Hull—Aylmer

For the provincial electoral district, see Hull (provincial electoral district).
Hull—Aylmer
Quebec electoral district

Hull—Aylmer in relation to districts in the Gatineau/Hull region (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Greg Fergus
Liberal

District created 1914
First contested 1917
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 103,447
Electors (2015) 78,679
Area (km²)[2] 65
Pop. density (per km²) 1,591.5
Census divisions Gatineau
Census subdivisions Gatineau

Hull—Aylmer (formerly known as Hull) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917.

It was created as "Hull" in 1914 from parts of Labelle and Wright ridings. It was renamed "Hull—Aylmer" in 1984.

It encompasses the parts of the sectors of Hull and Aylmer located in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The neighbouring ridings are Gatineau, Pontiac, Ottawa West—Nepean, Ottawa Centre, and Ottawa—Vanier.

With its large percentage of civil servants, the riding was a Liberal stronghold for almost a century, and the safest Liberal riding in the province outside Greater Montreal. Even when the rest of the province was turning its back on the Liberals, they survived in Hull—Aylmer in 1984, 2004 and 2006. In 2008, however, it was the only riding in Canada where four candidates received over 15% of the vote, and was the only riding in Quebec outside of the Montreal area the Liberals managed to win. In a major turnaround during the 2011 elections, however, the New Democratic Party won the riding as part of its sweep of the Outaouais. This was the first time the Liberals have lost the riding in an election; the only other time it was out of Liberal hands was from 1990 to 1993, when Gilles Rocheleau crossed the floor to the Bloc Québécois. The winner of that election, Nycole Turmel, was the interim leader of the NDP from July 28, 2011 until March 24, 2012, following the death of NDP leader Jack Layton.

Hull—Aylmer lost territory to Pontiac during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Political geography

In the 2006 election, only five polls in the Aylmer sector did not vote Liberal. In the Hull sector, the Bloc Québécois performed very well in almost every neighbourhood. The Bloc's support was the most highly concentrated in the Wrightville, Mont-Bleu and Des Hautes Plaines neighbourhoods of Hull, but they also performed well in Le Plateau, Birch Manor, Jardins-Mackenzie-King, Jardins-Alexandre-Taché, Val-Tétreau, Lac-des-Fées and Ironside. Liberal support was constrained mostly to the neighbourhood of Parc-de-la-Montagne and the Île de Hull which was generally evenly split between the two parties. The Conservatives did not win a single poll in the riding, despite finishing ahead of the NDP which won two in Aylmer. The NDP won a poll in Lakeview Terrace as well as a poll in Parc-Glenwood, where it received less than 25% of the vote, despite winning it.

The strength of the Liberal party in this riding over so many years stems from the federal government influence generally seen in the city of Gatineau. This was the legacy of the federal bilingualism policy of the 1970s (which saw the liberal government of Pierre Trudeau in power) which resulted in the requirement for federal jobs to be distributed on both sides of the river. This was the impetus for the construction of the Portage complex in downtown Hull, which today dominates the commercial sector of the city. A significant number of residents in the riding work for the federal public service, with many working in the federal departments and agencies based in the Place du Portage buildings of downtown Hull. This is in addition to the residents who commute across the bridge to federal jobs in Ottawa.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Hull
Riding created from Labelle and Wright
13th  1917–1921     Joseph-Éloi Fontaine Liberal
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 Alphonse Fournier
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957 Alexis Caron
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1966
 1966–1968 Pierre Caron
28th  1968–1972 Joseph Isabelle
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
Hull—Aylmer
33rd  1984–1988     Joseph Isabelle Liberal
34th  1988–1990 Gilles Rocheleau
 1990–1990     Independent
 1990–1993     Bloc Québécois
35th  1993–1997     Marcel Massé Liberal
36th  1997–1999
 1999–2000 Marcel Proulx
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Nycole Turmel New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Greg Fergus Liberal

