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Montcalm (federal electoral district)

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Montcalm
Quebec electoral district
Montcalm in relation to other electoral districts in Montreal and Laval
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Luc Thériault
Bloc Québécois
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]107,981
Electors (2019)88,525
Area (km²)[1]906
Pop. density (per km²)119.2
Census division(s)Les Moulins
Montcalm
Census subdivision(s)Mascouche, Saint-Lin–Laurentides, Sainte-Julienne, L'Épiphanie, Saint-Calixte, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Jacques, Saint-Liguori, Saint-Esprit, Saint-Alexis

Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.

In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote than in any other riding, with 71% of the vote. It held the seat until 2011, when it was defeated by the NDP.

Geography

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The riding is located to the northeast of the Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of Mascouche, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of Terrebonne.

The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier, Alfred-Pellan, Terrebonne—Blainville, and Rivière-du-Nord.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 92.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.0% Latin American

Languages: 92.8% French, 1.8% English, 1.0% Spanish

Religions: 66.8% Christian (59.4% Catholic, 7.4% Other), 1.2% Muslim, 31.6% none

Median income: $42,400 (2020)

Average income: $48,640 (2020)

History

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Montcalm riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into L'Assomption—Montcalm riding.

It was re-created in 2003 from parts of the ridings of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny, and Terrebonne—Blainville.

This riding lost territory to Terrebonne and gained some territory from Repentigny during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Montcalm
1st  1867–1871     Joseph Dufresne Conservative
 1871–1872 Firmin Dugas
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891 Olaüs Thérien
7th  1891–1892 Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904     François Octave Dugas Liberal
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1909
 1909–1911     David Arthur Lafortune Independent Liberal
12th  1911–1917     Liberal
Riding dissolved into L'Assomption—Montcalm
Riding re-created from Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny
and Terrebonne—Blainville
38th  2004–2006     Roger Gaudet Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014     Manon Perreault New Democratic
 2014–2015     Independent
 2015–2015     Strength in Democracy
42nd  2015–2018     Luc Thériault Bloc Québécois
 2018–2018     Groupe parlementaire québécois
 2018–2019     Bloc Québécois
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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2004–present

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Graph of election results in Montcalm (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 Luc Thériault 27,378 53.2 -4.8 $28,966.29
Liberal Javeria Qureshi 10,196 19.8 -0.6 $5,445.75
Conservative Gisèle Desroches 6,011 11.7 +2.7 $6,098.27
New Democratic Oulai B. Goué 3,218 6.3 -0.1 $287.44
People's Bruno Beaudry 2,258 4.4 +3.4 $0.00
Green Mathieu Goyette 1,317 2.6 -1.8 $0.00
Free Robert Bellerose 1,074 2.1 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,452 97.5 $120,692.56
Total rejected ballots 1,337 2.5
Turnout 52,789 57.0
Eligible voters 92,547
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +2.1
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 25,917 53.22
  Liberal 9,730 19.98
  Conservative 5,686 11.68
  New Democratic 3,054 6.27
  People's 2,085 4.28
  Green 1,244 2.55
  Others 984 2.02
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Luc Thériault 31,791 58.01 +21.40 $43,460.97
Liberal Isabel Sayegh 11,200 20.44 -6.88 $33,958.89
Conservative Gisèle DesRoches 4,942 9.02 -0.59 none listed
New Democratic Julian Bonello-Stauch 3,514 6.41 -17.04 $0.10
Green Mathieu Goyette 2,416 4.41 +2.57 none listed
People's Hugo Clenin 524 0.96 none listed
Indépendence du Québec Marc Labelle 419 0.76 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,806 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,311 1.48 -0.72
Turnout 56,117 63.39 -1.53
Eligible voters 88,525
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +14.14
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Luc Thériault 19,405 36.61 +5.17 $17,567.65
Liberal Louis-Charles Thouin 14,484 27.32 +22.4 $70,923.39
New Democratic Martin Leclerc 12,431 23.45 -28.45 $65,982.01
Conservative Gisèle Desroches 5,093 9.61 +1.66 $6,282.61
Green Yumi Yow Mei Ang 976 1.84 -1.95
Strength in Democracy Manon Perreault 620 1.17 –51.80 $4,015.36
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,009 100.0     $220,941.63
Total rejected ballots 1,226 2.20 +0.41
Turnout 54,235 64.92 +3.16
Eligible voters 83,532
Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy Swing +16.78
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]


2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 23,228 51.90
  Bloc Québécois 14,070 31.44
  Conservative 3,556 7.95
  Liberal 2,204 4.92
  Green 1,697 3.79
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Manon Perreault 34,434 52.97 +39.1
Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 19,609 30.16 -25.5
Conservative Jason Fuoco 5,118 7.87 -5.6
Liberal Yves Dufour 3,501 5.39 -8.5
Green Marianne Girard 2,347 3.61 +0.5
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,009 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,183 1.79 -0.3
Turnout 66,192 61.76
Eligible voters 107,180
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 33,519 55.69 $73,797
Liberal David Grégoire 8,387 13.93 $7,023
New Democratic Marie-Josée Beauchamp 8,337 13.85 none listed
Conservative Claude Marc Boudreau 8,096 13.45 $79,804
Green Michel Paulette 1,854 3.08 $722
Total valid votes 60,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,296
Turnout 61,489 61.73
Electors on the lists 99,604
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,873 62.2 -9.0
Conservative Michel Paulette 10,812 19.3 +13.4 $6,764
Liberal Luc Fortin 4,646 8.3 -8.1 $9,690
New Democratic Nancy Leclerc 3,760 6.7 +3.5 $0
Green Wendy Gorchinsky 1,948 3.5 +0.1
Total 56,039 100.0 $86,039
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,383 71.2 $61,436
Liberal Daniel Brazeau 7,915 16.4 $78,151
Conservative Michel Paulette 2,831 5.9 $3,730
Green Serge Bellemare 1,606 3.3 $0
New Democratic François Rivest 1,531 3.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,266 100.0 $81,149

1867–1917

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1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Arthur Lafortune 1,432 51.0 +5.3
Conservative Joseph-Eugène-Edmond Marion 1,374 49.0
Total valid votes 2,806 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 25 September 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Mr. Dugas being appointed Judge of the Quebec Superior Court, 6 September 1909
Independent Liberal David Arthur Lafortune 1,256 54.3
Liberal Omer Lapierre 1,058 45.7 -7.6
Total valid votes 2,314 100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal François Octave Dugas 1,432 53.3 +0.1
Conservative Joseph-Adolphe Renaud 1,256 46.7 -0.1
Total valid votes 2,688 100.0
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal François Octave Dugas 1,227 53.2 -1.0
Conservative J.E.E. Marion 1,079 46.8 +1.0
Total valid votes 2,306 100.0
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal François Octave Dugas 1,212 54.2 +11.2
Conservative Louis Euclide Dugas 1,024 45.8 -11.2
Total valid votes 2,236 100.0
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas 1,202 57.0
Liberal Louis Victor Labelle 907 43.0
Total valid votes 2,109 100.0
By-election on 5 March 1892

On election being declared void, 28 January 1892

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Dugas 673 37.0
Conservative Olaüs Thérien 632 34.7 -18.6
Conservative Octave Magnan 516 28.3
Total valid votes 1,821 100.0
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Olaüs Thérien 953 53.3 +2.8
Nationalist Firmin Dugas 835 46.7
Total valid votes 1,788 100.0
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Firmin Dugas 828 50.5 +0.6
Unknown Octave Magnan 812 49.5
Total valid votes 1,640 100.0
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Firmin Dugas 698 49.9
Unknown N. Forest 374 26.8
Unknown I.B. Deslongchamp 240 17.2
Unknown V.J.E. Brouillet 86 6.2
Total valid votes 1,398 100.0
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[10]
By-election on 15 September 1871

On Mr. Dufresne's resignation, to become Sheriff of the County of St. John, 13 July 1871

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed


1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph Dufresne acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[11]

See also

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References

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  • "Montcalm (federal electoral district) (Code 24043) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history 1867-1914 from the Library of Parliament
  • Riding history 2003-present from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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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 - Montcalm [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 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 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Montcalm, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  10. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024.