Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)

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Louis-Saint-Laurent
Quebec electoral district
Louis-Saint-Laurent in relation to other Quebec City federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Gérard Deltell
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]117,238
Electors (2019)94,734
Area (km²)[1]141
Pop. density (per km²)831.5
Census division(s)Capitale-Nationale
Census subdivision(s)Quebec City (part), L'Ancienne-Lorette, Wendake

Louis-Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [lwi sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Portneuf and Quebec East ridings.

Geography[edit]

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.

The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.

The riding lost a small fraction of territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and gained a small fraction from Louis-Hébert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk. It will lose territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles east of the following line: Boul. Val-Cartier to Rue de la Rivière-Nelson, Rivière Saint-Charles, the eastern limits of the Wendake Indian Reserve, Boul. Bastien and Boul. Pierre-Bertrand. This will come into effect at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[2]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 94.9% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Black, 1.5% other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.3% English, 1.9% other
Religions: 88.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% other, 10.2% none
Median income: $35,225 (2010)
Average income: $39,793 (2010)

History[edit]

The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, and is mostly a reconfigured version of his old riding of Quebec East; ironically, it has not been represented by an MP from his Liberal Party at any point since its creation. In the 2004 federal election, Bernard Cleary defeated Conservative candidate Josée Verner by some 3,000 votes. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was part of a Conservative breakthrough in Quebec that helped the party win government for the first time. After five years, Verner was swept out by the NDP's Alexandrine Latendresse as part of the NDP's sweep of Quebec City.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Louis-Saint-Laurent
Riding created from Portneuf and Quebec East
38th  2004–2006     Bernard Cleary Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Josée Verner Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Alexandrine Latendresse New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Gérard Deltell Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gérard Deltell 33,098 51.64 +6.98 $58,431.61
Bloc Québécois Thierry Bilodeau 13,609 20.39 -1.99 $5,282.09
Liberal Nathanielle Morin 11,228 17.52 -3.18 $13,078.75
New Democratic Yu-Ti Eva Huang 3,370 5.26 -1.36 $305.95
People's Guillaume Côté 1,337 2.09 -0.27 $100.00
Free Mélanie Fortin 1,089 1.70 $416.51
Green Daniel Chicoine 907 1.42 -1.87 $661.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,098 $123,881.08
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 66.52 -4.06
Registered voters 96,352
Conservative hold Swing +4.49
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gérard Deltell 29,279 44.66 -5.80 $47,164.29
Bloc Québécois Jeanne-Paule Desgagnés 14,674 22.38 +12.04 $1,905.18
Liberal Jean-Christophe Cusson 13,571 20.70 -0.72 none listed
New Democratic Colette Amram Ducharme 4,339 6.62 -9.30 $1,469.48
Green Sandra Mara Riedo 2,155 3.29 +1.42 $2,280.42
People's Guillaume Côté 1,543 2.35 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,561 97.93
Total rejected ballots 1,389 2.07
Turnout 66,950 70.58
Eligible voters 94,851
Conservative hold Swing -17.82
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Louis-Saint-Laurent
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gérard Deltell 32,637 50.46 +12.58 $74,381.15
Liberal Youri Rousseau 13,852 21.42 +15.05 $26,310.43
New Democratic G. Daniel Caron 10,296 15.92 -23.96 $48,765.46
Bloc Québécois Ronald Sirard 6,688 10.34 -4.02 $12,115.99
Green Michel Savard 1,210 1.87 +0.37
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,683 100.0   $234,522.60
Total rejected ballots 852
Turnout 65,535
Eligible voters 91,332
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +18.27
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 22,576 39.88
  Conservative 21,278 37.58
  Bloc Québécois 8,128 14.36
  Liberal 3,606 6.37
  Green 852 1.50
  Others 175 0.31
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Alexandrine Latendresse 22,629 39.87 +29.42
Conservative Josée Verner 21,334 37.59 -9.55
Bloc Québécois France Gagné 8,148 14.36 -12.17
Liberal Philippe Mérel 3,612 6.36 -7.00
Green Jean Cloutier 857 1.51 -1.00
Christian Heritage Daniel Arseneault 175 0.31
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,755 100.00
Total rejected ballots 800 1.39
Turnout 57,555 66.35
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Josée Verner 23,683 47.14 -10.54 $75,380
Bloc Québécois France Gagné 13,330 26.53 +2.34 $40,886
Liberal Hélène H. Leone 6,712 13.36 +6.95 $14,160
New Democratic Alexandrine Latendresse 5,252 10.45 +4.71 $1,021
Green Jean Cloutier 1,260 2.51 -0.45 $253
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,237 100.00 $85,998
Total rejected ballots 729 1.43
Turnout 50,966 62.88
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Josée Verner 28,606 57.68 +26.55 $76,425
Bloc Québécois Bernard Cleary 11,997 24.19 -14.25 $36,060
Liberal Isa Gros-Louis 3,180 6.41 -15.93 $46,551
New Democratic Robert Donnelly 2,848 5.74 +2.69 $3,702
Independent Christian Légaré 1,498 3.02 $28,956
Green Lucien Gravelle 1,468 2.96 +0.19 $112
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,597 100.00 $79,200
Total rejected ballots 467 0.93
Turnout 50,064 64.01
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing -10.7
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Bernard Cleary 17,248 38.44 +1.4 $29,253
Conservative Josée Verner 13,967 31.13 +7.6 $66,667
Liberal Michel Fragasso 10,025 22.34 -15.6 $66,345
New Democratic Christopher Bojanowski 1,369 3.05 +1.3 $271
Green Yonnel Bonaventure 1,243 2.77
Independent Jean-Guy Carignan 563 1.25 $20,647
Independent Henri Gauvin 332 0.74
Communist Dominique Théberge 119 0.27 $889
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,851 100.00 $77,479
Total rejected ballots 985 2.15
Turnout 45,851 59.39
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing -3.1

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district) (Code 24038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Web page of this electoral district at Elections Canada (includes district map, info on the candidates, population stats)
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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