Laporte (electoral district)
For the former federal electoral district, see Mercier (electoral district).
 Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| MNA |
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| District created | 1972 | ||
| First contested | 1973 | ||
| Last contested | 2014 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 60,970 | ||
| Electors (2012)[1] | 45,573 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 20.2 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,018.3 | ||
| Census divisions | Longueuil (part) | ||
| Census subdivisions | 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.
Geography
The riding currently includes:
- The entire City of Saint-Lambert
- The following areas of the City of Longueuil:
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2003–2006 | Michel Audet | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | |||
| 40th | 2012–2014 | |||
| 41st | 2014–present | |||
Election results
| Quebec general election, 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Nicole Ménard | 15,804 | 47.65 | +10.46 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Sophie Stanké | 8,001 | 24.12 | -7.06 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Donald LeBlanc | 5,919 | 17.85 | -5.41 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Michèle St-Denis | 2,530 | 7.63 | +1.71 | ||||
| Green | Marcel Baril | 573 | 1.73 | – | ||||
| Option nationale | Linda Dupuis | 182 | 0.55 | -1.04 | ||||
| Conservative | Christian Godin | 156 | 0.47 | -0.37 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,165 | 98.73 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 425 | 1.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 33,590 | 73.04 | -3.29 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 45,988 | – | – | |||||
| Quebec general election, 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Quebec general election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | |||||
| Quebec general election, 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Quebec general election, 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- Information
- Election results
- Election results (National Assembly)
- Election results (QuébecPolitique)
- Maps
- 2011 map (PDF)
- 2001 map (Flash)
- 2001–2011 changes (Flash)
- 1992–2001 changes (Flash)
- Electoral map of Montérégie region
- Quebec electoral map, 2011
Neighbouring electoral districts
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Marie-Victorin, Taillon | | ||
| Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques, Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne, Verdun |  |
Vachon | ||
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| La Pinière |
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