Jonquière (federal electoral district)

Jonquière is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004 and again from the 2015 election onward.

Jonquière
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]87,596
Electors (2019)72,713
Area (km²)[1]42,453
Pop. density (per km²)2.1
Census division(s)Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Saguenay
Census subdivision(s)Saguenay (part), Saint-Honoré, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Nazaire, Larouche, Labrecque, Bégin, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lapointe and Montmorency ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Jonquière—Alma and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord ridings. It was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 94.8% White, 4.1% Indigenous

Languages: 98.2% French

Religions: 78.5% Christian (72.0% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 21.1% None

Median income: $42,400 (2020)

Average income: $49,200 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jonquière
Riding created from Lapointe and Montmorency
31st  1979–1980     Gilles Marceau Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Pierre Blackburn Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     André Caron Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000 Jocelyne Girard-Bujold
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Jonquière—Alma
Riding re-created from Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
42nd  2015–2019     Karine Trudel New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021     Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

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2015–present

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Graph of election results in Jonquière (since 2011, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Simard 19,036 41.9 +6.3 $21,445.47
Conservative Louise Gravel 13,223 29.1 +8.2 $28,273.75
Liberal Stéphane Bégin 9,546 21.0 +5.1 $15,443.09
New Democratic Marieve Ruel 2,559 5.6 -19.0 $1,358.35
Green Marie-Josée Yelle 738 1.6 -0.4 $0.00
Rhinoceros Line Bélanger 372 0.8 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,474 97.5 $127,988.39
Total rejected ballots 1,188 2.5
Turnout 46,662 63.2
Registered voters 73,830
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.9
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 19,687 43.11
  Conservative 12,926 28.31
  Liberal 9,496 20.80
  New Democratic 2,452 5.37
  Green 774 1.70
  Others 328 0.72
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Simard 17,577 35.6 +12.31 $11,695.16
New Democratic Karine Trudel 12,141 24.6 -4.59 $58,005.08
Conservative Philippe Gagnon 10,338 20.9 +4.01 $52,967.51
Liberal Vincent Garneau 7,849 15.9 -12.58 $42,992.12
Green Lyne Bourdages 1,009 2.0 +0.64 $0.00
People's Sylvie Théodore 453 0.9 $1,360.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,367 100.0
Total rejected ballots 999
Turnout 50,366 69.3
Eligible voters 72,713
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +8.45
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Karine Trudel 14,039 29.19 -13.31 $73,851.56
Liberal Marc Pettersen 13,700 28.48 +25.77 $11,172.02
Bloc Québécois Jean-François Caron 11,202 23.29 +4.03 $40,340.00
Conservative Ursula Larouche 8,124 16.89 -17.24 $43,411.16
Green Carmen Budilean 656 1.36 +0.07
Rhinoceros Marielle Couture 382 0.79 +0.68
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,103 100.0   $244,585.34
Total rejected ballots 899
Turnout 49,002
Eligible voters 72,605
New Democratic hold Swing -19.54
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 19,829 42.50
  Conservative 15,926 34.13
  Bloc Québécois 8,985 19.26
  Liberal 1,265 2.71
  Green 600 1.29
  Rhinoceros 51 0.11

1979–2004

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2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Jocelyne Girard-Bujold 16,189
Liberal Jean-Guy Boily 11,574
Alliance Sylvain Néron 3,428
New Democratic Michel Deraiche 1,139
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Jocelyne Girard-Bujold 16,415
Progressive Conservative Daniel Giguère 11,808
Liberal Martial Guay 4,874
New Democratic Carmel Bélanger 353
Natural Law Normand Dufour 348
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois André Caron 25,061
Progressive Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 6,637
Liberal Gilles Savard 4,519
Natural Law Normand Dufour 435
New Democratic Karl Bélanger 410
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 21,523
New Democratic Françoise Gauthier 7,026
Liberal Laval Tremblay 5,277
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 18,217
Liberal Gilles Marceau 14,088
New Democratic Jean Malaison 1,870
Parti nationaliste Magella Archibald 1,620
Rhinoceros Richard Boudrias Bouchard 905
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gilles Marceau 22,202
New Democratic Jacques Hubert 4,444
Social Credit Harold Lévesque 1,315
Progressive Conservative Marcel Mireault 1,126
Union populaire Luc Trottier 380
Marxist–Leninist John J. Walsh 127
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gilles Marceau 21,969
Social Credit Jean Maurice Colombe 7,596
New Democratic Jacques Hubert 2,724
Progressive Conservative Gaston Dion 1,597
Rhinoceros Alain-Arthur Painchaud 1,069
Marxist–Leninist John Joseph Walsh 75

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Jonquière [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Jonquière". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Jonquière, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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