Lac-Saint-Jean
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
Bloc Québécois
District created1924
First contested1925
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]103,886
Electors (2021)84,695
Area (km²)[1]555,366.57
Pop. density (per km²)0.19
Census division(s)Le Domaine-du-Roy, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Maria-Chapdelaine
Census subdivision(s)Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Saint-Félicien, Roberval, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Normandin, Saint-Bruno, Saint-Prime, Hébertville, Albanel

Lac-Saint-Jean (Canadian French pronunciation: [lak sẽ ʒã]) is a federal electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, northeast Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004, and has been represented since 2015.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census

Ethnocultural groups: 92% White, 6.9% Indigenous
Languages: 98.5% French
Religions: 83.3% Christian (76.3% Catholic), 16.2% No Religion
Median income: $38,800 (2020)

History

This riding was created in 1924 form parts of Chicoutimi—Saguenay riding and was originally named in English Lake St. John. It originally consisted of the counties of Lake St. John East and Lake St. John West. It was renamed Lake St-John—Roberval in 1935.

The 1947 redistribution created a new riding with the name Lac-Saint-Jean (in English and French), created from parts of the 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.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding re-created from parts of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Jonquière—Alma.

A by-election was held on October 23, 2017 due to the resignation of Denis Lebel on August 9, 2017. The riding was subsequently won by Liberal Richard Hébert.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lake St. John
Riding created from Chicoutimi—Saguenay
15th  1925–1926     Armand Sylvestre Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Joseph-Léonard Duguay Conservative
Riding renamed Lake St-John—Roberval
18th  1935–1940     Armand Sylvestre Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Joseph-Alfred Dion Independent Liberal
Riding renamed Lac-Saint-Jean
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
33rd  1984–1988     Clément M. Côté Progressive Conservative
 1988–1988 Lucien Bouchard
34th  1988–1990
 1990–1991     Independent
 1991–1993     Bloc Québécois
35th  1993–1996
 1996–1997 Stéphan Tremblay
36th  1997–2000
Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay
37th  2000–2002     Stéphan Tremblay Bloc Québécois
 2002–2004 Sébastien Gagnon
Riding dissolved into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Jonquière—Alma,
and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Lac-Saint-Jean
Riding re-created from Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Jonquière—Alma
42nd  2015–2017     Denis Lebel Conservative
 2017–2019     Richard Hébert Liberal
43rd  2019–2021     Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

Lac-Saint-Jean, 2015–present

Graph of election results in Lac-Saint-Jean since 2011 (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe25,46650.7+6.7$38,464.04
ConservativeSerge Bergeron12,89925.7+2.6$32,221.37
LiberalMarjolaine Étienne9,37118.7-6.4$6,716.26
New DemocraticMathieu Chambers1,6373.3-1.8$0.48
GreenAnnie Thibault8241.6-0.3$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,19797.6–$142,430.64
Total rejected ballots 1,2152.4
Turnout 51,41260.7
Registered voters 84,695
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +2.1
Source: Elections Canada[2]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe23,83943.96+20.59$33,354.37
LiberalRichard Hébert13,63325.14-13.45$83,673.06
ConservativeJocelyn Fradette12,54423.13-1.88$41,607.93
New DemocraticJean-Simon Fortin2,7535.08-6.63none listed
GreenJulie Gagnon-Bond1,0101.86+0.55$0.00
People'sDany Boudreault4480.9Newnone listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,97197.87
Total rejected ballots 1,1552.13
Turnout 55,38263.9
Eligible voters 84,456
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +17.02
Source: Elections Canada[3]
Canadian federal by-election, October 23, 2017
Resignation of Denis Lebel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRichard Hébert13,44238.59+20.15
ConservativeRémy Leclerc8,71025.01-8.26
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Maltais8,14123.37+5.00
New DemocraticGisèle Dallaire4,07911.71-16.75
GreenYves Laporte4571.31-0.15
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,82998.67 $133,786.71
Total rejected ballots 4691.33
Turnout 35,29841.61
Eligible voters 84,829
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +14.20
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDenis Lebel18,39333.27-8.99$144,196.85
New DemocraticGisèle Dallaire15,73528.46-3.67$90,827.25
LiberalSabin Simard10,19318.44+15.19$8,743.01
Bloc QuébécoisSabin Gaudreault10,15218.37-2.64$31,823.52
GreenLaurence Requilé8061.46+0.12–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,27998.35 $278,724.96
Total rejected ballots 9251.65–
Turnout 56,20465.78–
Eligible voters 85,445
Conservative notional hold Swing -2.66
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative22,94542.26
  New Democratic17,44632.14
  Bloc Québécois11,40321.00
  Liberal1,7663.25
  Green7291.34

Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay, 2000–2004

Canadian federal by-election, 9 December 2002
On the resignation of Stéphan Tremblay, 7 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisSébastien Gagnon8,91248.18-17.99
LiberalGilbert Tremblay7,59441.06+17.75
IndependentGilles Lavoie5322.88+0.06
IndependentRichard Harvey4672.52
Progressive ConservativeClermont Gauthier4342.35+0.69
AllianceAlcide Boudreault2901.57-3.18
New DemocraticYanick Auer2671.44+0.15
Total valid votes 18,83198.22
Total rejected ballots 3351.78-0.90
Turnout 18,83135.56-27.24
Eligible voters 52,963
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -17.87
Source: Elections Canada
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphan Tremblay21,39166.17+2.64
LiberalJérôme Tremblay7,53623.31+2.31
AllianceYannick Caron1,5364.75
IndependentGilles Lavoie9122.82
Progressive ConservativeClaude Gagnon5351.65-12.66
New DemocraticLinda Proulx4171.29+0.13
Total valid votes 32,23797.32
Total rejected ballots 8902.68+0.01
Turnout 33,21762.80-5.15
Eligible voters 52,895
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +0.16
Source: Elections Canada