Election results

Hull—Aylmer, 1984–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalGreg Fergus 28,478 51.37 +30.88
New DemocraticNycole Turmel 17,472 31.52 -27.26
ConservativeÉtienne Boulrice 4,278 7.72 -2.33
Bloc QuébécoisMaude Chouinard-Boucher 3,625 6.54 -2.14
GreenRoger Fleury 1,035 1.87 -0.14
Christian HeritageSean J. Mulligan 291 0.52 $5,299.81
IndependentLuc Desjardins 160 0.3
Marxist–LeninistGabriel Girard 101 0.18
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,440100.0 $213,352.21
Total rejected ballots 391
Turnout 55,83170.8%
Eligible voters 78,773
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing 28.92%
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 29,553 58.78
  Liberal 10,302 20.49
  Conservative 5,051 10.05
  Bloc Québécois 4,362 8.68
  Green 1,012 2.01
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticNycole Turmel 35,194 59.20 +39.37
Liberal Marcel Proulx 12,051 20.27 -17.20
ConservativeNancy Brassard-Fortin 6,058 10.19 -4.94
Bloc Québécois Dino Lemay 5,019 8.44 -13.63
GreenRoger Fleury 1,125 1.89 -3.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,447100.00
Total rejected ballots 355 0.59
Turnout 59,802 65.50
Eligible voters 91,302
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx 19,747 37.47 +4.78 $79,069
Bloc QuébécoisRaphaël Déry 11,635 22.07 -7.30 $69,055
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse 10,454 19.83 +4.33 $47,534
ConservativePaul Fréchette 7,976 15.13 -2.07 $56,752
GreenFrédéric Pouyot 2,774 5.26 +0.26 $3,327
Marxist–LeninistGabriel Girard-Bernier 121 0.23 0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,707100.00 $89,492
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
     Liberal hold Swing +6.04
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx 17,576 32.67 $74,347
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Charette 15,788 29.35 $36,796
ConservativeGilles Poirier 9,284 17.26 $57,405
New DemocraticPierre Laliberté 8,334 15.49 $28,016
GreenChristian Doyle 2,687 4.99 $1,907
Marxist–LeninistGabriel Girard-Bernier 125 0.23 $19
Total valid votes/Expenditure limit 53,794 100.00 $82,541
Total rejected ballots 323
Turnout 54,117 64.25
Electors on the lists 84,233
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx 20,135 41.87 -9.53 $61,882
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Charette 15,626 32.49 +9.41 $22,285
New DemocraticPierre Laliberté 5,709 11.87 +8.38 $23,285
ConservativePierrette Bellefeuille 3,963 8.24 -9.72 $11,618
GreenGail Walker 2,561 5.33 $2,380
Marxist–LeninistChristian Legeais 98 0.20 -0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,092100.00 $81,460

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%∆%
LiberalMarcel Proulx 22,385 51.40 -2.63
Bloc QuébécoisCaroline Brouard 10,051 23.08 -2.40
Progressive ConservativeGuy Dufort 4,181 9.60 +1.39
AllianceMichel Geisterfer 3,639 8.36 +7.36
New DemocraticPeter Piening 1,521 3.49 -4.19
MarijuanaAubert Martins 892 2.05
Natural LawRita Bouchard 426 0.98 +0.39
IndependentRon Gray 184 0.42
Canadian ActionRobert Brooks 167 0.38
Marxist–LeninistAlexandre Legeais 106 0.24
Total valid votes 43,552100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1999 by-election.

