Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Quebec electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Richard Martel Conservative District created 1924 First contested 1925 Last contested 2019 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[1] 81,639 Electors (2019)65,618 Area (km²)[2] 2,819 Pop. density (per km²) 29 Census division(s) Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM , Saguenay Census subdivision(s) Ferland-et-Boilleau , Lalemant , L'Anse-Saint-Jean , Petit-Saguenay , Rivière-Éternité , Saguenay , Saint-Félix-d'Otis
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay , as well as the La Baie borough and the municipalities of Ferland-et-Boilleau , L'Anse-Saint-Jean , Petit-Saguenay , Rivière-Éternité and Saint-Félix-d'Otis and the unorganized territory of Lalemant .
It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay . It was renamed "Chicoutimi—Le Fjord" in 2000.
The neighbouring ridings are Manicouagan , Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix , and Jonquière .
Richard Martel won the 2018 by-election .
Geography [ ]
The riding has always been centred on the city (now borough) of Chicoutimi , Quebec . When it was created, the riding consisted of until 1947, when the western half of the riding became the new riding of Lapointe . The 1976 redistribution removed all of the riding's territory north of the Saguenay River . This territory was added back to the riding in the 2003 redistribution. This riding lost some territory to Jonquière during the 2012 electoral redistribution , including much of the area north of the Saguenay River again.
Demographics [ ]
According to the Canada 2016 Census [3]
Ethnic groups: 94.2% White, 4.2% Indigenous
Languages: 98.0% French, 1.2% English
Religions (2011): 93.0% Christian (90.8% Catholic, 2.2% Other Christian), 6.4% None.
Median income: $32,291 (2015)
Average income: $40,803 (2015)
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
The riding followed the typical path of most nationalist Quebec ridings, except for an independent being elected (1945–1957), and former MP André Harvey narrowly defeating incumbent Gilbert Fillion in 1997, one of only a few PC seats in Quebec that year.
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Chicoutmi—Le Fjord (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Bloc Québécois
Julie Bouchard
Liberal
Jean Duplain
Green
Yves Laporte
Conservative
Richard Martel
New Democratic
Ismaël Raymond
People's
Jimmy Voyer
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada [4]
hide 2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Richard Martel
16,155
36.8
-15.87
$88,278.98
Bloc Québécois
Valérie Tremblay
15,321
34.9
+29.30
none listed
Liberal
Dajana Dautovic
7,504
17.1
-12.40
$9,048.24
New Democratic
Stéphane Girard
2,855
6.5
-2.15
$1,181.55
Green
Lynda Youde
1,388
3.2
+0.11
$2,988.37
People's
Jimmy Voyer
359
0.8
–
$1,360.01
Rhinoceros
Line Bélanger
299
0.7
–
$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
43,881
100.0
Total rejected ballots
925
2.14
+0.47
Turnout
44,806
68.28
+1.61
Eligible voters
65,618
Conservative hold
Swing
-21.09
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6]
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Richard Martel
12,600
52.76
+36.16
Liberal
Lina Boivin
7,044
29.50
-1.60
New Democratic
Éric Dubois
2,065
8.65
-21.07
Bloc Québécois
Catherine Bouchard-Tremblay
1,337
5.60
-14.92
Green
Lynda Youde
738
3.09
+1.02
Independent
John Turmel
98
0.41
Total valid votes/Expense limit
23,882
98.67
Total rejected ballots
322
1.33
-0.34
Turnout
24,294
36.52
-30.15
Eligible voters
66,267
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+18.88
Source:Elections Canada: Official Voting Results
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Denis Lemieux
13,619
31.09
+25.34
$15,757.95
New Democratic
Dany Morin
13,019
29.72
-7.96
$61,908.19
Bloc Québécois
Élise Gauthier
8,990
20.52
-8.29
$34,879.59
Conservative
Caroline Ste-Marie
7,270
16.60
-8.97
$33,846.47
Green
Dany St-Gelais
907
2.07
+0.55
$64.43
Total valid votes/Expense limit
43,805
98.33
$201,130.77
Total rejected ballots
745
1.67
–
Turnout
44,550
66.67
–
Eligible voters
66,821
Liberal gain from New Democratic
Swing
+16.65
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party
Vote
%
New Democratic
16,238
37.68
Bloc Québécois
12,418
28.81
Conservative
11,017
25.56
Liberal
2,479
5.75
Green
655
1.52
Others
289
0.67
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Dany Morin
19,430
38.13
+30.30
Bloc Québécois
Robert Bouchard
14,675
28.80
-12.51
Conservative
Carol Néron
12,881
25.28
-9.63
Liberal
Marc Pettersen
2,852
5.60
-7.85
Green
Charles-Olivier Bolduc-Tremblay
780
1.53
-0.97
Rhinoceros
Marielle Couture
340
0.67
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
50,958
98.69
Total rejected ballots
678
1.31
-0.24
Turnout
51,636
65.06
+2.82
Eligible voters
79,369
–
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois
Swing
+21.40
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Robert Bouchard
19,737
41.31
+2.82
$87,392
Conservative
Jean-Guy Maltais
16,680
34.91
+10.19
$73,050
Liberal
Marc Pettersen
6,425
13.45
-15.74
$11,593
New Democratic
Stéphane Girard
3,742
7.83
+2.69
$2,101
Green
Jean-François Veilleux
1,193
2.50
+0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit
47,777
98.44
$100,545
Total rejected ballots
756
1.56
+0.42
Turnout
48,533
62.25
-2.47
Eligible voters
77,959
–
Bloc Québécois hold
Swing
-3.68
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Robert Bouchard
19,226
38.49
-6.8
$72,889
Liberal
André Harvey
14,581
29.19
-14.2
$52,235
Conservative
Alcide Boudreault
12,350
24.72
+19.4
$7,792
New Democratic
Éric Dubois
2,571
5.15
+1.4
$4,812
Green
Jean-Martin Gauthier
1,226
2.45
+0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit
49,954
98.86
$94,498
Total rejected ballots
575
1.14
Turnout
50,529
64.72
-2.11
Eligible voters
78,073
–
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois
Robert Bouchard
20,650
45.3
+9.2
$63,059
Liberal
André Harvey
19,787
43.4
-4.8
$69,076
Conservative
Alcide Boudreault
2,385
5.2
+0.4
$17,677
New Democratic
Éric Dubois
1,699
3.7
+2.1
$7,418
Green
Paul Tremblay
1,038
2.3
>
Total valid votes/Expense limit
45,559
100.0
$93,636
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in the 2000 election.
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Bloc Québécois
Gilbert Fillion
29,392
64.0
Progressive Conservative
André Harvey
11,038
24.0
-46.4
Liberal
Georges Frenette
4,958
10.8
-7.7
New Democratic
Christine Moore
541
1.2
-10.0
Total valid votes
45,929
100.0
hide 1988 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
André Harvey
30,699
70.4
+9.6
Liberal
Laval Gauthier
8,047
18.4
-10.8
New Democratic
Mustapha Elayoubi
4,870
11.2
+5.1
Total valid votes
43,616
100.0
hide 1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Marcel Dionne
20,821
67.5
+18.1
Progressive Conservative
Rodrigue Begin
5,607
18.2
-5.3
New Democratic
Marc St-Hilaire
2,926
9.5
+5.2
Social Credit
Hilaire Vézina
1,110
3.6
-16.5
Union populaire
Carol Lavoie
375
1.2
Total valid votes
30,839
100.0
hide 1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Marcel Dionne
16,605
49.5
-1.4
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Marc Lavoie
7,897
23.5
-5.7
Social Credit
Magella Tremblay
6,763
20.1
+3.4
New Democratic
Marc St-Hilaire
1,435
4.3
+1.7
Rhinoceros
Eric Blackburn
872
2.6
Total valid votes
33,572
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul Langlois
17,096
50.9
+7.2
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Marc Lavoie
9,817
29.2
-6.2
Social Credit
Maurice Côté
5,618
16.7
-1.6
New Democratic
Colette Richard
882
2.6
0.0
Marxist–Leninist
Robert Laporte
202
0.6
Total valid votes
33,615
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul Langlois
15,655
43.6
-6.7
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Marc Lavoie
12,712
35.4
+0.3
Social Credit
Maurice Côté
6,572
18.3
+7.0
New Democratic
Serge Morin
935
2.6
-0.5
Total valid votes
35,874
100.0
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul Langlois
14,054
50.4
+12.9
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Marc Lavoie
9,811
35.2
+18.0
Ralliement créditiste
Antonio Simard
3,151
11.3
-15.4
New Democratic
Jean-Baptiste Gauthier
879
3.2
-0.7
Total valid votes
27,895
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Paul Langlois
11,092
37.4
+4.4
Ralliement créditiste
Majella Tremblay
7,894
26.6
-20.0
Progressive Conservative
Vincent Brassard
5,087
17.2
+5.4
Independent
Maurice Côté
4,419
14.9
New Democratic
Denis Beaudoin
1,131
3.8
-4.8
Total valid votes
29,623
100.0
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Social Credit
Maurice Côté
14,581
46.6
-4.0
Liberal
Gérard Tremblay
10,334
33.1
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bouchard
3,670
11.7
-6.0
New Democratic
Maurice Villeneuve
2,687
8.6
+5.3
Total valid votes
31,272
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Social Credit
Maurice Côté
16,566
50.6
Liberal
Gérard Tremblay
9,310
28.4
-12.2
Progressive Conservative
Vincent Brassard
5,803
17.7
-32.9
New Democratic
Maurice Villeneuve
1,071
3.3
-5.5
Total valid votes
32,750
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Vincent Brassard
15,407
50.6
Liberal
Rosaire Gauthier
12,348
40.6
-11.8
Co-operative Commonwealth
Victor Gladu
2,666
8.8
Total valid votes
30,421
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Rosaire Gauthier
15,124
52.4
+18.0
Independent
Paul-Edmond Gagnon
13,733
47.6
-18.0
Total valid votes
28,857
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Paul-Edmond Gagnon
16,046
65.6
18.5
Liberal
Roland Angers
8,408
34.4
-10.5
Total valid votes
24,454
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Paul-Edmond Gagnon
10,252
47.1
+14.8
Liberal
Charles-Henri Desbiens
9,763
44.8
+20.8
Union des électeurs
Charles-David Jean
1,757
8.1
-0.1
Total valid votes
21,772
100.0
hide 1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Paul-Edmond Gagnon
10,796
32.3
Bloc populaire
Rolland Angers
10,215
30.6
Liberal
Joseph-Arthur Hamel
8,027
24.0
-14.8
Social Credit
David Maltais
2,713
8.1
Independent
Jules Landry
1,282
3.8
Co-operative Commonwealth
Antoine Brisson
371
1.1
Total valid votes
33,404
100.0
hide 1940 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alfred Dubuc
8,693
38.8
-8.5
National Government
François-Albert Dumas
8,330
37.2
-0.5
Independent Liberal
Eudore Boivin
5,390
24.0
Total valid votes
22,413
100.0
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alfred Dubuc
9,685
47.3
-4.9
Conservative
Joseph-Adam Lavergne
7,719
37.7
-10.1
Independent Liberal
Georges-Aimé Gagnon
2,373
11.6
Unknown
Donat Demers
690
3.4
Total valid votes
20,467
100.0
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Alfred Dubuc
10,641
52.2
-28.0
Conservative
Joseph-Adam Lavergne
9,744
47.8
+28.0
Total valid votes
20,385
100.0
Note: Alfred Dubuc's popular vote as a Liberal candidate is compared to his popular vote as an independent Liberal candidate in the 1926 general election.
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent Liberal
Alfred Dubuc
8,658
80.2
+26.0
Conservative
Joseph Eugène Bergeron
2,142
19.8
+11.4
Total valid votes
10,800
100.0
hide 1925 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent Liberal
Alfred Dubuc
7,198
54.1
Liberal
Louis-Joseph Levesque
4,981
37.5
Conservative
Jean-Charles Gagne
1,120
8.4
Total valid votes
13,299
100.0
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