Montcalm (electoral district)

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Montcalm
Quebec electoral district


Montcalm in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Roger Gaudet
BQ
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 122,825
Electors (2006) 90,186
Area (km²) 933
Pop. density (per km²) 131.6
Census divisions Les Moulins
Montcalm
Census subdivisions Mascouche, Saint-Lin—Laurentides, Terrebonne, Sainte-Julienne, Saint-Calixte, Saint-Roch-Ouest, Saint-Jacques

Montcalm is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.

In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote here than in any other riding with 71% of the vote.

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[edit] Geography

The riding is located in the northeast of the greater Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of Mascouche, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of Terrebonne.

The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier, Alfred-Pellan, Terrebonne—Blainville, and Rivière-du-Nord.

[edit] History

Montcalm riding was created by the British North America Act in 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into L'Assomption—Montcalm riding.

It was re-created in 2003 from parts of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:



Parliament Years Member Party
1st 1867-1871     Joseph Dufresne Conservative
1871 By-election 1871-1872     Firmin Dugas Conservative
2nd 1872-1874
3rd 1874-1878
4th 1878-1882
5th 1882-1887
6th 1887-1891     Olaüs Thérien Conservative
7th 1891-1892     Louis Dugas Conservative
1892 By-election 1892-1896
8th 1896-1900
9th 1900-1904     François-Octave Dugas Liberal
10th 1904-1908
11th 1908-1909
1909 By-election 1909-1911     David-Arthur Lafortune Independent Liberal
12th 1911-1917     Liberal
Berthier—Montcalm, L'Assomption—Montcalm, Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville from 1917-2003
38th 2004-2006     Roger Gaudet Bloc Québécois
39th 2006—

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2004-present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,873 62.3 -8.9
     Conservative Michel Paulette 10,812 19.3 +13.4
     Liberal Luc Fortin 4,646 8.3 -8.1
     New Democrat Nancy Leclerc 3,760 6.7 +3.5
     Green Wendy Gorchinsky 1,948 3.5 +0.2
Total 56,039


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet 34,383
     Liberal Daniel Brazeau 7,915
     Conservative Michel Paulette 2,831
     Green Serge Bellemare 1,606
     New Democrat François Rivest 1,531

[edit] 1867-1917

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal David-Arthur Lafortune 1,432
     Conservative Joseph-Eugène-Edmond Marion 1,374


By-election on 25 September 1909

On Mr. Dugas being appointed Judge of the Quebec Superior Court, 6 September 1909
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal David-Arthur Lafortune 1,256
     Liberal Omer Lapierre 1,058


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,432
     Conservative Joseph-Adolphe Renaud 1,256


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,227
     Conservative J.E.E. Marion 1,079


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal François-Octave Dugas 1,212
     Conservative Louis Euclide Dugas 1,024


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas 1,202
     Liberal Louis Victor Labelle 907


By-election on 5 March 1892

On election being declared void, 28 January 1892
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Louis Dugas 673
     Conservative Olaüs Thérien 632
     Conservative Octave Magnan 516


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Olaüs Thérien 953
     Nationalist Firmin Dugas 835


Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Firmin Dugas 828
     Unknown Octave Magnan 812


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Firmin Dugas 698
     Unknown N. Forest 374
     Unknown I.B. Deslongchamp 240
     Unknown V.J.E. Brouillet 86


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed


By-election on 15 September 1871

On Mr. Dufresne's resignation, to become Sheriff of the County of St. John, 13 July 1871
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Firmin Dugas acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Joseph Dufresne acclaimed

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