 2009 (by-election)
Demographics
Population (2006) 42,780
Electors (2008)[1] 33,981
Area (km²)[2] 2,481.21
Census divisions Les Basques (all), Rivière-du-Loup (all)
Census subdivisions Cacouna, L'Isle-Verte, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Antonin, Saint-Arsène, Saint-Clément, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Éloi, Saint-Épiphane, Sainte-Françoise, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger, Saint-Guy, Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Saint-Médard, Saint-Modeste, Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix, Sainte-Rita, Saint-Simon, Trois-Pistoles; Cacouna (Indian reserve), Whitworth; Lac-Boisbouscache

Rivière-du-Loup is a former provincial electoral district in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, which elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1931 election from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup; however, it was re-created for the 1944 election.

Its final general election was in 2008; there was a by-election in 2009. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

  1. Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1931–1939)
  2. did not exist (1939–1944), see Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup
  3. Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1944–1948)
  4. Roméo Gagné, Union Nationale (1948–1956)
  5. Alphonse Couturier, Liberal (1956–1966)
  6. Gérard Lebel, Union Nationale (1966–1970)
  7. Paul Lafrance, Liberal (1970–1976)
  8. Jules Boucher, Parti Québécois (1976–1985)
  9. Albert Côté, Liberal (1985–1994)
  10. Mario Dumont, Action démocratique (1994-2009)
  11. Jean D'Amour, Liberal (2009, 2009–2012), Independent (2009)

Linguistic demographics

Election results

Quebec provincial by-election, June 22, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean D'Amour9,95947.49+20.50
Parti QuébécoisPaul Crête7,51435.83+21.63
Action démocratiqueGilberte Côté3,08914.73−37.04
GreenMartin Poirier1510.72−1.67
IndependentVictor-Lévy Beaulieu930.44−2.34
Québec solidaireBenoît Renaud890.42−1.44
Finance ReformDenis Couture400.19–
Parti indépendantisteÉric Tremblay370.18–
Total valid votes 20,97299.44
Total rejected ballots 1190.56
Turnout 21,09161.64−2.34
Electors on the lists 34,219
Called upon the resignation of Mario Dumont.
Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont11,11551.77-6.70
LiberalJean-Pierre Rioux5,79526.99-1.29
Parti QuébécoisStephan Shields3,04814.20+3.40
IndependentVictor-Lévy Beaulieu5972.78–
GreenAlain Gagnon5132.39-0.06
Québec solidaireStacy Larouche4001.86–
Total valid votes 21,46898.74–
Total rejected ballots 2731.26–
Turnout 21,74163.98-14.29
Electors on the lists 33,981––
Action démocratique hold Swing -2.70
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont15,27658.47+1.24
LiberalJean D'Amour7,39028.29+4.53
Parti QuébécoisHugues Belzile2,82110.80-6.88
GreenMartin Poirier6392.45+1.12
Total valid votes 26,12699.20–
Total rejected ballots 2100.80–
Turnout 26,33678.27+5.61
Electors on the lists 33,648––
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont13,45257.23+10.89
     Liberal Jacque Morin 5,585 23.76 -1.55
Parti QuébécoisCarol Gilbert4,15517.68-9.15
GreenJulie Morin3121.33–
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont10,89746.34-8.43
Parti QuébécoisLise Chouinard6,30826.83-0.37
     Liberal Jean Morin 5,952 25.31 +7.92
Bloc PotLéo Legault1970.84–
 } Independent Daniel Morin 98 0.42 –
  Socialist Democracy Louis Leroux 61 0.26 –
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Yes 14,561 54.59
No 12,114 45.41
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont13,30754.77–
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel6,60827.20-14.85
LiberalJean D'Amour4,22617.39-37.09
IndependentL. Richard Cimon990.41–
Natural LawArmand Pouliot550.23–
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,657 62.28
Oui 8,272 37.72
Quebec general election, 1989: Rivière-du-Loup
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Côté11,31754.48+1.16
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel8,73642.05-0.77
Marxist–LeninistPierre-Paul Malenfant7203.47–
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Côté11,69053.32+13.60
Parti QuébécoisDenise M. Levesque9,38642.82-12.50
  New Democratic Marius Tremblay 711 3.24 –
  Christian Socialist Evelyne Sévigny 136 0.62 –
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJules Boucher12,87155.32+16.79
     Liberal Emilien Michaud 9,242 39.72 +8.98
Union NationaleRégent Raymond1,1544.96-16.44
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 14,452 56.64
Yes 11,065 43.36
Quebec general election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJules Boucher9,41538.53+20.96
     Liberal Paul Lafrance 7,511 30.74 -19.67
Union NationaleRéal Grondin5,23021.40+11.49
     Ralliement créditiste Gérard Roy 2,281 9.33 -12.78
Quebec general election, 1973
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Lafrance10,82750.41+9.01
     Parti créditiste Gérard Roy 4,748 22.11 +9.77
Parti QuébécoisFrank Lemieux3,77317.57+7.89
Union NationaleRéal Grondin2,1299.91-26.67
Quebec general election, 1970
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Lafrance8,58641.40-6.42
Union NationaleGérard Lebel7,58536.58-15.60
     Ralliement créditiste Robert Bergeron 2,558 12.34 –
Parti QuébécoisMarius Milord2,0089.68–
Quebec general election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleGérard Lebel9,69152.18+3.40
     Liberal Alphonse Courturier 8,880 47.82 -3.40
Quebec general election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,49351.22-0.49
Union NationaleGérard Lebel8,09048.78+0.49
Quebec general election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,67151.71+0.47
Union NationaleMaurice-Wilfrid Soucy8,09948.29+0.35
Quebec general election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlphonse Courturier8,62351.24+2.76
Union NationaleMaurice-Wilfrid Soucy8,06747.94-3.21
  Independent U.N. Pierre-Hervé Marquis 139 0.83 –
Quebec general election, 1952
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné8,68951.15-5.75
     Liberal Alphonse Courturier 8,236 48.48 +7.23
  Independent U.N. Jean-Baptiste Lavoie 62 0.36 –
Quebec general election, 1948
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné9,39156.90+12.96
     Liberal Léon Casgrain 6,809 41.25 -9.12
     Union des électeurs Marc Riou 305 1.85 –
Quebec general election, 1944
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLéon Casgrain7,06150.37
Union NationaleRoméo Gagné6,16043.94
Bloc populaireThomas Talbot7975.69

References

  1. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=698&section=population
  2. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=698&section=superficie
  3. ↑ Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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Coordinates: 47°48′N 69°25′W / 47.80°N 69.42°W / 47.80; -69.42

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