Canadian federal by-election, 15 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Resignation of Marcel Massé, 10 September 1999
LiberalMarcel Proulx 9,532 54.03 -0.08
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bélanger 4,495 25.48 +4.70
Progressive ConservativeRichard St-Cyr 1,448 8.21 -9.51
New DemocraticAlain Cossette 1,356 7.69 +4.93
GreenGail Walker 307 1.74 +0.51
Christian HeritageRon Gray 176 1.00 +0.42
ReformLuiz Da Silva 175 0.99 -0.97
Natural LawJean-Claude Pommet 103 0.58 +0.03
IndependentJohn C. Turmel 51 0.29
Total valid votes 17,643100.00
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarcel Massé 25,835 54.11 +0.85
Bloc QuébécoisGinette Tétreault 9,922 20.78 -6.42
Progressive ConservativeStéphane Rondeau 8,461 17.72 +11.55
New DemocraticPeter Piening 1,317 2.76 +0.20
ReformCamille Fortin 935 1.96
GreenGail Walker 586 1.23 +0.34
Christian HeritageRon Gray 275 0.58
Natural LawRobert Mayer 266 0.56 -0.21
Marxist–LeninistPierre Soublière 151 0.32 +0.01
Total valid votes 47,748100.00
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMarcel Massé 27,988 53.26 +3.43
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Rocheleau 14,293 27.20
IndependentTony Cannavino 4,583 8.72
Progressive ConservativePierre Chénier 3,244 6.17 -25.70
New DemocraticFrancine Bourque 1,346 2.56 -12.83
GreenGeorge Halpern 468 0.89
Natural LawRobert Mayer 401 0.76
Marxist–LeninistFrançoise Roy 162 0.31
AbolitionistLinda Dubois 63 0.12
Total valid votes 52,548100.00
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGilles Rocheleau 23,218 49.83 +9.26
Progressive ConservativeNicole Moreault 14,849 31.87 -5.15
New DemocraticDanielle Lapointe-Vienneau 7,170 15.39 -4.23
RhinocerosDenis Le Citron Patenaude 661 1.42
IndependentGlen Kealey 559 1.20
IndependentSerge Lafortune 134 0.29
Total valid votes 46,591100.00
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 17,058 40.58 -27.55
Progressive ConservativePierre Ménard 15,563 37.02 +31.74
New DemocraticJacques Audette 8,247 19.62 -4.91
Parti nationalisteCarol Anctil 1,015 2.41
Commonwealth of CanadaÉmile Chartrand 156 0.37
Total valid votes 42,039100.00

Hull, 1917–1984

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 27,938 68.13 -2.04
New DemocraticMichel Légère 10,059 24.53 +7.97
Progressive ConservativeRonald Lefebvre 2,167 5.28 -0.07
RhinocerosSylvain Dompierre 598 1.46 -0.47
IndependentMarc Bonhomme 174 0.42
Marxist–LeninistPierre J.G. Soublière 70 0.17 -0.07
Total valid votes 41,006100.00
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 30,413 70.18 -1.04
New DemocraticMichel Légère 7,175 16.56 +8.36
Social CreditJean Tessier 2,357 5.44 -3.29
Progressive ConservativeJean-Paul St-Amand 2,320 5.35 -5.26
RhinocerosPierre Cantin 835 1.93
Union populaireRené Coté 132 0.30
Marxist–LeninistPierre Soublière 106 0.24
Total valid votes 43,338100.00
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 26,872 71.21 +6.27
Progressive ConservativeLucille Hodgins 4,006 10.62 -0.39
Social CreditRené Ouellette 3,292 8.72 -4.13
New DemocraticCarole Campeau Fortin 3,093 8.20 -1.81
IndependentRaoul Gendron 472 1.25 +0.06
Total valid votes 37,735100.00
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 24,630 64.94 -3.78
Social CreditYvon Boisclair 4,874 12.85 -3.03
Progressive ConservativeAndré Lacroix 4,173 11.00 +0.06
New DemocraticCarole Fortin 3,796 10.01 6.57
IndependentRaoul Gendron 453 1.19 0.19
Total valid votes 37,926100.00

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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGaston Isabelle 22,982 68.72 +16.48
Ralliement créditisteJoseph-René Villeneuve 5,311 15.88 -22.53
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marie Séguin 3,661 10.95 +6.81
New DemocraticRichard Thibault 1,151 3.44 -0.56
Independent LiberalRaoul Gendron 337 1.01 -0.20
Total valid votes 33,442100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 29 May 1967
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On Mr. Caron's death, 31 August 1966
LiberalPierre Caron 11,854 52.25 -2.44
Ralliement créditisteRené Villeneuve 8,715 38.41 +8.36
Progressive ConservativeJean-Claude Émond 939 4.14 -1.61
New DemocraticRichard Thibault 907 4.00 -2.94
Independent LiberalRaoul Gendron 274 1.21
Total valid votes 22,689100.00
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 17,832 54.68 +1.71
Ralliement créditisteMarcel Clément 9,798 30.05 -6.59
New DemocraticRené Desjardins 2,261 6.93 +4.53
Progressive ConservativeGérard Girouard 1,873 5.74 -2.24
Independent LiberalGertrude Laflèche 692 2.12
Independent LiberalRobert Lawlis 154 0.47
Total valid votes 32,610100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 19,667 52.97 +4.81
Social CreditMarcel Clément 13,603 36.64 +5.37
Progressive ConservativeJules Barrière 2,965 7.99 -9.77
New DemocraticClaude Morissette 891 2.40 -0.40
Total valid votes 37,126100.00
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 17,932 48.17 -8.02
Social CreditMarcel Clément 11,642 31.27 +24.34
Progressive ConservativeArmand Turpin 6,612 17.76 -18.15
New DemocraticHubert Boyer 1,043 2.80
Total valid votes 37,229100.00
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 20,132 56.18 +11.52
Progressive ConservativeLionel Mougeot 12,869 35.91 +21.78
Social CreditMarcellin Clément 2,484 6.93 +0.15
Independent LiberalRaoul Gendron 348 0.97
Total valid votes 35,833100.00
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 15,551 44.66 -30.46
Independent LiberalRaymond Brunet 11,981 34.41
Progressive ConservativeAvila Labelle 4,922 14.14 -7.38
Social CreditMarcellin Clément 2,363 6.79
Total valid votes 34,817100.00
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlexis Caron 21,785 75.13 +9.60
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Lafortune 6,239 21.52 -3.57
Co-operative CommonwealthLaurent Larose 707 2.44 -0.30
Labor–ProgressiveErnest Gervais 266 0.92
Total valid votes 28,997100.00
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlphonse Fournier 18,446 65.53 +6.30
Progressive ConservativeJacques Boucher 7,060 25.08 -11.45
Union des électeursCécile Brunet 1,871 6.65 +4.30
Co-operative CommonwealthLaurent-Joseph Larose 771 2.74 +0.85
Total valid votes 28,148100.00
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlphonse Fournier 15,012 59.23 +8.66
Progressive ConservativeArmand Turpin 9,258 36.53
Union des électeursAlcide Whitmore 596 2.35 -29.48
Co-operative CommonwealthFrançois-Joseph Gavard 478 1.89
Total valid votes 25,344100.00

Note: Union des électeurs vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election. Labour-Progressive vote is compared to Communist vote in 1940 election.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlphonse Fournier 11,253 50.57 +5.73
New DemocracyArmand Turpin 7,083 31.83
LabourThéodore Lambert 3,916 17.60
Total valid votes 22,252100.00
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlphonse Fournier 9,370 44.84 -23.13
ReconstructionAimé Guertin 5,244 25.09
Independent LiberalJoseph Édouard Laflamme 3,390 16.22
ConservativeRodolphe Moreau 2,894 13.85 -18.18
Total valid votes 20,898100.00
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlphonse Fournier 12,543 67.97 -15.33
ConservativeJean-Noël Beauchamp 5,911 32.03 +15.33
Total valid votes 18,454100.00
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph-Éloi Fontaine 10,899 83.30 +14.10
ConservativeFrançois-Albert Dumas 2,185 16.70 -14.10
Total valid votes 13,084100.00
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph-Éloi Fontaine 10,248 69.20 -13.50
ConservativeLouis Cousineau 4,561 30.80
Total valid votes 14,809100.00
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph-Éloi Fontaine 11,998 82.70
ProgressiveSylvio Lafortune 2,510 17.30
Total valid votes 14,508100.00
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Joseph-Éloi Fontaine acclaimed

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