Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Dany Morin
NDP
District created 1924
First contested 1925
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 96,483
Electors (2011) 77,959
Area (km²) 43,435
Pop. density (per km²) 2.2
Census divisions Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay
Census subdivisions Chicoutimi, La Baie, Saguenay, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Honoré

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.

It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay. It was re-named "Chicoutimi—Le Fjord" in 2000.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Manicouagan, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, and Jonquière—Alma.

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Geography

The riding consisted of Chicoutimi County until 1947, when it shrank somewhat, but has always been centred on the city of Chicoutimi, Quebec.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Chicoutimi—Saguenay prior to 1924
Chicoutimi
15th 1925–1926     Alfred Dubuc Liberal
16th 1926–1930
17th 1930–1935
18th 1935–1940
19th 1940–1945
20th 1945–1949     Paul-Edmond Gagnon Independent
21st 1949–1953
22nd 1953–1957
23rd 1957–1958     Rosaire Gauthier Liberal
24th 1958–1962     Vincent Brassard Progressive Conservative
25th 1962–1963     Maurice Côté Social Credit
26th 1963
1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th 1965–1968     Paul Langlois Liberal
28th 1968–1972
29th 1972–1974
30th 1974–1979
31st 1979–1980     Marcel Dionne Liberal
32nd 1980–1984
33rd 1984–1988     André Harvey Progressive Conservative
34th 1988–1993
35th 1993–1997     Gilbert Fillion Bloc Québécois
36th 1997–2000     André Harvey Progressive Conservative
2000     Independent
2000     Liberal
37th 2000–2004
38th 2004–2006     Robert Bouchard Bloc Québécois
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present     Dany Morin New Democratic

The riding followed the typical path of most nationalist Quebec ridings, except for an independent being elected (1945-1957), and former MP André Harvey narrowly defeating incumbent Gilbert Fillion in 1997, one of only a few PC seats in Quebec that year.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democrat Dany Morin 19,430 38.21 +30.38
     Bloc Québécois Robert Bouchard 14,675 28.87 -12.44
     Conservative Carol Néron 12,881 25.13 -9.78
     Liberal Marc Pettersen 2,852 5.57 -7.87
     Green Charles-Olivier Bolduc-Tremblay 780 1.53 -0.96
     Rhinoceros Marielle Couture 340 0.67
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,958 100.00
Total rejected ballots 678 1.31
Turnout 51,636 65.28
Eligible voters 79,101
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Robert Bouchard 19,737 41.31 +2.8 $87,392
     Conservative Jean-Guy Maltais 16,680 34.91 +10.3 $73,050
     Liberal Marc Pettersen 6,425 13.44 -15.8 $11,593
     New Democrat Stéphane Girard 3,742 7.83 +2.7 $2,101
     Green Jean-François Veilleux 1,193 2.49 0.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,777 100.00 $100,545
Total rejected ballots 756 1.56
Turnout 48,533 62.25
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Robert Bouchard 19,216 38.5 -6.8 $72,889
     Liberal André Harvey 14,621 29.3 -14.2 $52,235
     Conservative Alcide Boudreault 12,300 24.6 +19.4 $7,792
     New Democrat Éric Dubois 2,572 5.2 +1.4 $4,812
     Green Jean-Martin Gauthier 1,226 2.5 +0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,935 100.0 $94,498
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Bloc Québécois Robert Bouchard 20,650 45.3 +9.2 $63,059
     Liberal André Harvey 19,787 43.4 -4.8 $,69,076
     Conservative Alcide Boudreault 2,385 5.2 +0.4 $17,677
     New Democrat Éric Dubois 1,699 3.7 +2.1 $7,418
     Green Paul Tremblay 1,038 2.3 > {{{6}}}
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,559 100.0 $93,636

