Laporte (electoral district)

For the former federal electoral district, see Mercier (federal electoral district).

Laporte
Quebec electoral district
Location in Longueuil
Coordinates:45°30′58″N 73°30′04″W / 45.516°N 73.501°W / 45.516; -73.501
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Isabelle Poulet
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1972
First contested1973
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2011)60,970
Electors (2012)[1]45,573
Area (km²)[2]20.2
Pop. density (per km²)3,018.3
Census division(s)Longueuil (part)
Census subdivision(s)Longueuil (part), Saint-Lambert

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly.

It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970.

In the change from the 2011 to the 2017 electoral map, it will gain the area around the Champlain Mall from the riding of La Pinière.

Geography

The riding currently includes:

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Taillon and Chambly
30th  1973–1976     André Déom Liberal
31st  1976–1981     Pierre Marois Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985     André Bourbeau Liberal
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007 Michel Audet
38th  2007–2008 Nicole Ménard
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–Present     Isabelle Poulet Coalition Avenir Québec

Election results

2022 Quebec general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Isabelle Poulet 10,361 30.76 +2.20
Liberal Mathieu Gratton 9,707 28.82 -6.80
Québec solidaire Claude Lefrançois 5,968 17.72 +0.62
Parti Québécois Soledad Orihuela-Bouchard 4,108 12.19 -1.03
Conservative Evelyne Latreille 2,488 7.39 +6.03
Green Jean-Philippe Charest 497 1.48 -1.31
Canadian Herby Fremont 445 1.32
Climat Québec Ian Parent 113 0.34
Total valid votes 33,687 98.84
Total rejected ballots 394 1.16 -0.36
Turnout 34,081 64.04 -2.25
Electors on the lists 53,217
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +4.50


2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicole Ménard 12,514 35.61 -12.04
Coalition Avenir Québec Jacinthe-Eve Arel 10,035 28.56 +10.71
Québec solidaire Claude Lefrançois 6,007 17.10 +9.47
Parti Québécois Annie Lessard 4,647 13.22 -10.90
Green Sabrina Huet-Côté 980 2.79 +1.06
New Democratic Marc André Audet 480 1.37
Conservative Linda Therrien 475 1.35 +0.88
Total valid votes 35,138 98.49
Total rejected ballots 540 1.51 +0.25
Turnout 35,678 66.29 -6.75
Eligible voters 53,823
Liberal hold Swing -11.38
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicole Ménard 12,827 37.19 -11.78
Parti Québécois Simon Bélanger 10,752 31.18 -2.33
Coalition Avenir Québec Donald LeBlanc 8,023 23.26 +13.82*
Québec solidaire Michèle St-Denis 2,043 5.92 +2.28
Option nationale Linda Dupuis 550 1.59 –
Conservative Camil Lambert 291 0.84 –
Total valid votes 34,486 98.74 –
Total rejected ballots 440 1.26 –
Turnout 34,926 76.33 +18.28
Electors on the lists 45,754 – –

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicole Ménard 12,823 48.97 +8.00
Parti Québécois Robert Pellan 8,765 33.51 +8.35
Action démocratique Alain Dépatie 2,472 9.44 -14.37
Green Richard Morisset 1,162 4.44 -1.74
Québec solidaire Michèle St-Denis 954 3.64 -0.24
Total valid votes 26,186 98.54 –
Total rejected ballots 387 1.46 –
Turnout 26,573 58.05 -12.87
Electors on the lists 45,776 – –
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nicole Ménard 13,249 40.97 -14.25
Parti Québécois Robert Pellan 8,137 25.16 -4.94
Action démocratique Michel Beaudoin 7,699 23.81 +12.32
Green Richard Morisset 1,998 6.18 –
Québec solidaire Michèle St-Denis 1,256 3.88 +2.43*
Total valid votes 32,339 99.02 –
Total rejected ballots 320 0.98 –
Turnout 32,659 70.92 -0.88
Electors on the lists 46,048 – –

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Michel Audet 18,673 55.22 +2.37
Parti Québécois Clément Arcand 10,178 30.10 -5.59
Action démocratique Judy Fay 3,885 11.49 +2.23
UFP Christian Montmarquette 489 1.45 –
Bloc Pot Patrick Fiset 487 1.44 –
Equality Mary Bevan Ouellette 106 0.31 -0.20
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 25,140 59,03
Yes 17,447 40.97
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 20,692 50.76
Yes 20,072 49.24

References

  1. ^ General information on the provincial electoral divisions - Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)
  2. ^ General information on the provincial electoral divisions - Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)

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