Jonquière—Alma
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| Jonquière—Alma | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | Jean-Pierre Blackburn Conservative |
| Population, 2001 | 98 167 |
| Electors, 2006 | 78 153 |
| Area (km²) | 1667 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 59 |
| Electoral district created | 2003, from Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay |
| Census divisions | • Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM • Lac-Saint-Jean-Est RCM • Saguenay |
| Polling divisions | 214 |
| Major municipalities | • Alma • Saint-Ambroise |
Jonquière—Alma is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.
It consists of:
- the borough of Jonquière in the City of Saguenay,
- the City of Alma in the Regional County Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, and
- the municipalities of Bégin, Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget and Saint-David-de-Falardeau in the Regional County Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.
The neighbouring ridings are Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.
This riding is distinctive for having the lowest Liberal vote percentage in the country in the 2006 election, at only 3.1%. In fact of any of the parties currently represented in Parliament, this is the lowest percentage in any riding with the exception of two ridings in Quebec in which the NDP, which has historically fared poorly in Quebec, won a smaller share of the vote. This was due to the fact that Gilles Savard told his supporters to vote for Jean-Pierre Blackburn to avoid splitting the federalist vote and allowing the Bloc candidate to win.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay prior to 2003 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Sébastien Gagnon | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006- | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | 27,262 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Gagnon | 20,569 | |||
| New Democrat | Martin Bertrand | 2,028 | |||
| Liberal | Gilles Savard | 1,550 | |||
| Green | Sylvain Dompierre | 928 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Gagnon | 25,193 | |||
| Liberal | Daniel Giguère | 13,355 | |||
| Independent | Jocelyne Girard-Bujold | 2,737 | |||
| Conservative | Gilles Lavoie | 2,217 | |||
| New Democrat | François Picard | 1,561 | |||
| Green | Jean-Sébastien Busque | 679 | |||
| Communist | Michel Perron | 121 | |||
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| Federal Ridings in Côte-Nord and Saguenay | ||
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| Bloc Québécois |
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | Manicouagan | Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
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| Conservative |
Jonquière—Alma |
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