Lac-Saint-Jean, 1949–2000

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphan Tremblay21,50663.53
LiberalClément Lajoie7,10921.00
Progressive ConservativeSabin Simard4,84514.31
New DemocraticJean-François Morval3911.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,85197.33
Total rejected ballots 9292.67
Turnout 34,78067.95
Eligible voters 51,184
Canadian federal by-election, 25 March 1996
On the resignation of Lucien Bouchard, 15 January 1996
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisStéphan Tremblay20,77776.56+1.04
LiberalClément Lajoie5,84621.54+6.93
Progressive ConservativePhilippe Harris2050.76-7.89
ReformDenis Simard1750.64New
New DemocraticKarl Bélanger1360.50-0.73
Total valid votes 27,13999.47
Total rejected ballots 1440.53
Turnout 27,28354.87
Eligible voters 49,726
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -2.95
Source: Elections Canada[7]
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Bloc QuébécoisLucien Bouchard27,20975.52
LiberalNoël Girard5,26314.61
Progressive ConservativeDenise Falardeau3,1158.65
New DemocraticMarie D. Jalbert4441.23
Total valid votes 36,03199.47
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLucien Bouchard23,112
New DemocraticJean Paradis6,348
LiberalBertrand Bouchard5,390
Canadian federal by-election, 20 June 1988
On the resignation of Clément Côté, 28 April 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLucien Bouchard16,951
LiberalPierre Gimaïel10,746
New DemocraticJean Paradis2,903
IndependentJolly Taylor113
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeClément Coté25,270
LiberalPierre Gimaïel12,683
New DemocraticClaude Gagnon2,132
Parti nationalisteYves Courville813
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Gimaïel21,267
Progressive ConservativeLucien Fortin4,608
New DemocraticJean-Denis Bérubé3,465
Social CreditPaul-Henri Tremblay2,821
RhinocerosBéru Louis Briand1,159
Union populaireRichard Fecteau252
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Lessard18,978
Social CreditPh.-Aug. Bouchard11,048
Progressive ConservativeOswald Fleury3,251
New DemocraticJean-Denis Bérubé1,589
RhinocerosMarc Harvey802
Union populaireGuy Tremblay421
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Lessard11,162
Progressive ConservativeGilles Guay6,129
Social CreditMaurice Brodeur5,372
New DemocraticJacqueline Simard625
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Lessard11,165
Progressive ConservativeGilles Guay7,074
Social CreditClaude Gauthier5,203
IndependentClaude Gagnon362
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Lessard9,325
Ralliement créditisteJ.-Alcide Simard8,430
New DemocraticJean-Jacques Tremblay1,330
Progressive ConservativeRaoul Savard1,034
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteAlcide Simard5,642
LiberalRéal Harvey5,337
IndependentMarcel Lessard4,736
New DemocraticFernand Coté1,477
Progressive ConservativeVianney Guilmette532
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditMarcel Lessard9,318
LiberalRéal Harvey6,219
New DemocraticRachel Ouellet1,524
Progressive ConservativeGilles De Beaumont1,373
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditMarcel Lessard10,743
LiberalBenoît Caron4,018
Progressive ConservativeRoger Parizeau3,341
New DemocraticJean-Claude Lebel935
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRoger Parizeau8,255
LiberalAndré Gauthier7,353
Co-operative CommonwealthGérard Larouche2,120
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAndré Gauthier10,129
Progressive ConservativeAimé-Roger Parizeau6,374
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAndré Gauthier8,697
Progressive ConservativeDominique Lapointe6,756
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAndré Gauthier7,084
NationalistPaul-Emile Harvey4,994
Union des électeursDelphis Larouche824
Progressive ConservativeJean-Charles Gosselin138

Lake St-John—Roberval, 1935–1949

1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalJoseph-Alfred Dion9,744
IndependentJoseph-Léonard Duguay8,984
Bloc populairePaul-Emile Harvey4,588
Social CreditDelphis Larouche1,134
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Sylvestre10,057
National GovernmentJoseph-Léonard Duguay6,895
New DemocracyLouis Even3,698
Independent LiberalJoseph-O. Dumoulin717
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Sylvestre9,231
ConservativeJoseph-Léonard Duguay9,069
ReconstructionJoseph-Ladislas Bolduc661
Independent LiberalJoseph-Arthur Hamel544

Lake St. John (1925–1935)

1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph-Léonard Duguay8,387
LiberalArmand Sylvestre8,211
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Sylvestre8,090
ConservativeJoseph-Sylvio-Narcisse Turcotte5,733
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Sylvestre7,579
ConservativeJoseph-Sylvio-Narcisse Turcotte5,502

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2023
  2. ↑ "Confirmed candidates — Lac-Saint-Jean". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lac-Saint-Jean, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  7. ↑ "By-Elections 1996 – Official Voting Results and Candidates' Contributions and Expenses". Elections Canada. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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