Lévis—Lotbinière

Lévis—Lotbinière
Quebec electoral district

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Jacques Gourde
Conservative

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 107,593
Electors (2015) 86,700
Area (km²)[2] 2,123
Pop. density (per km²) 50.7
Census divisions Lévis, Lotbinière, La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivisions Lévis, Laurier-Station, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Apollinaire, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Lévis—Lotbinière (formerly Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

Geography

Located southwest of Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs.

It consists of:

The neighbouring ridings are Lévis—Bellechasse, Beauce, Mégantic—L'Érable, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Louis-Hébert.

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, its territory will remain largely the same, but received a small portion from Mégantic—L'Érable.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Riding created from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
and Lotbinière—L'Érable
38th  2004–2006     Odina Desrochers Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Jacques Gourde Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Lévis—Lotbinière
42nd  2015–Present     Jacques Gourde Conservative

Election results

Lévis—Lotbinière, 2013 Representation Order

This riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, and received a small portion of territory from Mégantic—L'Érable for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde 31,357 50.1 +10.22
LiberalClaude Boucher 13,562 21.67 +16.58
New DemocraticHélène Bilodeau 9,246 14.77 -23.72
Bloc QuébécoisSteve Gagné 7,163 11.44 -3.44
GreenTina Biello 1,124 1.8 +0.14
Alliance of the NorthFrançois Belanger 136 0.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,588100.0 $226,181.44
Total rejected ballots 975
Turnout 63,563
Eligible voters 87,103
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 22,469 39.88
  New Democratic 21,688 38.49
  Bloc Québécois 8,383 14.88
  Liberal 2,867 5.09
  Green 936 1.66

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde 22,460 39.88 -7.39 $78,886.19
New DemocraticTanya Fredette 21,683 38.50 +25.32 $1,427.87
Bloc QuébécoisGaston Gourde 8,381 14.88 -9.70 $28,148.35
LiberalNicole Larouche 2,866 5.09 -7.45 $4,858.38
GreenRichard Domm 936 1.66 -0.78 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,326100.0   $89,473.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 926 1.62-0.10
Turnout 57,252 69.21+3.06
Eligible voters 82,725
Conservative hold Swing -16.36
Sources:[6][7]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde 24,495 47.27 -7.07 $72,248.18
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin 12,738 24.58 -5.06 $19,089.72
New DemocraticRaymond Côté 6,828 13.18 +6.39 $2,654.50
LiberalMarie-Thérèse Hovington 6,498 12.54 +7.11 $3,272.46
GreenShirley Picknell 1,265 2.44 -1.37 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,824100.0    $85,174
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 9081.72 +0.74
Turnout 52,732 66.15-2.21
Eligible voters 79,721
Conservative hold Swing -1.00
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde 28,236 54.34 +30.20 $45,970.43
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers 15,402 29.64 -16.35 $61,218.95
New DemocraticRaymond Côté 3,529 6.79 +2.50 $2,346.22
LiberalÉric Paradis 2,820 5.43 -16.02 $17,938.01
GreenShirley Picknell 1,978 3.81 +0.14 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,965100.0   $78,226
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5130.98-1.41
Turnout 52,47868.36
Eligible voters 76,764
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +23.28
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers 20,245 45.99 +2.99 $60,246.22
ConservativeJean Landry 10,628 24.14 +2.95 $8,765.42
LiberalAnicet Gagné 9,445 21.45 -11.87 $38,282.74
New DemocraticJean Bernatchez 2,091 4.75 +2.62 $2,905.99
GreenRama Borne MacDonald 1,615 3.67 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,024100.0    $75,906
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1,0762.39
Turnout 45,10060.42-3.64
Eligible voters 74,647
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing +0.02
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 19,500 43.00
  Liberal 15,109 33.32
  Alliance 6,399 14.11
  Progressive Conservative 3,210 7.08
  New Democratic 966 2.13
  Others 161 0.36

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Notes

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