Terrebonne—Blainville

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Terrebonne—Blainville
Quebec electoral district
Terrebonne-blainville.PNG
2003 boundaries
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2012
First contested1997
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]121,095
Electors (2011)83,300
Area (km²)[1]220.13
Census division(s)Thérèse-De Blainville, Les Moulins
Census subdivision(s)Terrebonne, Blainville, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Terrebonne—Blainville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015.

It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Joliette ridings.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution saw the riding abolished into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel.[2]

Geography[]

The riding contains the towns of Blainville et Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines in the region of Laurentides, and the town of Terrebonne in Lanaudière.

The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm, Alfred-Pellan, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Members of Parliament[]

Parliament Years Member Party
Terrebonne—Blainville
Riding created from Blainville—Deux-Montagnes,
Terrebonne and Joliette
36th  1997–2000     Paul Mercier Bloc Québécois
37th  2000–2004 Diane Bourgeois
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Charmaine Borg New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel

Election results[]

Terrebonne—Blainville, 1997–2015[]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Charmaine Borg 28,260 49.3 +35.8
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 17,663 30.8 -21.8
Conservative Jean-Philippe Payment 5,236 9.1 -4.9
Liberal Robert Frégeau 4,893 8.5 -8.0
Green Michel Paulette 1,219 2.1 -1.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,271 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,025 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 58,296 65.9 -0.1
Eligible voters 88,442
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +28.8
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 28,303 52.3 -6.8 $62,243
Liberal Eva Nassif 8,937 16.5 +7.6 $14,566
Conservative Daniel Lebel 7,551 14.0 -6.0 $36,447
New Democratic Michel Le Clair 7,278 13.5 +6.0 $2,256
Green Martin Drapeau 1,714 3.2 -1.2 $806
Independent M. Zamboni Cadieux 283 0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,066 100.0 $87,417
Total rejected ballots 911 1.7 0.0
Turnout 54,977 66.0 +3.7
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 30,197 59.2 -9.0 $42,306
Conservative Daniel Lebel 10,212 20.0 +14.4 $15,696
Liberal Maxime Thériault 4,576 9.0 -10.7 $8,126
New Democratic Michel Leclair 3,829 7.5 +4.3 $1,211
Green Martin Drapeau 2,216 4.3 +1.0 $291
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,030 100.0 $78,841
Total rejected ballots 886 1.7 -1.0
Turnout 51,916 62.3 +5.7
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 31,288 68.1 +16.2 $62,201
Liberal Pierre Gingras 9,048 19.7 -12.0 $54,385
Conservative Patrick Légaré 2,582 5.6 -6.6 $3,305
Green Martin Drapeau 1,554 3.4
New Democratic Normand Beaudet 1,451 3.2 +1.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,923 100.0 $75,469
Total rejected ballots 1,252 2.7
Turnout 47,175 56.6

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 28,933 51.9 +1.5
Liberal François-Hugues Liberge 17,668 31.7 +5.3
Alliance Guylaine St-Georges 3,741 6.7
Progressive Conservative Mélanie Gemme 3,089 5.5 -15.8
Natural Law Pascale Levert 1,193 2.1
New Democratic Normand Beaudet 1,111 2.0 0.0
Total valid votes 55,735 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Paul Mercier 28,066 50.4 -18.5
Liberal Marcel Therrien 14,687 26.4 +8.5
Progressive Conservative Dominic Dupuis 11,883 21.3 +9.7
New Democratic Colette Bouchard 1,090 2.0 +0.9
Total valid votes 55,726 100.0

See also[]

References[]

  • "(Code 24071) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history 1997-present from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding map for Terrebonne—Blainville, archived by Elections Canada

Notes[]

Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°44′W / 45.75°N 73.73°W / 45.75; -73.73

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