Duplessis (electoral district)

Duplessis
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 

Lorraine Richard
Parti Québécois

District created 1960
First contested 1960
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Electors (2012)[1] 38,339
Area (km²)[2] 322,671.5
Census subdivisions Aguanish, Baie-Johan-Beetz, Blanc-Sablon, Bonne-Espérance, Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Gros-Mécatina, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Kawawachikamach (Naskapi village municipality), L'Île-d'Anticosti, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Natashquan, Port-Cartier, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Rivière-Saint-Jean, Saint-Augustin, Schefferville, Sept-Îles; Kawawachikamach (Naskapi reserved land); Pakuashipi; La Romaine, Lac-John, Maliotenam, Matimekosh, Mingan, Natashquan (Indian reserve), Uashat; Caniapiscau, Lac-Jérôme, Lac-Juillet, Lac-Vacher, Lac-Walker, Petit-Mécatina, Rivière-Mouchalagane, Rivière-Nipissis, Rivière-Koksoak (part)

Duplessis is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the city of Sept-Îles, Fermont and Schefferville. It also includes a single municipality from the Nord-du-Québec region: the Naskapi village municipality of Kawawachikamach (not to be confused with the Naskapi reserved land of the same name, which Duplessis also includes, but is in Côte-Nord).

It was created for the 1960 election from parts of the Saguenay provincial electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained the unorganized territories of Caniapiscau and Lac-Juillet from Ungava electoral district.

The riding was named after former Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis who led the province from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959 as leader of the Union Nationale.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

  1. Henri-Laurier Coiteux, Liberal (1960–1972)
  2. Donald Gallienne, Liberal (1972–1976)
  3. Denis Perron, Parti Québécois (1976–1997)
  4. Normand Duguay, Parti Québécois (1997–2003)
  5. Lorraine Richard, Parti Québécois (2003–present)

Geography

The riding is located on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Linguistic demographics

Election results

Quebec general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisLorraine Richard 8,910 39.99
LiberalLaurence Méthot 8,513 38.21
Coalition Avenir QuébecChristine Pinard 2,898 13.01
Québec solidaireJacques Gélineau 1,502 6.74
Option nationaleYan Rivard 458 2.06
Total valid votes 22,28197.92
Total rejected ballots 4742.08
Turnout 22,75559.00
Electors on the lists 38,784–
Quebec general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisLorraine Richard 12,393 53.01
LiberalLise Pelletier 6,142 26.27
Coalition Avenir QuébecGervais Gagné 2,961 11.52
Québec solidaireJacques Gélineau 1,032 4.41
Option nationaleYan Rivard 593 2.54
Coalition pour la constituanteMarc Fafard 407 1.74
IndependentAlain Mangan 119 0.51
Total valid votes 23,38098.82
Total rejected ballots 2801.18
Turnout 23,66061.60
Electors on the lists 38,407–
Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisLorraine Richard 9,619 52.34
     Liberal Pierre Cormier 6,300 34.28
Action démocratiqueBernard Lefrançois 1,532 8.34
Québec solidaireOlivier Noël 469 2.55
GreenJacques Gélineau 459 2.50
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisLorraine Richard 10,205 44.82
     Liberal Marc Proulx 6,288 27.62
Action démocratiqueBernard Lefrançois 4,959 21.78
Québec solidaireOlivier Noël 697 3.06
GreenJacques Gélineau 621 2.73 –
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisLorraine Richard 10,926 47.90
     Liberal Marc Proulx 8,018 35.15
Action démocratiqueSteeve Trudel 2,530 11.09
     Independent André Forbes 1,334 5.85
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisNormand Duguay 15,406 59.32
     Liberal Richard Scanlan 8,395 32.32
Action démocratiqueJacques Gélineau 2,170 8.36
Quebec provincial by-election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisNormand Duguay 8,747 50.41
LiberalDaniel Montambault 6,881 39.66
Action démocratiqueJean Eudes Lapierre 1,722 9.93
Total valid votes 17,35098.09
Total rejected ballots 3371.91
Turnout 17,68748.39
Electors on the lists 36,548–
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 20,781 62.78
Non 12,322 37.22
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisDenis Perron 15,788 60.00
LiberalTony Detroio 10,525 40.00
Total valid votes 26,31398.33
Total rejected ballots 4471.67
Turnout 26,76073.51
Electors on the lists 36,402–
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 18,762 67.86
Oui 8,888 32.14
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisDenis Perron 12,066 49.86
LiberalJean Moyen 11,456 47.34
IndependentGaby Robert 678 2.80
Total valid votes 24,20098.26
Total rejected ballots 4281.74
Turnout 24,62871.86
Electors on the lists 34,272–
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisDenis Perron 12,066 49.86
LiberalAndré Maltais 11,456 47.34
Parti indépendantisteNoël Tremblay 223 0.90
Christian SocialistPierre Lamothe 145 0.58
Total valid votes 24,84898.93
Total rejected ballots 4281.07
Turnout 25,11769.02
Electors on the lists 36,389–
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisDenis Perron 19,962 65.30
LiberalRéal-Jean Couture 9,921 32.45
Union NationaleJean Bolduc 514 1.68
Marxist–LeninistLisette Paradis 173 0.57
Total valid votes 30,57099.21
Total rejected ballots 2430.79
Turnout 30,81373.70
Electors on the lists 41,811–
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 18,280 53.03
Non 16,192 46.97
Quebec general election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisDenis Perron 20,100 58.60
LiberalHenri-Paul Boudreau 8,776 25.58
Union NationaleRoland Gauthier 3,050 8.89
IndependentZebedee Nungak 1,916 5.59
Ralliement créditisteJacques A. Quirion 461 1.34
Total valid votes 34,30397.24
Total rejected ballots 9732.76
Turnout 35,27678.85
Electors on the lists 44,739–
Quebec general election, 1973
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDonald Gallienne 13,404 52.94
Parti QuébécoisClément Godbout 10,923 43.15
Ralliement créditisteClément Légaré 504 1.99
Union NationaleJacques Perron 416 1.64
CommunistGilles Verrier 70 0.28
Total valid votes 25,31798.20
Total rejected ballots 4631.80
Turnout 25,78066.99
Electors on the lists 38,484–
Quebec provincial by-election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDonald Gallienne 13,130 67.30
Parti QuébécoisCharles Bégin 6,380 32.70
Total valid votes 19,51097.63
Total rejected ballots 4732.37
Turnout 19,38374.95
Electors on the lists 26,663–
Quebec general election, 1970
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri-Laurier Coiteux 7,839 45.86
Parti QuébécoisValmore Tremblay 5,612 32.83
Union NationaleJean Dionne 3,310 19.37
Ralliement créditisteFernand Dickner 331 1.94
Total valid votes 17,09298.08
Total rejected ballots 3351.92
Turnout 17,42780.70
Electors on the lists 21,594–
Quebec general election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri-Laurier Coiteux 6,673 47.77
RINPierre Bourgault 4,392 31.44
Union NationaleAndré Haince 2,709 19.39
Ralliement nationalJacques Brunet 195 1.40
Total valid votes 13,96998.12
Total rejected ballots 2681.88
Turnout 14,23775.46
Electors on the lists 18,867–
Quebec general election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri-Laurier Coiteux 7,345 59.84
Union NationaleRoger Porlier 4,929 40.16
Total valid votes 12,27498.78
Total rejected ballots 1521.22
Turnout 12,42679.19
Electors on the lists 15,692–
Quebec general election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri-Laurier Coiteux 6,552 56.31
Union NationaleJack A. Hayden 5,024 43.18
Independent UNAnge Paradis 60 0.52
Total valid votes 11,63698.61
Total rejected ballots 1641.39
Turnout 11,80078.05
Electors on the lists 15,118–

References

  1. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=745&section=population
  2. ↑ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=745&section=superficie

External links

Information
Election results
Maps

Neighbouring electoral districts

 Ungava
Dubuc, René-Lévesque
  Duplessis  
Matane-Matapédia, Gaspé, Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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