Vachon (electoral district)

Vachon
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 

Martine Ouellet
Parti Québécois

District created 1980
First contested 1981
Last contested 2012
Demographics
Population (2006) 48,470
Electors (2012)[1] 48,095
Area (km²)[2] 61.9
Pop. density (per km²) 783
Census divisions Longueuil (part)
Census subdivisions Longueuil (part)

Vachon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located within the city of Longueuil and includes most of the borough of Saint-Hubert.

It was created for the 1981 election from a part of Taillon electoral district and is named after early Quebec aviation pioneer Roméo Vachon, who worked at Trans-Canada Airlines; the district includes Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport.[3]

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
32nd 1981–1985     David Payne
1st term		 Parti Québécois
33rd 1985–1989     Christiane Pelchat Liberal
34th 1989–1994
35th 1994–1998     David Payne
2nd term		 Parti Québécois
36th 1998–2003
37th 2003–2007     Camil Bouchard Parti Québécois
38th 2007–2008
39th 2008–2010
2010–2012     Martine Ouellet Parti Québécois
40th 2012–2014
41st 2014–present

Election results

Quebec general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet 11,983 33.06 -6.53
     Liberal Michel Bienvenu 11,809 32.58 +11.37
Coalition Avenir QuébecStephane Robichaud 9,164 25.28 -4.38
Québec solidaireSebastien Robert 2,644 7.29 +2.24
Quebec general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet 14,723 39.59
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-François Roberge 11,030 29.66
     Liberal Linda Langlois Saulnier 7,885 21.21
Québec solidaireSebastien Robert 1,878 5.05
Quebec provincial by-election, July 5, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet 7,863 59.15 +10.51
LiberalSimon-Pierre Diamond 3,236 24.34 −7.94
Action démocratiqueAlain Dépatie 879 6.61 −7.06
Québec solidaireSébastien Robert 727 5.47 +3.23
GreenYvon Rudolphe 419 3.15 −0.01
     Independent Denis Durand 98 0.74 −2.42
     Independent Régent Millette 71 0.53 -
Total valid votes 13,293 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 174
Turnout 13,467 29.25 −32.23
Electors on the lists 46,046

Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard 13,312 48.64 +13.76
     Liberal Georges Painchaud 8,835 32.28 +7.59
Action démocratiqueJean-François Denis 3,742 13.67 -20.53
GreenDenis Durand 866 3.16 -0.79
Québec solidaireVincent Lagacé 613 2.24 -0.04
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard 11,560 34.88 -5.57
Action démocratiqueMaro Akoury 11,333 34.20 +16.91
     Liberal Brigitte Mercier 8,184 24.69 -15.08
GreenDenis Durand 1,309 3.95 +2.33
Québec solidaireRichard St-Onge 755 2.28 +1.41
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisCamil Bouchard 12,960 40.45 -9.30
     Liberal Brigitte Mercier 12,741 39.77 +5.36
Action démocratiqueJoëlle Lescop 5,540 17.29 +2.22
Bloc PotDenis Durand 519 1.62 -
UFPRichard St-Onge 279 0.87 +0.40
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne 16,993 49.75 +0.89
     Liberal Sophie Joncas 11,755 34.41 -3.45
Action démocratiqueRose Paquet Cyr 5,147 15.07 +4.05
     Independent Richard St-Onge 161 0.47 -
     Innovator André Plante 103 0.30 -
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 21,374 56.76
Non 16,284 43.24
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne 15,685 48.86 +3.70
     Liberal André Nadeau 12,154 37.86 -7.64
Action démocratiqueAlain Riendeau 3,536 11.02 -
     Natural Law Robert Turgeon 300 0.93 -
     Economic Denis Gagnon 254 0.79 -
     Sovereignty Guillaume Pereira 170 0.53 -
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 26,333 64.14
Oui 14,721 35.86
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Christiane Pelchat 15,468 45.50 -3.97
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne 15,354 45.16 -1.71
GreenYvon Rudolphe 1,216 3.58 -
     Independent Daniel Dufour 979 2.88 -
     New Democrat Réjean Benoit 620 1.82 -0.26
     Parti 51 Paul Ducharme 223 0.66 -
     United Social Credit Yves Rioux 138 0.41 -
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Christiane Pelchat 16,011 49.47 +10.27
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne 15,169 46.87 -10.98
     New Democrat Michael Kakura Jr. 673 2.08 -
     Parti indépendantiste Daniel Courville 511 1.58 -
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti QuébécoisDavid Payne 17,671 57.85
     Liberal Jacques Roy 11,972 39.20
Union NationaleJean Paul Côté 901 2.95

References

  1. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=229&section=population
  2. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=229&section=superficie
  3. ↑ "Circonscription électorale de Vachon". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

Information
Election results
Maps

Neighbouring electoral districts

 Montarville
Taillon, Laporte Chambly
   Vachon  
La Pinière

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