Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)
Louis-Saint-Laurent 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 Portneuf and Quebec East ridings.
Geography
The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.
The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.
History
The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, who represented the riding of Quebec East. In the 2004 federal election, Conservative candidate Josée Verner won an impressive 31% of the vote and finished second. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was one of the first ever Quebec victories for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Josée Verner |
23,683 |
47.14 |
-10.54 |
$75,380 |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
France Gagné |
13,330 |
26.53 |
+2.34 |
$40,886 |
| |
Liberal |
Hélène H. Leone |
6,712 |
13.36 |
+6.95 |
$14,160 |
| |
New Democrat |
Alexandrine Latendresse |
5,252 |
10.45 |
+4.71 |
$1,021 |
| |
Green |
Jean Cloutier |
1,260 |
2.51 |
-0.45 |
$253 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
50,237 |
100.00 |
|
$85,998 |
| Total rejected ballots |
729 |
1.43 |
|
|
| Turnout |
50,966 |
62.88 |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Josée Verner |
28,606 |
57.68 |
+26.55 |
$76,425 |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Bernard Cleary |
11,997 |
24.19 |
-14.25 |
$36,060 |
| |
Liberal |
Isa Gros-Louis |
3,180 |
6.41 |
-15.93 |
$46,551 |
| |
New Democrat |
Robert Donnelly |
2,848 |
5.74 |
+2.69 |
$3,702 |
| |
Independent |
Christian Légaré |
1,498 |
3.02 |
|
$28,956 |
| |
Green |
Lucien Gravelle |
1,468 |
2.96 |
+0.19 |
$112 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
49,597 |
100.00 |
|
$79,200 |
| Total rejected ballots |
467 |
0.93 |
|
|
| Turnout |
50,064 |
64.01 |
|
|
| |
Conservative Party gain from Bloc Québécois |
Swing |
-10.7 |
|
|
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Bernard Cleary |
17,248 |
38.44 |
+1.4 |
$29,253 |
| |
Conservative |
Josée Verner |
13,967 |
31.13 |
+7.6 |
$66,667 |
| |
Liberal |
Michel Fragasso |
10,025 |
22.34 |
-15.6 |
$66,345 |
| |
New Democrat |
Christopher Bojanowski |
1,369 |
3.05 |
+1.3 |
$271 |
| |
Green |
Yonnel Bonaventure |
1,243 |
2.77 |
|
|
| |
Independent |
Jean-Guy Carignan |
563 |
1.25 |
|
$20,647 |
| |
Independent |
Henri Gauvin |
332 |
0.74 |
|
|
| |
Communist |
Dominique Théberge |
119 |
0.27 |
|
$889 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
45,851 |
100.00 |
|
$77,479 |
| Total rejected ballots |
985 |
2.15 |
|
|
| Turnout |
45,851 |
59.39 |
|
|
| |
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal |
Swing |
-3.1 |
|
|
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.
See also
Sources