Pontiac (electoral district)

For the provincial ridings, see Pontiac (provincial electoral district).
Pontiac
Quebec electoral district

Pontiac in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Will Amos
Liberal

District created 1867
First contested 1867
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,499
Electors (2015) 86,585
Area (km²)[2] 86,585
Pop. density (per km²) 1.2
Census divisions Gatineau, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Pontiac
Census subdivisions Alleyn-et-Cawood, Aumond, Blue Sea, Bryson, Bois-Franc, Bouchette, Bristol, Campbell's Bay, Cantley, Cascades-Malignes, Cayamant, Chelsea, Chichester, Clarendon, Déléage, Denholm, Dépôt-Échouani, Egan-Sud, Fort Coulonge, Gatineau, Gracefield, Grand-Remous, Kazabazua, Kitigan Zibi, Lac-Lenôtre, Lac-Moselle, Lac-Nilgaut, Lac-Pythonga, Lac-Rapide, Lac-Sainte-Marie, La Pêche, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, L'Isle-aux-Aullumettes, Litchfield, Low, Maniwaki, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Messines, Montcerf-Lytton, Otter Lake, Pontiac, Portage-du-Fort, Rapides-des-Joachims, Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, Shawville, Sheenboro, Thorne, Val-des-Monts, Waltham

Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.

From 1980 until 2011 and again in 2015, Pontiac was a bellwether electoral district whose electoral winner also was a member of the winning party.

History

The electoral district existed over three distinct periods:

Pontiac lost territory to Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and gained territory from Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

The electoral district includes:

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Laurentides—Labelle, Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Hull—Aylmer and Gatineau (in Quebec) and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ottawa—Orléans, Ottawa West—Nepean, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (in Ontario).

Linguistic demographics

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Pontiac
1st  1867–1872     Edmund Heath Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     William McKay Wright Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     John Poupore Conservative
5th  1882–1887 John Bryson
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     Thomas Murray Liberal
 1892–1896     John Bryson Conservative
8th  1896–1900 William Joseph Poupore
9th  1900–1904     Thomas Murray Liberal
10th  1904–1908     Gerald Hugh Brabazon Conservative
11th  1908–1911     George Frederick Hodgins Liberal
12th  1911–1917     Gerald Hugh Brabazon Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Frank S. Cahill Liberal
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Charles Bélec Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Wallace McDonald Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1946
 1946–1949     Réal Caouette Social Credit
Riding dissolved into Pontiac—Témiscamingue and Villeneuve
Riding re-created from Pontiac—Témiscamingue, Gatineau and Labelle
28th  1968–1972     Thomas Lefebvre Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle
31st  1979–1980     Thomas Lefebvre Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Barry Moore Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Robert Bertrand Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Pontiac
38th  2004–2006     David Smith Liberal
39th  2006–2008     Lawrence Cannon Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Mathieu Ravignat New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Will Amos Liberal

Election results

Pontiac, 2003-present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWilliam Amos 34,154 54.54 +39.35
New DemocraticMathieu Ravignat 14,095 22.51 -24.76
ConservativeBenjamin Woodman 8,721 13.93 -12.26
Bloc QuébécoisNicolas Lepage 4,327 6.91 -2.64
GreenColin Griffiths 1,089 1.74 +0.11
Strength in DemocracyPascal Médieu 131 0.21
Marxist–LeninistLouis Lang 108 0.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,625100.0 $253,773.13
Total rejected ballots 467
Turnout 63,092
Eligible voters 87,365
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 23,809 47.27
  Conservative 13,189 26.19
  Liberal 7,649 15.19
  Bloc Québécois 4,810 9.55
  Green 823 1.63
  Others 87 0.17
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticMathieu Ravignat 22,376 45.71 +30.28
ConservativeLawrence Cannon 14,441 29.50 -3.20
LiberalCindy Duncan McMillan 6,242 12.75 -11.49
Bloc QuébécoisMaude Tremblay 4,917 10.05 -12.28
GreenLouis-Philippe Mayrand 849 1.73 -3.28
Marxist–LeninistBenoit Legros 124 0.25 -0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,949 100.00
Total rejected ballots 413 0.84 +0.13
Turnout 49,362 60.00
Eligible voters 82,308
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLawrence Cannon 14,023 32.70 -0.93 $79,996
LiberalCindy Duncan McMillan 10,396 24.24 +0.09 $20,896
Bloc QuébécoisMarius Tremblay 9,576 22.33 -6.54 $47,435
New DemocraticCéline Brault 6,616 15.43 +5.47 $12,004
GreenAndré Sylvestre 2,148 5.01 +1.85 $12,545
Marxist–LeninistBenoit Legros 112 0.26 +0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,871 100.00 $96,386
Total rejected ballots 306 0.71
Turnout 43,177
Conservative hold Swing -0.51
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLawrence Cannon 16,067 33.63 +11.48 $71,020
Bloc QuébécoisChristine Emond Lapointe 13,790 28.87 -0.32 $47,724
LiberalDavid Smith 11,539 24.15 -14.21 $50,925
New DemocraticCeline Brault 4,759 9.96 +4.17 $23,543
GreenMoe Garahan 1,512 3.16 +2.84 $4,974
Marxist–LeninistBenoit Legros 107 0.22 -0.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,774100.00 $89,728
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -12.8
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalDavid Smith 15,358 38.36 -7.03 $68,705
Bloc QuébécoisL. Hubert Leduc 11,685 29.19 -2.89 $15,853
ConservativeJudith Grant 8,869 22.15 +3.70 $62,101
New DemocraticGretchen Schwarz 2,317 5.79 +3.94 $2,580
GreenThierry Vicente 1,673 4.18 +2.76 $1,213
Marxist–LeninistBenoit Legros 132 0.33 +0.13
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,034 100.00 $87,529
     Liberal hold Swing -2.07

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

Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, 1979-2003

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Bertrand 20,590 45.39 -0.39
Bloc QuébécoisJohanne Deschamps 14,552 32.08 0.07
AllianceJudith Grant 6,587 14.52
Progressive ConservativeBenoit Larocque 1,784 3.93 -14.56
New DemocraticMelissa Hunter 836 1.84 -0.37
GreenGretchen Schwarz 645 1.42
Natural LawEleanor Hyodo 184 0.41 -0.56
Marxist–LeninistChristian Legeais 92 0.20
IndependentThomas J. Sabourin 90 0.20
Total valid votes 45,360 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Bertrand 22,736 45.78 +5.71
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Coulombe 15,897 32.01 -1.55
Progressive ConservativePierre Miller 9,187 18.50 -3.62
New DemocraticBrenda Lee 1,097 2.21
Natural LawMarc Lacroix 479 0.96
Christian HeritageThomas Sabourin 269 0.54
Total valid votes 49,665 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Bertrand 17,377 40.07 +9.83
Bloc QuébécoisClaude Radermaker 14,554 33.56
Progressive ConservativeBarry Moore 9,593 22.12 -31.43
NationalBrian Corriveau 755 1.74
New DemocraticNicole Des Roches 682 1.57 -14.63
IndependentGlen Emmett Patrick Kealey 402 0.93
Total valid votes 43,363 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeBarry Moore 20,522 53.56 -8.40
LiberalBrian Murphy 11,589 30.24 +1.69
New DemocraticJohn Trent 6,207 16.20 +8.60
Total valid votes 38,318 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeBarry Moore 21,754 61.96 +45.18
LiberalElizabeth Dickson 10,025 28.55 -41.84
New DemocraticPaul Rowland 2,667 7.60 -1.57
Parti nationalisteDominique Dealbuquerque 524 1.49
Commonwealth of CanadaDonna Craig-Méthot 141 0.40
Total valid votes 35,111 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Lefebvre 21,605 70.39 +6.62
Progressive ConservativeAndré Benoit 5,151 16.78 -1.64
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Paillet 2,813 9.16 +3.87
RhinocerosGaston Lagaffe Beauregard 643 2.09 +0.22
Union populaireVianney Lehouiller 306 1.00 +0.07
Marxist–LeninistAlain Charette 176 0.57
Total valid votes 30,694 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Lefebvre 20,253 63.76 +8.09
Progressive ConservativeSant Singh 5,851 18.42 -4.82
Social CreditRita Jones 3,084 9.71 -5.24
New DemocraticIda Brown 1,682 5.30 -0.84
RhinocerosGaston Beauregard 597 1.88
Union populaireVianney Lehouiller 295 0.93
Total valid votes 31,762 100.00

Pontiac, 1968-1979

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Lefebvre 12,642 55.67 +4.91
Progressive ConservativeSant Singh 5,277 23.24 +6.03
Social CreditEmmanuel Pétrin 3,394 14.95 -13.15
New DemocraticRaymond Carrier 1,394 6.14 +2.20
Total valid votes 22,707 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Lefebvre 11,780 50.76 +1.70
Social CreditL.-P. Larocque 6,519 28.09 +16.51
Progressive ConservativeOctave Vallée 3,993 17.21 -18.18
New DemocraticAndré Synnott 913 3.93 -0.02
Total valid votes 23,205 100.00

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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalThomas Lefebvre 10,250 49.07
Progressive ConservativePaul Martineau 7,392 35.39
Ralliement créditisteLouis-P. Larocque 2,420 11.59
New DemocraticJames A. wood Shannon 827 3.96
Total valid votes 20,889 100.00

Pontiac, 1867-1948

Canadian federal by-election, 16 September 1946
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On Mr. McDonald's death, 2 May 1946
Social CreditRéal Caouette 11,412 35.86 +17.68
LiberalLucien Labelle 10,379 32.61 -8.77
Progressive ConservativeHector-Émile Bélec 7,487 23.53 +4.47
UnknownBernard Molloy 1,975 6.21
UnknownOscar Roy 572 1.80
Total valid votes 31,825 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWallace Reginald McDonald 13,325 41.38 -2.24
Progressive ConservativeThomas Edward McCool 6,136 19.06
Social CreditRéal Caouette 5,852 18.17
Bloc populaireGeorges-Antoine Rioux 4,433 13.77
Co-operative CommonwealthAntoine E. Titley 2,453 7.62
Total valid votes 32,199 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWallace Reginald McDonald 13,206 43.62 +12.36
Independent LiberalJoseph-Édouard Piché 11,941 39.44
UnknownErnest Carrier 5,128 16.94
Total valid votes 30,275 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWallace Reginald McDonald 5,708 31.26
LiberalJoseph-Édouard Piché 5,626 30.81
ConservativeJoseph-Aurèle Raymond 4,409 24.14 -16.68
ReconstructionDieudonné Lapointe 2,519 13.79
Total valid votes 18,262 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeCharles Bélec 8,884 40.82 +5.41
Independent LiberalJ.-Philippe Coté 6,988 32.11
LiberalFrank S. Cahill 5,891 27.07 -37.52
Total valid votes 21,763 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalFrank S. Cahill 11,166 64.59 +15.36
ConservativeLucien-Alfred Ladouceur 6,121 35.41 +5.05
Total valid votes 17,287 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalFrank S. Cahill 7,562 49.23 -17.35
ConservativeLucien Alfred Ladouceur 4,663 30.36 +7.52
Independent LiberalArthur Lepage 3,136 20.42
Total valid votes 15,361 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalFrank S. Cahill 11,077 66.58 -10.92
ConservativeGeorge Benjamin Campbell 3,800 22.84 +0.34
ProgressiveGeorge A. Landon 1,760 10.58
Total valid votes 16,637 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Frank S. Cahill 5,548 77.50
Government (Unionist)Joseph David Bastien 1,611 22.50 -22.08
Total valid votes 7,159 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeGerald Hugh Brabazon 2,059 44.59 +3.15
LiberalFrank "S." Cahill 1,393 30.16
LiberalGeorge Frederick Hodgins 1,166 25.25 -33.32
Total valid votes 4,618 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeorge Frederick Hodgins 2,543 58.57 +9.78
ConservativeGerald Hugh Brabazon 1,799 41.43 -9.78
Total valid votes 4,342 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeGerald Hugh Brabazon 2,001 51.22 +3.87
LiberalGeorge Frederick Hodgins 1,906 48.78 -3.87
Total valid votes 3,907 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Murray 1,798 52.65 +12.27
ConservativeGerald Hugh Brabazon 1,617 47.35 -12.27
Total valid votes 3,415 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeW.J. Poupore 1,980 59.62
LiberalT.C. Gaboury 1,341 40.38
Total valid votes 3,321 100.00
By-election on 26 June 1892

On election being declared void, 9 May 1892

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Bryson ??
LiberalThomas Murray ??
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Murray 1,100 41.01 +4.52
UnknownH.M. McLean 795 29.64
ConservativeJohn Bryson 787 29.34 -34.16
Total valid votes 2,682 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJohn Bryson 1,681 63.51 +17.40
LiberalThomas Craig 966 36.49
Total valid votes 2,647 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJohn Bryson 1,047 46.10 -7.95
UnknownN. McCuaig 931 41.00
UnknownW. Somerville 293 12.90
Total valid votes 2,271 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJohn Poupore 1,381 54.05
UnknownThomas Murray 1,174 45.95
Total valid votes 2,555 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam McKay Wright acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam McKay Wright 1,604 54.80
UnknownThomas Murray 1,323 45.20
Total valid votes 2,927 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeEdmund Heath acclaimed

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

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