Drummond (electoral district)

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Drummond
Member of Parliament Pauline Picard
Bloc Québécois
Population, 2001 87 808
Electors, 2006 71 725
Area (km²) 1670
Population density (people per km²) 57.6
Electoral district created 1966, from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe
Census division Drummond RCM
Polling divisions 172
Major municipalities • Drummondville
• Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover
• Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
• Wickham

Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.

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[edit] Geography

The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.

The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe prior to 1966
28th 1968-1972     Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal
29th 1972-1974     Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit
30th 1974-1979     Yvon Pinard Liberal
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988     Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993
35th 1993-1997     Pauline Picard Bloc Québécois
36th 1997-2000
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 22,575
     Conservative Jean-Marie Pineault 10,134
     Liberal Éric Cardinal 7,437
     New Democrat François Choquette 2,870
     Green Jean-Benjamin Milot 2,418


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 23,670
     Liberal Roger Gougeon 9,591
     Conservative Lyne Boisvert 7,123
     Green Louis Lacroix 921
     New Democrat Blake Evans 745


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,843
     Liberal André Béliveau 14,285
     Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 6,593
     Canadian Alliance Jacques Laurin 1,606
     New Democrat Julie Philion 424


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,577
     Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 14,777
     Liberal Christian Méthot 10,165
     New Democrat Alexandra Philoctéte 441


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 24,930
     Liberal Bernard Boudreau 10,935
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 9,041
     New Democrat Ferdinand Berner 600


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,703
     Liberal Jean-Claude Lagacé 15,380
     New Democrat Ferdinand Berner 5,204


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,693
     Liberal Michel Yip 14,137
     New Democrat Louis G. Garreau 2,610
     Nationaliste Camillien Belhumeur 1,057
     Not affiliated Joseph Richard Miller 338
     Social Credit René Martineau 301


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Yvon Pinard 26,082
     Progressive Conservative Gilbert Lapointe 5,265
     New Democrat André Lefebvre 2,305
     Social Credit Henri Farley 1,916
     Union Populaire Gaétan Giroux 180
     Marxist-Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 97


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Yvon Pinard 22,989
     Social Credit Robert Biron 10,010
     Progressive Conservative Paul Lavigne 5,746
     Rhino Normand Blanchette 641
     New Democrat Patricia Lamarre 639
     Union Populaire Marc Rochefort 106
     Marxist-Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 67


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Yvon Pinard 15,561
     Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,548
     Progressive Conservative Armand Cyrenne 5,186
     New Democrat Gisel Marotte 630


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,923
     Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 15,853
     Progressive Conservative Roger Rousseau 5,351
     New Democrat Ann Dewitt 590


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 11,667
     Ralliement créditiste Claude Proulx 9,545
     Progressive Conservative André Biron 8,342
     New Democrat Pierre Gagné 723

[edit] See also

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Federal Ridings in the Eastern Townships
Bloc Québécois

Brome—Missisquoi | Compton—Stanstead | Drummond | Richmond—Arthabaska | Shefford | Sherbrooke
Conservative

Beauce | Mégantic—L'Érable
Vacant

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot*

* The riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot is currently vacant after the resignation of Bloc Québécois MP Yvan Loubier.
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