Beauce (electoral district)

Beauce
Quebec electoral district

Beauce in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Maxime Bernier
Conservative

District created 1867
First contested 1867
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 106,337
Electors (2015) 84,518
Area (km²)[2] 4,242
Pop. density (per km²) 25.1
Census divisions Beauce-Sartigan RCM, Les Etchemins RCM, Le Granit RCM, La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM, Robert-Cliche RCM
Census subdivisions Beauceville, Saint-Côme–Linière, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Saint-Martin, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Victor, Sainte-Marie

Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.

The Beauce riding has the highest percentage of people who answered "Canadian" as their ethnic origin in the 2006 Census (84.0%; multiple responses).[3]

It is also the riding with the highest percentage of White Caucasians (99.3%).[4][5][6]

Geography

The riding is located south of Quebec City and covers the centre of the Beauce, straddling the Quebec regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie.

The electoral district has the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan and Robert-Cliche; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins comprises the municipalities of Sainte-Aurélie, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper and Saint-Zacharie; the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon; and that part of the Regional County Municipality of Le Granit comprises the municipalities of Saint-Ludger and Saint-Robert-Bellarmin.

The neighbouring ridings are Mégantic—L'Érable, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

History

The riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and still exists today without any name changes, although its boundaries have been redefined numerous times.

According to the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will lose a small territory to Mégantic—L'Érable.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Beauce
1st  1867–1872     Christian Pozer Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878     Joseph Bolduc Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1884
 1884–1887 Thomas Linière Taschereau
6th  1887–1891     Joseph Godbout Liberal
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1901
 1902–1904 Henri Sévérin Béland
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926 Édouard Lacroix
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Ludger Dionne
21st  1949–1953     Raoul Poulin Independent
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Jean-Paul Racine Liberal
25th  1962–1963     Gérard Perron Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Jean-Paul Racine Liberal
28th  1968–1971     Romuald Rodrigue Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974     Yves Caron Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980     Fabien Roy Social Credit
32nd  1980–1984     Normand Lapointe Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Gilles Bernier Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Independent
36th  1997–2000     Claude Drouin Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008     Maxime Bernier Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Electoral history

Beauce, 2013 Representation Order

This riding will lose a small portion of its territory to Mégantic—L'Érable for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier 32,910 58.89 +8.17 $140,742.26
LiberalAdam Veilleux 12,442 22.26 +11.27
New DemocraticDaniel Royer 5,443 9.74 -20.26
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Trudel 4,144 7.42 +0.75
GreenCéline Brown MacDonald 943 1.69 +0.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,882100.0   $222,691.43
Total rejected ballots 7121.250.02
Turnout 56,59466.15
Eligible voters 85,547
Conservative hold Swing +14.22
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 26,400 50.72
  New Democratic 15,613 30.0
  Liberal 5,722 10.99
  Bloc Québécois 3,472 6.67
  Green 840 1.61

Beauce, 2003 Representation Order

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier 26,799 50.71 -11.70 $80,639.74
New DemocraticSerge Bergeron 15,831 29.95 +21.43 $1,165.17
LiberalClaude Morin 5,833 11.04 +0.72 $53,133.79
Bloc QuébécoisSylvio Morin 3,535 6.69 -7.29 $19,711.99
GreenEtienne Doyon Lessard 852 1.61 -3.16 $2.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,850100.0   $90,992.37
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 681 1.27-0.30
Turnout 53,53163.02+0.64
Eligible voters 84,941
Conservative hold Swing -16.56
Sources:[10][11]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier 31,883 62.41 -4.61 $69,558.01
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Côté 7,143 13.98 -5.99 $13,263,15
LiberalRené Roy 5,270 10.32 +2.40 $2,129.85
New DemocraticVéronique Poulin 4,352 8.52 +5.97 $2,575.32
GreenNicolas Rochette 2,436 4.77 +2.23 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,084100.0    $87,470
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 8171.57 +0.75
Turnout 51,90162.38 -5.24
Eligible voters 83,205
Conservative hold Swing +0.69
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMaxime Bernier 36,915 67.02 +49.93 $79,344.54
Bloc QuébécoisPatrice Moore 10,997 19.97 -16.29 $66,069.90
LiberalJacques Lussier 4,364 7.92 -33.46 $54,809.07
New DemocraticCléo Chartier 1,405 2.55 -0.50 $1,020.20
GreenJean-Claude Roy 1,397 2.54 +0.31 $108.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,078100.0    $81,497
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4540.82-1.42
Turnout 55,53267.62+8.12
Eligible voters 82,123
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +33.11
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalClaude Drouin 19,592 41.38 -14.58 $53,359.24
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Barbe 17,168 36.26 +9.73 $14,212.14
ConservativeAlain Guay 8,091 17.09 +1.84 $7,117.54
New DemocraticPhilippe Giguère 1,443 3.05 +2.11 $1,376.85
GreenMichel Binette 1,054 2.23 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,348100.0    $79,683
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1,0832.24
Turnout 48,43159.50-1.90
Eligible voters 81,392
Liberal notional hold Swing -12.16
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives Party.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal 25,861 55.96
  Bloc Québécois 12,261 26.53
  Alliance 5,416 11.72
  Progressive Conservative 1,631 3.53
  Others 612 1.32
  New Democratic 435 0.94

Beauce, previous elections

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalClaude Drouin 26,033 56.0 +6.9
Bloc QuébécoisGary Morin 12,323 26.5 -0.1
AllianceAlain Guay 5,452 11.7
Progressive ConservativeGérard Parent 1,628 3.5 -17.3
Natural LawLouis Girard 611 1.3
New DemocraticPierre Malano 436 0.9 -0.7
Total valid votes 46,483 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalClaude Drouin 22,156 49.1 +34.5
Bloc QuébécoisLucie Dion 12,002 26.6 -9.7
Progressive ConservativeLise Bernier 9,385 20.8 +12.7
IndependentLili Weemen 843 1.9
New DemocraticJoël Pinon 735 1.6 +0.9
Total valid votes 45,121 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentGilles Bernier 20,238 40.2
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Guy Breton 18,271 36.3
LiberalPierre Gravel 7,336 14.6 -11.3
Progressive ConservativeJeannine Bourque 4,098 8.1 -60.6
New DemocraticTom Vouloumanos 364 0.7 -4.7
Total valid votes 50,307 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGilles Bernier 36,212 68.7 +15.6
LiberalPierre-Maurice Vachon 13,641 25.9 -17.2
New DemocraticDanielle Wolfe 2,856 5.4 +2.8
Total valid votes 52,709 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGilles Bernier 25,028 53.1 +51.2
LiberalNormand Lapointe 20,323 43.1 -7.8
New DemocraticSerge L'Italien 1,217 2.6 +1.6
Parti nationalistePaul-Emile Grondin 569 1.2
Total valid votes 47,137 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalNormand Lapointe 21,647 50.9 +15.8
Social CreditFabien Roy 18,734 44.0 -13.1
Progressive ConservativeMichel Brochu 819 1.9 -4.3
RhinocerosGermain Lambert 624 1.5 +0.7
New DemocraticLuc Pepin 404 0.9 +0.5
IndependentRenaud Loubier 276 0.6
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau 38 0.1
Total valid votes 42,542 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditFabien Roy 24,770 57.1 +27.7
LiberalYves Caron 15,193 35.0 -7.3
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque 2,704 6.2 -19.4
RhinocerosMichel Chretien 344 0.8
New DemocraticRaymond Philippe Roy 215 0.5 -0.8
Union populaireMarcel Baron 128 0.3
Total valid votes 43,354 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYves Caron 13,855 42.3 +1.2
Social CreditRomuald Rodrigue 9,640 29.4 -10.2
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque 8,385 25.6 +8.3
IndependentClaude Grenier 442 1.4
New DemocraticLucille Jacques 418 1.3 -0.7
Total valid votes 32,740 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYves Caron 13,170 41.1 +13.7
Social CreditRomuald Rodrigue 12,686 39.6 -7.9
Progressive ConservativePaul-André Busque 5,551 17.3 -4.6
New DemocraticBertrand Gosselin 632 2.0 -0.3
Total valid votes 32,039 100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Ralliement créditisteRomuald Rodrigue 13,428 47.5 +19.5
LiberalJean-Paul Racine 7,752 27.4 -13.9
Progressive ConservativeGilles Beaudoin 6,207 21.9 +20.6
New DemocraticBertrand Gosselin 639 2.3 -27.2
IndependentAndré Mathieu 260 0.9
Total valid votes 28,286 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJean-Paul Racine 10,530 41.3 -0.8
New DemocraticRobert Cliche 7,514 29.4 +26.5
Ralliement créditisteGérard Perron 7,138 28.0 -22.5
Progressive ConservativePierre Bardou 338 1.3 -3.2
Total valid votes 25,520 100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditGérard Perron 12,627 50.4 -8.4
LiberalJean-Paul Racine 10,532 42.1 +4.3
Progressive ConservativeSerge Beaudoin 1,134 4.5 +1.1
New DemocraticJean-Claude Morin 740 3.0
Total valid votes 25,033 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditGérard Perron 15,230 58.8
LiberalJean-Paul Racine 9,774 37.7 -4.6
Progressive ConservativeGeorges Dubois 901 3.5 -13.7
Total valid votes 25,905 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJean-Paul Racine 10,417 42.3 -6.0
IndependentRaoul Poulin 9,984 40.6 -11.2
Progressive ConservativeEddy Hall 4,217 17.1
Total valid votes 24,618 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentRaoul Poulin 12,384 51.7 -5.5
LiberalLudger Dionne 11,559 48.3 +5.5
Total valid votes 23,943 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentRaoul Poulin 13,016 57.3 +10.9
LiberalLouis Poulin 9,716 42.7 -2.6
Total valid votes 22,732 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentRaoul Poulin 10,267 46.3
LiberalLudger Dionne 10,045 45.3 +2.8
Social CreditRosaire Fortier 1,840 8.3 -16.9
Total valid votes 22,152 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLudger Dionne 9,612 42.6 -37.3
IndependentCharles Lacroix 7,264 32.2
Social CreditEugène Fortin 5,701 25.3
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMaurice-Ernest-Edouard Lacroix 12,482 79.9 -9.1
National GovernmentJosaphat Poulin 3,142 20.1
Total valid votes 15,624 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix 15,263 89.0 +24.1
ReconstructionPaul-Henri Berube 1,896 11.0
Total valid votes 17,159 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix 12,093 64.8 -16.6
ConservativeJ.-Linière Jacob 6,567 35.2 +16.6
Total valid votes 18,660 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix 11,176 81.4 +3.8
ConservativeWilfrid Duval 2,551 18.6 -3.8
Total valid votes 13,727 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEdouard Lacroix 12,765 77.6 -12.4
ConservativeLouis Morin 3,684 22.4 +12.4
Total valid votes 16,449 100.0
By-election on 19 January 1922

Béland accepted a government position

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland 12,030 90.0
ConservativeJ. Ephrem Lambert 1,335 10.0
Total valid votes 13,365 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland 4,823 58.2 -37.5
ConservativeGeorges Cloutier 3,459 41.8 +37.5
Total valid votes 8,282 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland 4,083 95.7 +22.4
ConservativeAlphonse Poirier 183 4.3 -22.4
Total valid votes 4,266 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland 3,601 73.3 +12.1
ConservativeE.M.A. Savard 1,311 26.7 -12.1
Total valid votes 4,912 100.0

Note: results compared to results of 1900 general election.

By-election on 8 January 1902

Godbout appointed to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Sévérin Béland acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph Godbout 3,432 61.2 +7.4
ConservativeCharles Bolduc 2,175 38.8 -7.4
Total valid votes 5,607 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph Godbout 3,003 53.8 -2.0
ConservativeG. Cloutier 2,576 46.2 +2.0
Total valid votes 5,579 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJoseph Godbout 2,313 55.8
ConservativeJ.A. Morency 1,832 44.2
Total valid votes 4,145 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Independent LiberalJoseph Godbout 1,900 52.0
ConservativeJoseph Poirier 1,268 34.7 -20.5
IndependentF.X. Dulac 483 13.6
Total valid votes 3,651 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 31 October 1884
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On Mr. Bolduc being called to the Senate
ConservativeThomas Linière Taschereau 1,649 55.2 -15.6
UnknownJ. Poirier 1,336 44.8 +15.6
Total valid votes 2,985 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc 2,153 70.8 -8.4
IndependentF.X. Lemieux 889 29.2
Total valid votes 3,042 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc 1,523 79.2 +25.5
IndependentGeorge Lesard 401 20.8
Total valid votes 1,924 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 18 October 1876
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeJoseph Bolduc 1,404 53.6
IndependentDe Lery 1,215 46.4
Total valid votes 2,619 100.0
Called upon Pozer being appointed to the Senate.
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChristian Henry Pozer acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalChristian Henry Pozer 1,885 70.9 +5.7
IndependentJ. Blanchet 772 29.1
Total valid votes 2,657 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristian Henry Pozer 1,180 65.2
IndependentTaschereau 629 34.8
Total valid votes 1,809 100.0

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Notes

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