Châteauguay—Lacolle

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Châteauguay—Lacolle
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Brenda Shanahan
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]97,887
Electors (2019)78,194
Area (km²)[1]940
Pop. density (per km²)104.1
Census division(s)Beauharnois-Salaberry, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Roussillon
Census subdivision(s)Châteauguay, Léry, Mercier, Napierville, Sainte-Martine, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Michel, Saint-Rémi

Châteauguay—Lacolle is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec formerly included in the electoral districts of Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant.[2]

Châteauguay—Lacolle was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

Profile[]

The Liberals are strongest in the more Anglophone city of Châteauguay, while the Bloc garners more support in cities like Mercier, Sainte-Martine Saint-Rémi, and Napierville, as well as the rural portions of the riding.

Members of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Châteauguay—Lacolle
Riding created from Beauharnois—Salaberry
and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
42nd  2015–2019     Brenda Shanahan Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[]

Graph of election results in Châteauguay—Lacolle (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Brenda Shanahan 18,029 37.03 -1.36
Bloc Québécois Patrick O'Hara 18,017 37.01 -0.16
Conservative Pierre Bournaki 5,538 11.01 -0.16
New Democratic Hannah Wolker 3,752 7.71 +0.07
People's Jeff Benoit 1,821 3.74 +2.67
Green Frédéric Olivier 801 1.65 -2.03
Free André Lafrance 448 0.92
Indépendance du Québec Marc Gagnon 277 0.57 -0.18
Total valid votes 48,683 97.87
Total rejected ballots 1,061 2.13 +0.13
Turnout 49,744 61.58 -6.64
Registered voters 79,853
Liberal hold Swing -0.60
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Brenda Shanahan 20,118 38.39 -0.70 $40,263.40
Bloc Québécois Claudia Valdivia 19,479 37.17 +12.81 $3,185.41
Conservative Hugues Laplante 5,851 11.17 -0.04 none listed
New Democratic Marika Lalime 4,005 7.64 -15.50 $0.00
Green Meryam Haddad 1,929 3.68 +1.78 $3,739.15
People's Jeff Benoit 563 1.07 $3,708.72
Indépendence du Québec Marc Gagnon 393 0.75 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Chénier 64 0.12 -0.17 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,402 98.00
Total rejected ballots 1,071 2.00 +0.28
Turnout 53,473 68.22 -0.99
Eligible voters 78,384
Liberal hold Swing -6.76
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Brenda Shanahan 20,245 39.10 +28.90 $26,214
Bloc Québécois Sophie Stanké 12,615 24.36 −2.55 $27,153
New Democratic Sylvain Chicoine (incumbent) 11,986 23.15 -25.57 $27,865
Conservative Philippe St-Pierre 5,805 11.21 −0.82 $3,357
Green Jency Mercier 982 1.90 -0.01 $2,348
Marxist–Leninist Linda Sullivan 149 0.29 +0.06 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,782 98.27   $208,824
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 909 1.73
Turnout 52,691 69.21
Eligible voters 76,129
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +27.24
Sources:[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 22,116 48.72
  Bloc Québécois 12,216 26.91
  Conservative 5,462 12.03
  Liberal 4,630 10.20
  Green 865 1.91
  Marxist–Leninist 105 0.23

References[]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Final Report – Quebec
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by a Judge". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-second general election, 2015 (QUEBEC: Châteauguay—Lacolle).
  8. ^ Canada – Political Financing (Search for Returns). Returns listed in italics refer to information submitted by the candidates and not to the final totals as reviewed by Elections Canada.
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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