Berthier—Maskinongé

Berthier—Maskinongé
Quebec electoral district

Berthier—Maskinongé in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Ruth Ellen Brosseau
New Democratic

District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 98,590
Electors (2015) 82,109
Area (km²)[2] 4,420
Pop. density (per km²) 22.3
Census divisions D'Autray, Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières
Census subdivisions Berthierville, Charette, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie, Louiseville, Mandeville, Maskinongé, Saint-Alexis-des-Mont, Saint-Barnabé, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Didace, Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont, Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé, Sainte-Élisabeth, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Sainte-Ursule, Saint-Gabriel, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Saint-Justin, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Saint-Norbert, Saint-Paulin, Saint-Sévère, Trois-Rivières, Yamachiche

Berthier—Maskinongé (formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516.

Geography

The riding extends along the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River between the north suburbs of Montreal and Trois-Rivières, straddling the Quebec regions of Lanaudière and Mauricie.

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of D'Autray and Maskinongé, and the former cities of Pointe-du-Lac and Trois-Rivières-Ouest in the City of Trois-Rivières.

The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Trois-Rivières, and Saint-Maurice—Champlain.

This riding lost territory to Trois-Rivières and gained territory from Joliette during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

History

The riding was created in 1924 from Berthier and Maskinongé. It consisted of Berthier County and Maskinongé County.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Berthier and the town of Berthierville, the county of Maskinongé and the town of Louiseville, and Gouin township in the county of Joliette.

In 1952, it was abolished when it was merged into Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière riding.

The riding was recreated in 1966 as "Berthier" from the districts of Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Chapleau, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, St-Maurice—Laflèche, and Three Rivers.

In 1975, the name of the riding was changed to "Berthier-Maskinongé". After the 1980 election, the name of the district was changed to Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière.

In the 1984 election, the seat was won by Progressive Conservative Robert de Cotret, who held it until the 1988 election. The riding was abolished in 1987. It was divided between Berthier—Montcalm, Champlain, and Saint-Maurice.

Berthier—Maskinongé was re-created in 2003. 44.8% of the riding came from Trois-Rivières, 36.0% from Berthier—Montcalm, and 19.2% from Saint-Maurice.

In the 2004 election and the 2006 election, Bloc Québécois MP Guy André was elected in the riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Berthier—Maskinongé
Riding created from Berthier and Maskinongé
15th  1925–1926     Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Joseph Arthur Barrette Conservative
18th  1935–1940     J.-Émile Ferron Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Aldéric Laurendeau
21st  1949–1953 Joseph Langlois
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
Berthier
Riding re-created from Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière, Chapleau,
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers
28th  1968–1972     Antonio Yanakis Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Berthier—Maskinongé
31st  1979–1980     Antonio Yanakis Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière
33rd  1984–1988     Robert de Cotret Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Montcalm, Champlain and Saint-Maurice
Berthier—Maskinongé
Riding re-created from Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Montcalm and Saint-Maurice
38th  2004–2006     Guy André Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ruth Ellen Brosseau New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

Berthier—Maskinongé, 2004-present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRuth Ellen Brosseau 22,942 42.17 +0.93
Bloc QuébécoisYves Perron 14,037 25.8 -5.21
LiberalPierre Destrempes 11,032 20.28 +8.21
ConservativeMarianne Foucrault 5,548 10.2 -2.52
GreenVictoria Cate May Burton 847 1.56 -0.78
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,406100.0 $218,838.34
Total rejected ballots 844
Turnout 55,25066.14%
Eligible voters 82,803
Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 20,193 41.24
  Bloc Québécois 15,183 31.01
  Conservative 6,228 12.72
  Liberal 5,912 12.07
  Green 1,145 2.34
  Others 304 0.62
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRuth Ellen Brosseau 22,484 39.63 +29.19 $0
Bloc QuébécoisGuy André 16,668 29.38 -16.45 $48,739
LiberalFrancine Gaudet 8,109 14.29 –4.15 $32,253
ConservativeMarie-Claude Godue 7,909 13.94 –8.25 $23,495
GreenLéonie Matteau 1,193 2.10 –1.01 $0
RhinocerosMartin Jubinville 375 0.66 $0
Total votes/Expense limit 56,738100.0   $94,930
Source: "Berthier—Maskinongé election results". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011. 
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGuy André 24,945 45.83 -3.7 $51,026
ConservativeMarie-Claude Godue 12,078 22.19 -8.9 $84,917
LiberalJean-Luc Matteau 10,035 18.44 +8.0 $27,551
New DemocraticAndré Chauvette 5,684 10.44 +4.1 $1,358
GreenDenis Lefebvre 1,691 3.11 -0.5 $109
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,433 100.00 $90,701
Total rejected ballots 9941.8
Turnout 55,427
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGuy André 25,032 48.5 -11.4 $36,769
ConservativeMarie-Claude Godue 16,039 31.1 +19.8 $22,363
LiberalSerge Lafrénière 5,386 10.4 -12.3 $24,384
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Aubert 3,274 6.3 +3.0 $5
GreenNathalie Gratton 1,839 3.6 +0.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,570 100.0 $83,453
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGuy André 29,432 59.9 $47,895
LiberalLaurier Thibault 11,198 22.8 $35,533
ConservativeAnn Julie Fortier 5,535 11.3 $13,200
New DemocraticDenis McKinnon 1,653 3.4 $2,990
GreenEric Labrecque 1,314 2.7 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,132 100.0 $81,153

Berthier—Maskinongé, 1975-1988

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert De Cotret 31,189 69.6 +26.2
LiberalAntonio Yanakis 11,736 26.2 -26.5
New DemocraticJean Philip Penner 1,200 2.7
Parti nationalisteMarcel Rocheleau 608 1.4
Commonwealth of CanadaGermain Rouzioux 68 0.2
Total valid votes 44,801 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAntonio Yanakis 21,232 52.7 -4.7
Progressive ConservativeRobert De Cotret 17,483 43.4 +11.7
RhinocerosTi-Pit Claude Des Gagne 728 1.8
Social CreditCamille Schmidt 546 1.4 -6.2
Marxist–LeninistGinette Cardinal 146 0.4 -0.3
Union populaireFrance Guimond 132 0.3 -0.1
Total valid votes 40,267 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAntonio Yanakis 21,725 57.4
Progressive ConservativeFernand Giroux 11,995 31.7
Social CreditCamille Schmidt 2,851 7.5
New DemocraticRichard Leclercq 841 2.2
Marxist–LeninistGinette Cardinal 235 0.6
Union populaireRéjean Maille 179 0.5
Total valid votes 37,826 100.0

Berthier—Maskinongé, 1925-1953

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph Langlois 11,770 58.8 -0.7
Progressive ConservativeRené Beland 8,242 41.2 +38.0
Total valid votes 20,012 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAldéric Laurendeau 10,604 59.6 -15.7
IndependentAzellus Lavallee 6,639 37.3
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Edouard Hamelin 562 3.2 -21.6
Total valid votes 17,805 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJ-Emile Ferron 10,119 75.3 +20.6
National GovernmentJoseph Arthur Barrette 3,323 24.7 -7.8
Total valid votes 13,442 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJ-Emile Ferron 8,459 54.7 +6.0
ConservativeJoseph Arthur Barrette 5,022 32.5 -18.8
ReconstructionJoseph Desjarlais 1,978 12.8
Total valid votes 15,459 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJoseph Arthur Barrette 7,206 51.3 +10.1
LiberalJean-Charles Théodore Gervais 6,850 48.7 -10.1
Total valid votes 14,056 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais 6,606 58.8 -2.2
ConservativeJoseph Arthur Barrette 4,626 41.2 +2.2
Total valid votes 11,232 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais 6,664 61.0
ConservativeJoseph Arthur Barrette 4,264 39.0
Total valid votes 10,928 100.0

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