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in the 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal André Harvey 20,105 48.2 +36.9
     Bloc Québécois Noel Tremblay 15,073 36.2 -6.8
     Independent Mauril Desbiens 3,797 9.1
     Canadian Alliance Douglas Schroeder-Tabah 2,001 4.8
     New Democrat Alain Ranger 698 1.7 -0.3
Total valid votes 41,674 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative André Harvey 18,598 43.7 +19.7
     Bloc Québécois Gilbert Fillion 18,281 42.9 -21.1
     Liberal Eric Delisle 4,839 11.4 +0.6
     New Democrat Anne-Marie Buck 853 2.0 +0.8
Total valid votes 42,571 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Gilbert Fillion 29,392 64.0
     Progressive Conservative André Harvey 11,038 24.0 -46.4
     Liberal Georges Frenette 4,958 10.8 -7.7
     New Democrat Christine Moore 541 1.2 -10.0
Total valid votes 45,929 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative André Harvey 30,699 70.4 +9.6
     Liberal Laval Gauthier 8,047 18.4 -10.8
     New Democrat Mustapha Elayoubi 4,870 11.2 +5.1
Total valid votes 43,616 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative André Harvey 22,304 60.8 +42.6
     Liberal Marcel Dionne 10,736 29.3 -38.2
     New Democrat Denise Coté 2,211 6.0 -3.5
     Rhino Réjean Fou Fournier 801 2.2
     Nationaliste Marie-Claude Desloges 626 1.7
Total valid votes 36,678 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marcel Dionne 20,821 67.5 +18.1
     Progressive Conservative Rodrigue Begin 5,607 18.2 -5.3
     New Democrat Marc St-Hilaire 2,926 9.5 +5.2
     Social Credit Hilaire Vézina 1,110 3.6 -16.5
     Union Populaire Carol Lavoie 375 1.2
Total valid votes 30,839 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marcel Dionne 16,605 49.5 -1.4
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Marc Lavoie 7,897 23.5 -5.7
     Social Credit Magella Tremblay 6,763 20.1 +3.4
     New Democrat Marc St-Hilaire 1,435 4.3 +1.7
     Rhino Eric Blackburn 872 2.6
Total valid votes 33,572 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Paul Langlois 17,096 50.9 +7.2
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Marc Lavoie 9,817 29.2 -6.2
     Social Credit Maurice Côté 5,618 16.7 -1.6
     New Democrat Colette Richard 882 2.6 0.0
     Marxist–Leninist Robert Laporte 202 0.6
Total valid votes 33,615 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Paul Langlois 15,655 43.6 -6.7
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Marc Lavoie 12,712 35.4 +0.3
     Social Credit Maurice Côté 6,572 18.3 +7.0
     New Democrat Serge Morin 935 2.6 -0.5
Total valid votes 35,874 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Paul Langlois 14,054 50.4 +12.9
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Marc Lavoie 9,811 35.2 +18.0
     Ralliement créditiste Antonio Simard 3,151 11.3 -15.4
     New Democrat Jean-Baptiste Gauthier 879 3.2 -0.7
Total valid votes 27,895 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Paul Langlois 11,092 37.4 +4.4
     Ralliement créditiste Majella Tremblay 7,894 26.6 -20.0
     Progressive Conservative Vincent Brassard 5,087 17.2 +5.4
     Independent Maurice Côté 4,419 14.9
     New Democrat Denis Beaudoin 1,131 3.8 -4.8
Total valid votes 29,623 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Social Credit Maurice Côté 14,581 46.6 -4.0
     Liberal Gérard Tremblay 10,334 33.1
     Progressive Conservative Claude Bouchard 3,670 11.7 -6.0
     New Democrat Maurice Villeneuve 2,687 8.6 +5.3
Total valid votes 31,272 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Social Credit Maurice Côté 16,566 50.6
     Liberal Gérard Tremblay 9,310 28.4 -12.2
     Progressive Conservative Vincent Brassard 5,803 17.7 -32.9
     New Democrat Maurice Villeneuve 1,071 3.3 -5.5
Total valid votes 32,750 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Vincent Brassard 15,407 50.6
     Liberal Rosaire Gauthier 12,348 40.6 -11.8
     Co-operative Commonwealth Victor Gladu 2,666 8.8
Total valid votes 30,421 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rosaire Gauthier 15,124 52.4 +18.0
     Independent Paul-Edmond Gagnon 13,733 47.6 -18.0
Total valid votes 28,857 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Paul-Edmond Gagnon 16,046 65.6 18.5
     Liberal Roland Angers 8,408 34.4 -10.5
Total valid votes 24,454 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Paul-Edmond Gagnon 10,252 47.1 +14.8
     Liberal Charles-Henri Desbiens 9,763 44.8 +20.8
     Union des électeurs Charles-David Jean 1,757 8.1 -0.1
Total valid votes 21,772 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Paul-Edmond Gagnon 10,796 32.3
     Bloc populaire canadien Rolland Angers 10,215 30.6
     Liberal Joseph-Arthur Hamel 8,027 24.0 -14.8
     Social Credit David Maltais 2,713 8.1
     Independent Jules Landry 1,282 3.8
     Co-operative Commonwealth Antoine Brisson 371 1.1
Total valid votes 33,404 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Alfred Dubuc 8,693 38.8 -8.5
     National Government François-Albert Dumas 8,330 37.2 -0.5
     Independent Liberal Eudore Boivin 5,390 24.0
Total valid votes 22,413 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Alfred Dubuc 9,685 47.3 -4.9
     Conservative Joseph-Adam Lavergne 7,719 37.7 -10.1
     Independent Liberal Georges-Aimé Gagnon 2,373 11.6
     Unknown Donat Demers 690 3.4
Total valid votes 20,467 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Alfred Dubuc 10,641 52.2 -28.0
     Conservative Joseph-Adam Lavergne 9,744 47.8 +28.0
Total valid votes 20,385 100.0

Note: Alfred Dubuc's popular vote as a Liberal candidate is compared to his popular vote as an independent Liberal candidate in the 1926 general election.

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Liberal Alfred Dubuc 8,658 80.2 +26.0
     Conservative Joseph Eugène Bergeron 2,142 19.8 +11.4
Total valid votes 10,800 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes %
     Independent Liberal Alfred Dubuc 7,198 54.1
     Liberal Louis-Joseph Levesque 4,981 37.5
     Conservative Jean-Charles Gagne 1,120 8.4
Total valid votes 13,299 100.0

See also

Sources

New Democratic
Conservative
Central Quebec
Côte-Nord and Saguenay
Eastern Quebec
The Eastern Townships
The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec
Montreal
(East, West, North & Laval)
Montérégie
Quebec City
See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts