Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)

Rivière-du-Nord
Quebec electoral district

2003 boundaries
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Rhéal Fortin
Bloc Québécois

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 102,085
Electors (2015) 88,586
Area (km²)[2] 381
Pop. density (per km²) 267.9
Census divisions La Rivière-du-Nord
Census subdivisions Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte

Rivière-du-Nord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Geography

The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, Terrebonne and Mirabel.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings. In the 2012 electoral redistribution, the riding lost Saint-Colomban to Mirabel.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Rivière-du-Nord
Riding created from Laurentides, Berthier—Montcalm
and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
38th  2004–2006     Monique Guay Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Pierre Dionne Labelle New Democratic
42nd  2015–Present     Rhéal Fortin Bloc Québécois

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRhéal Fortin 18,157 32.05 +3.85 $29,318.93
New DemocraticPierre Dionne Labelle 17,077 30.14 -24.98
LiberalJanice Bélair Rolland 14,933 26.36 +19.91
ConservativeRomain Vignol 4,793 8.46 +0.03
GreenJoey Leckman 1,436 2.53 +0.74
RhinocerosFobozof A. Côté 261 0.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,657100.0 $229,198.01
Total rejected ballots 1,044
Turnout 57,70165.13
Eligible voters 88,586
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +14.42
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 26,290 55.12
  Bloc Québécois 13,449 28.20
  Conservative 4,022 8.43
  Liberal 3,078 6.45
  Green 856 1.79
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticPierre Dionne Labelle 29,603 55.3 +40.6
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay 15,105 28.2 -25.4
ConservativeSylvain Charron 4,469 8.3 -6.1
LiberalJonathan Juteau 3,400 6.3 -7.3
GreenRené Piché 972 1.8 -1.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,549 100.0
Total rejected ballots 880 1.6
Turnout 54,429 60.2
Eligible voters 90,398
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay 26,588 53.6 -5.5 $30,431
New DemocraticSimon Bernier 7,187 14.5 +7.3 $1,889
ConservativeGilles Duguay 7,170 14.4 -6.3 $21,051
LiberalJoao Neves 6,755 13.6 +4.3 $2,401
GreenRené Piché 1,656 3.3 -0.3
Independent Jocelyne Leduc 273 0.6 $165
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,629100.0 $88,578
Total rejected ballots 851 1.0
Electors on lists 85,179
Turnout 59,26
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay 27,789 59.1 -7.3 $48,755
ConservativePierre Albert 9,769 20.8 +15.2 $6,473
LiberalYannick Guénette 4,365 9.3 -12.3 $7,837
New DemocraticSimon Bernier 3,393 7.2 +4.3 $1,863
GreenMaude Genet 1,722 3.7 +1.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,038 100.0 $79,573
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMonique Guay 29,204 66.3 $60,052
LiberalLorraine Auclair 9,509 21.6 $55,195
ConservativeCatherine Brousseau 2,435 5.5 $4,362
New DemocraticFrançois Côté 1,290 2.9
GreenMarcel Poirier 1,129 2.6
MarijuanaChristian Marcoux 459 1.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,026 100.0 $76,106

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Notes

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