Drummond (electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Drummond (provincial electoral district).
Drummond
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

François Choquette
New Democratic

District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 98,681
Electors (2015) 80,750
Area (km²)[2] 1,670
Pop. density (per km²) 59.1
Census divisions Drummond RCM
Census subdivisions Drummondville, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Wickham

Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.

Geography

The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.

The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.

There were no changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Drummond
Riding created from Drummond—Arthabaska,
Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe
28th  1968–1972     Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit
30th  1974–1979     Yvon Pinard Liberal
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Pauline Picard Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Roger Pomerleau
41st  2011–2015     François Choquette New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette 15,833 30.5 -21.1
LiberalPierre Côté 13,793 26.5 +18.1
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois 11,862 22.8 +0.8
ConservativePascale Déry 9,221 17.7 +1.8
GreenÉmile Coderre 1,270 2.4 +0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,979100.0   $216,664.68
Total rejected ballots 1,098
Turnout 53,077
Eligible voters 81,303
New Democratic hold Swing -19.6
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette 24,489 51.6 +34.8
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau 10,410 22.0 -16.8
ConservativeNormand W. Bernier 7,555 15.9 -9.4
LiberalPierre Côté 3,979 8.4 -8.4
GreenRobin Fortin 987 2.1 -0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,420 100.0
Total rejected ballots 878 1.82 -0.38
Turnout 48,298 62.59
Eligible voters 77,162
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau 17,613 38.8 -10.9 $41,200
ConservativeAndré Komlosy 11,490 25.3 +3.0 $77,182
LiberalJean Courchesne 7,697 17.0 +0.6 $13,625
New DemocraticAnnick Corriveau 7,640 16.8 +10.5 $6,172
GreenRéginald Gagnon 1,144 2.5 -2.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,404 100.0 $82,531
Total rejected ballots 1,022 2.20
Turnout
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard 22,575 49.7 -6.6 $38,371
ConservativeJean-Marie Pineault 10,134 22.3 +5.4 $51,057
LiberalÉric Cardinal 7,437 16.4 -6.4 $75,543
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette 2,870 6.3 +4.5 $1,903
GreenJean-Benjamin Milot 2,418 5.3 +3.1 $865
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,434 100.0 $76,054
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard 23,670 56.3 +11.2 $55,860
LiberalRoger Gougeon 9,591 22.8 -11.4 $60,104
ConservativeLyne Boisvert 7,123 16.9 -2.7 $72,925
GreenLouis Lacroix 921 2.2
New DemocraticBlake Evans 745 1.8 +0.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,050 100.0 $73,968

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard 18,843 45.1 +2.9
LiberalAndré Béliveau 14,285 34.2 +11.1
Progressive ConservativeLyne Boisvert 6,593 15.8 -17.8
AllianceJacques Laurin 1,606 3.8
New DemocraticJulie Philion 424 1.0 0.0
Total valid votes 41,751 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard 18,577 42.3 -12.5
Progressive ConservativeLyne Boisvert 14,777 33.6 +13.7
LiberalChristian Méthot 10,165 23.1 -0.9
New DemocraticAlexandra Philoctéte 441 1.0 -0.3
Total valid votes 43,960 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard 24,930 54.8
LiberalBernard Boudreau 10,935 24.0 -10.7
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Guilbault 9,041 19.9 -33.7
New DemocraticFerdinand Berner 600 1.3 -10.4
Total valid votes 45,506 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Guilbault 23,703 53.5 -2.7
LiberalJean-Claude Lagacé 15,380 34.7 +1.2
New DemocraticFerdinand Berner 5,204 11.8 5.6
Total valid votes 44,287 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Guilbault 23,693 56.2 +41.5
LiberalMichel Yip 14,137 33.6 -39.2
New DemocraticLouis G. Garreau 2,610 6.2 -0.2
Parti nationalisteCamillien Belhumeur 1,057 2.5
IndependentJoseph Richard Miller 338 0.8
Social CreditRené Martineau 301 0.7 -4.6
Total valid votes 42,136 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYvon Pinard 26,082 72.8 +15.6
Progressive ConservativeGilbert Lapointe 5,265 14.7 +0.4
New DemocraticAndré Lefebvre 2,305 6.4 +4.8
Social CreditHenri Farley 1,916 5.3 -19.6
Union populaireGaétan Giroux 180 0.5 +0.2
Marxist–LeninistJ.-P. Ginchereau 97 0.3 +0.1
Total valid votes 35,845 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYvon Pinard 22,989 57.2 +15.0
Social CreditRobert Biron 10,010 24.9 -17.2
Progressive ConservativePaul Lavigne 5,746 14.3 +0.2
RhinocerosNormand Blanchette 641 1.6
New DemocraticPatricia Lamarre 639 1.6 -0.1
Union populaireMarc Rochefort 106 0.3
Marxist–LeninistJ.-P. Ginchereau 67 0.2
Total valid votes 40,198 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYvon Pinard 15,561 42.1 +0.1
Social CreditJean-Marie Boisvert 15,548 42.1 -0.1
Progressive ConservativeArmand Cyrenne 5,186 14.0 -0.1
New DemocraticGisel Marotte 630 1.7 +0.1
Total valid votes 36,925 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditJean-Marie Boisvert 15,923 42.2 +10.7
LiberalJean-Luc Pépin 15,853 42.0 +3.5
Progressive ConservativeRoger Rousseau 5,351 14.2 -13.4
New DemocraticAnn Dewitt 590 1.6 -0.8
Total valid votes 37,717 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean-Luc Pépin 11,667 38.5
Ralliement créditisteClaude Proulx 9,545 31.5
Progressive ConservativeAndré Biron 8,342 27.6
New DemocraticPierre Gagné 723 2.4
Total valid votes 30,277 100.0

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