Mégantic—L'Érable
Quebec electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 87,233 | ||
Electors (2019) | 70,683 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 6,278 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 13.9 | ||
Census division(s) | Les Appalaches RCM, L'Érable RCM, Le Granit RCM | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Adstock, Disraeli, East Broughton, Lac-Mégantic, Plessisville, Princeville, Saint-Ferdinand, Thetford Mines |
Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The current MP is Conservative Luc Berthold.
Geography[]
Straddling the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, it consists of the regional county municipalities of Les Appalaches, L'Érable, and Le Granit. Notable towns include Thetford Mines, Plessisville and Lac-Mégantic.
The neighbouring ridings are Compton—Stanstead, Richmond—Arthabaska, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Beauce.
Its population is 87,078, including 69,617 voters, and it covers an area of 5,912 km².
History[]
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from Beauce and lose a small fraction of territory to Lévis—Lotbinière.
Members of Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Mégantic—L'Érable Riding created from Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable |
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38th | 2004–2006 | Marc Boulianne | Bloc Québécois | |
39th | 2006–2008 | Christian Paradis | Conservative | |
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
42nd | 2015–2019 | Luc Berthold | ||
43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
44th | 2021–present |
Election results[]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Luc Berthold | 26,121 | 56.3 | +7.1 | ||||
Bloc Québécois | Éric Labonté | 9,318 | 20.1 | -5.7 | ||||
Liberal | Adam Lukofsky | 6,329 | 13.6 | -2.0 | ||||
People's | Jonathan Gagnon | 1,677 | 3.6 | +1.9 | ||||
New Democratic | Mathieu Boisvert | 1,308 | 2.8 | -1.3 | ||||
Free | Real Pepin | 680 | 1.5 | N/A | ||||
Green | Emilie Hamel | 592 | 1.3 | -1.3 | ||||
Independent | Gloriane Blais | 403 | 0.9 | N/A | ||||
Total valid votes | 46,428 | 98.3 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 785 | 1.7 | ||||||
Turnout | 47,213 | 65.5 | ||||||
Registered voters | 72,098 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[3] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Luc Berthold | 23,392 | 49.2 | +13.78 | $46,958.47 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Priscilla Corbeil | 12,249 | 25.8 | +13.45 | $4,851.59 | |||
Liberal | Isabelle Grégoire | 7,388 | 15.6 | -12.54 | $15,319.47 | |||
New Democratic | Mathieu Boisvert | 1,936 | 4.1 | -17.86 | none listed | |||
Green | Nicole Charette | 1,258 | 2.6 | +0.47 | $0.00 | |||
People's | Marie Claude Lauzier | 812 | 1.7 | $1,571.93 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Damien Roy | 256 | 0.5 | none listed | ||||
Independent | Jean Paradis | 217 | 0.5 | $15,319.47 | ||||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,508 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 898 | |||||||
Turnout | 48,406 | 68.5 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 70,683 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.17 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Luc Berthold | 16,749 | 35.42 | -13.72 | $80,017.18 | |||
Liberal | David Berthiaume | 13,308 | 28.14 | +22.17 | $15,610.11 | |||
New Democratic | Jean-François Delisle | 10,386 | 21.96 | -4.30 | $59,606.77 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Virginie Provost | 5,838 | 12.35 | -4.26 | $4,049.48 | |||
Green | Justin Gervais | 1,006 | 2.13 | +0.65 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,287 | 100.0 | $204,975.86 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 941 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 48,228 | 67.4% | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 71,469 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -17.94 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 22,321 | 49.14 | |
New Democratic | 11,929 | 26.26 | |
Bloc Québécois | 7,542 | 16.61 | |
Liberal | 2,711 | 5.97 | |
Green | 667 | 1.47 | |
Others | 250 | 0.55 |
2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Christian Paradis | 21,931 | 49.14 | +2.44 | ||||
New Democratic | Cheryl Voisine | 11,716 | 26.25 | +16.79 | ||||
Bloc Québécois | Pierre Turcotte | 7,481 | 16.76 | -10.96 | ||||
Liberal | René Roy | 2,601 | 5.83 | -8.13 | ||||
Green | Wyatt Tessari | 655 | 1.47 | -0.69 | ||||
Canadian Action | Alain Bergeron | 250 | 0.56 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,634 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 733 | 1.62 | ||||||
Turnout | 45,367 | 64.61 |
2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Christian Paradis | 20,697 | 46.70 | -3.15 | $60,593 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Pierre Turcotte | 12,283 | 27.72 | -4.90 | $49,764 | |||
Liberal | Nicole Champagne | 6,185 | 13.96 | +3.56 | $7,283 | |||
New Democratic | Bruno Vézina | 4,191 | 9.46 | +5.57 | $1,755 | |||
Green | Jean-R. Guernon | 959 | 2.16 | -1.09 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,315 | 100.00 | $81,095 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 688 | 1.53 | ||||||
Turnout | 45,003 | 64.42 |
2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Christian Paradis | 23,550 | 49.85 | +38.43 | $51,309 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Marc Boulianne (incumbent) | 15,410 | 32.62 | -12.12 | $48,632 | |||
Liberal | Yvan Corriveau | 4,912 | 10.40 | -26.25 | $19,371 | |||
New Democratic | Isabelle Tremblay | 1,836 | 3.89 | +0.16 | $0.00 | |||
Green | Jean François Hamel | 1,534 | 3.25 | -0.21 | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,242 | 100.00 | $75,377 | |||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 543 | 1.14 | ||||||
Turnout | 47,785 | 68.64 | +5.63 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 69,617 | |||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Bloc Québécois | Marc Boulianne | 19,264 | 44.74 | – | $44,288 | |||
Liberal | Gérard Binet | 15,778 | 36.65 | – | $67,467 | |||
Conservative | Yves Mailly | 4,916 | 11.42 | – | $14,915 | |||
New Democratic | Alexandre Côté | 1,608 | 3.73 | – | $970 | |||
Green | Bruno Vézina | 1,489 | 3.46 | – | $0 | |||
Total valid votes | 43,055 | 100.00 | – | $73,642 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 868 | 1.98 | ||||||
Turnout | 43,923 | 63.01 |
See also[]
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References[]
- "(Code 24042) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
Notes[]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Mégantic—L'Érable". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mégantic—L'Érable, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
Coordinates: 45°55′N 71°15′W / 45.917°N 71.250°W
- Quebec federal electoral districts
- Thetford Mines