Laporte (electoral district)

Laporte

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Nicole Ménard Liberal
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:
  • Borough of Greenfield Park,
  • LeMoyne district of the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil,
  • Laflèche district of the Borough of Saint-Hubert

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

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)

External links

Information

• Elections Quebec

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