Lac-Saint-Jean
Lac-Saint-Jean (later known as Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2004.
History
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John—Roberval riding.
It was initially defined to consist of the county of Lake St. John East and the towns of Riverbend, Ile Maligne and St. Joseph-d'Alma; and parts of the county of Lake St. John West.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the City of Alma, the Town of Desbiens, the County of Lac-Saint-Jean East, and parts of the Counties of Lac-Saint-Jean West and Chicoutimi.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Cities of Alma and Chicoutimi North, and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi and Lac-Saint-Jean East.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi, Charlevoix-Ouest, Lac-Saint-Jean-Ouest and Montmorency.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County Regional Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of in the County Regional Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.
Its name was changed in 2000 to "Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay".
In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Jonquière—Alma and Roberval ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Saint-Jean Riding created from Lake St-John—Roberval |
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| 21st | 1949 − 1953 | André Gauthier | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953 − 1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957 − 1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958 − 1962 | Roger Parizeau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1962 − 1963 | Marcel Lessard | Social Credit | |
| 26th | 1963 − 1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965 − 1968 | Alcide Simard | Ralliement créditiste | |
| 28th | 1968 − 1972 | Marcel Lessard | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972 − 1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974 − 1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979 − 1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980 − 1984 | Pierre Gimaïel | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984 − 1988 | Clément M. Côté | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1988 − 1988 | Lucien Bouchard | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 34th | 1988 − 1990 | |||
| 1990 − 1991 | Independent | |||
| 1991 − 1993 | Bloc Québécois | |||
| 35th | 1993 − 1996 | |||
| 1996 − 1997 | Stéphan Tremblay | Bloc Québécois | ||
| 36th | 1997 − 2000 | |||
| Riding renamed — Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay | ||||
| 37th | 2000 − 2002 | Stéphan Tremblay | Bloc Québécois | |
| 2002 − 2004 | Sébastien Gagnon | Bloc Québécois | ||
| Riding dissolved into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Jonquière—Alma, and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
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Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | André Gauthier | 7,084 | ||||||
| Nationalist | Paul-Emile Harvey | 4,994 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Delphis Larouche | 824 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Charles Gosselin | 138 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | André Gauthier | 8,697 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dominique Lapointe | 6,756 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | André Gauthier | 10,129 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Aimé-Roger Parizeau | 6,374 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Parizeau | 8,255 | ||||||
| Liberal | André Gauthier | 7,353 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Gérard Larouche | 2,120 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Marcel Lessard | 10,743 | ||||||
| Liberal | Benoît Caron | 4,018 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Parizeau | 3,341 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Claude Lebel | 935 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Marcel Lessard | 9,318 | ||||||
| Liberal | Réal Harvey | 6,219 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Rachel Ouellet | 1,524 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gilles De Beaumont | 1,373 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Alcide Simard | 5,642 | ||||||
| Liberal | Réal Harvey | 5,337 | ||||||
| Independent | Marcel Lessard | 4,736 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Fernand Coté | 1,477 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Vianney Guilmette | 532 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Marcel Lessard | 9,325 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | J.-Alcide Simard | 8,430 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Jacques Tremblay | 1,330 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raoul Savard | 1,034 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Marcel Lessard | 11,165 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gilles Guay | 7,074 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Claude Gauthier | 5,203 | ||||||
| Independent | Claude Gagnon | 362 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Marcel Lessard | 11,162 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gilles Guay | 6,129 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Maurice Brodeur | 5,372 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jacqueline Simard | 625 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Marcel Lessard | 18,978 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Ph.-Aug. Bouchard | 11,048 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Oswald Fleury | 3,251 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Denis Bérubé | 1,589 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Marc Harvey | 802 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Guy Tremblay | 421 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Gimaïel | 21,267 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Fortin | 4,608 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Denis Bérubé | 3,465 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Paul-Henri Tremblay | 2,821 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Béru Louis Briand | 1,159 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Richard Fecteau | 252 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Coté | 25,270 | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Gimaïel | 12,683 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Claude Gagnon | 2,132 | ||||||
| Parti nationaliste | Yves Courville | 813 | ||||||
| By-election on 20 June 1988
Resignation of Clément Côté, 28 April 1988 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bouchard | 16,951 | |||
| Liberal | Pierre Gimaïel | 10,746 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean Paradis | 2,903 | |||
| Independent | Jolly Taylor | 113 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bouchard | 23,112 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean Paradis | 6,348 | ||||||
| Liberal | Bertrand Bouchard | 5,390 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Lucien Bouchard | 27,209 | ||||||
| Liberal | Noël Girard | 5,263 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denise Falardeau | 3,115 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Marie D. Jalbert | 444 | ||||||
| By-election on 25 March 1996
Resignation of Lucien Bouchard, 15 January 1996 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Stéphan Tremblay | 20,777 | |||
| Liberal | Clément Lajoie | 5,846 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Philippe Harris | 205 | |||
| Reform | Denis Simard | 175 | |||
| New Democratic | Karl Bélanger | 136 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Stéphan Tremblay | 21,506 | ||||||
| Liberal | Clément Lajoie | 7,109 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sabin Simard | 4,845 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-François Morval | 391 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Stéphan Tremblay | 21,401 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jérôme Tremblay | 7,518 | ||||||
| Alliance | Yannick Caron | 1,536 | ||||||
| Independent | Gilles Lavoie | 910 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Gagnon | 539 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Linda Proulx | 417 | ||||||
| By-election on 9 December 2002
Tremblay's resignation, 7 May 2002 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Gagnon | 8,912 | |||
| Liberal | Gilbert Tremblay | 7,594 | |||
| Independent | Gilles Lavoie | 532 | |||
| Independent | Richard Harvey | 467 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Clermont Gauthier | 434 | |||
| Alliance | Alcide Boudreault | 290 | |||
| New Democratic | Yanick Auer | 267 | |||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament: