Drummond (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 45°54′00″N 72°27′00″W / 45.900°N 72.450°W / 45.900; -72.450
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drummond
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:45°54′00″N 72°27′00″W / 45.900°N 72.450°W / 45.900; -72.450
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Martin Champoux
Bloc Québécois
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]103,397
Electors (2019)83,916
Area (km²)[1]1,670
Pop. density (per km²)61.9
Census division(s)Drummond RCM
Census subdivision(s)Drummondville, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Wickham, Saint-Lucien, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, L'Avenir

Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.

Geography[edit]

The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.

The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.

There were no changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Drummond
Riding created from Drummond—Arthabaska,
Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe
28th  1968–1972     Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit
30th  1974–1979     Yvon Pinard Liberal
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Pauline Picard Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Roger Pomerleau
41st  2011–2015     François Choquette New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Martin Champoux Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Martin Champoux 23,819 46.57 +1.75 $25,502.47
Liberal Mustapha Berri 9,614 18.80 +1.37 $7,431.67
Conservative Nathalie Clermont 9,166 17.92 +1.35 $26,169.29
New Democratic François Choquette 5,723 11.19 -4.71 $2,464.36
Free Josée Joyal 1,732 3.39 $737.73
Animal Protection Lucas Munger 674 1.32 +0.87 $6,472.17
No affiliation Sylvain Marcoux 419 0.82 $1,820.27
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,147 $114,998.66
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 59.78 -6.77
Registered voters 85,560
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +0.19
Source: Elections Canada[2]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Martin Champoux 24,574 44.82 +22 $18,378.63
Liberal William Morales 9,552 17.42 -9.1 $17,277.86
Conservative Jessica Ebacher 9,086 16.57 -1.1 none listed
New Democratic François Choquette 8,716 15.90 -14.6 none listed
Green Frédérik Bernier 1,856 3.39 +1 $3,099.20
People's Steeve Paquet 525 0.96 $2,460.77
Rhinoceros Réal Batrhino 270 0.49 $2,215.01
Animal Protection Lucas Munger 248 0.45 $2,484.77
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,824 97.99
Total rejected ballots 1,126 2.01
Turnout 55,950 66.55
Eligible voters 84,074
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +15.55
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic François Choquette 15,833 30.5 -21.1 $46,839.41
Liberal Pierre Côté 13,793 26.5 +18.1 $17,306.35
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 11,862 22.8 +0.8 $34,502.97
Conservative Pascale Déry 9,221 17.7 +1.8 $58,680.41
Green Émile Coderre 1,270 2.4 +0.3
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,979 100.0     $217,456.41
Total rejected ballots 1,098
Turnout 53,077
Eligible voters 81,303
New Democratic hold Swing -19.6
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic François Choquette 24,489 51.6 +34.8
Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 10,410 22.0 -16.8
Conservative Normand W. Bernier 7,555 15.9 -9.4
Liberal Pierre Côté 3,979 8.4 -8.4
Green Robin Fortin 987 2.1 -0.4
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,420 100.0
Total rejected ballots 878 1.82 -0.38
Turnout 48,298 62.59
Eligible voters 77,162
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 17,613 38.8 -10.9 $41,200
Conservative André Komlosy 11,490 25.3 +3.0 $77,182
Liberal Jean Courchesne 7,697 17.0 +0.6 $13,625
New Democratic Annick Corriveau 7,640 16.8 +10.5 $6,172
Green Réginald Gagnon 1,144 2.5 -2.8
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,404 100.0 $82,531
Total rejected ballots 1,022 2.20
Turnout
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 22,575 49.7 -6.6 $38,371
Conservative Jean-Marie Pineault 10,134 22.3 +5.4 $51,057
Liberal Éric Cardinal 7,437 16.4 -6.4 $75,543
New Democratic François Choquette 2,870 6.3 +4.5 $1,903
Green Jean-Benjamin Milot 2,418 5.3 +3.1 $865
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,434 100.0 $76,054
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 23,670 56.3 +11.2 $55,860
Liberal Roger Gougeon 9,591 22.8 -11.4 $60,104
Conservative Lyne Boisvert 7,123 16.9 -2.7 $72,925
Green Louis Lacroix 921 2.2
New Democratic Blake Evans 745 1.8 +0.8
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,050 100.0 $73,968

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,843 45.1 +2.9
Liberal André Béliveau 14,285 34.2 +11.1
Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 6,593 15.8 -17.8
Alliance Jacques Laurin 1,606 3.8
New Democratic Julie Philion 424 1.0 0.0
Total valid votes 41,751 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 18,577 42.3 -12.5
Progressive Conservative Lyne Boisvert 14,777 33.6 +13.7
Liberal Christian Méthot 10,165 23.1 -0.9
New Democratic Alexandra Philoctéte 441 1.0 -0.3
Total valid votes 43,960 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 24,930 54.8
Liberal Bernard Boudreau 10,935 24.0 -10.7
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 9,041 19.9 -33.7
New Democratic Ferdinand Berner 600 1.3 -10.4
Total valid votes 45,506 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,703 53.5 -2.7
Liberal Jean-Claude Lagacé 15,380 34.7 +1.2
New Democratic Ferdinand Berner 5,204 11.8 5.6
Total valid votes 44,287 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault 23,693 56.2 +41.5
Liberal Michel Yip 14,137 33.6 -39.2
New Democratic Louis G. Garreau 2,610 6.2 -0.2
Parti nationaliste Camillien Belhumeur 1,057 2.5
Independent Joseph Richard Miller 338 0.8
Social Credit René Martineau 301 0.7 -4.6
Total valid votes 42,136 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yvon Pinard 26,082 72.8 +15.6
Progressive Conservative Gilbert Lapointe 5,265 14.7 +0.4
New Democratic André Lefebvre 2,305 6.4 +4.8
Social Credit Henri Farley 1,916 5.3 -19.6
Union populaire Gaétan Giroux 180 0.5 +0.2
Marxist–Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 97 0.3 +0.1
Total valid votes 35,845 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yvon Pinard 22,989 57.2 +15.0
Social Credit Robert Biron 10,010 24.9 -17.2
Progressive Conservative Paul Lavigne 5,746 14.3 +0.2
Rhinoceros Normand Blanchette 641 1.6
New Democratic Patricia Lamarre 639 1.6 -0.1
Union populaire Marc Rochefort 106 0.3
Marxist–Leninist J.-P. Ginchereau 67 0.2
Total valid votes 40,198 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Yvon Pinard 15,561 42.1 +0.1
Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,548 42.1 -0.1
Progressive Conservative Armand Cyrenne 5,186 14.0 -0.1
New Democratic Gisel Marotte 630 1.7 +0.1
Total valid votes 36,925 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Jean-Marie Boisvert 15,923 42.2 +10.7
Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 15,853 42.0 +3.5
Progressive Conservative Roger Rousseau 5,351 14.2 -13.4
New Democratic Ann Dewitt 590 1.6 -0.8
Total valid votes 37,717 100.0

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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 11,667 38.5
Ralliement créditiste Claude Proulx 9,545 31.5
Progressive Conservative André Biron 8,342 27.6
New Democratic Pierre Gagné 723 2.4
Total valid votes 30,277 100.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Drummond (federal electoral district) (Code 24018) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada at archive.today (archived January 15, 2013)
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Drummond". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Drummond, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine