La Prairie (federal electoral district)

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La Prairie
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Alain Therrien
Bloc Québécois
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 105,496
Electors (2019)86,779
Area (km²) [1] 295
Pop. density (per km²)357.6
Census division(s) Roussillon
Census subdivision(s) Saint-Constant, La Prairie, Candiac, Sainte-Catherine, Kahnawake, Delson, Saint-Philippe, Saint-Mathieu

La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896, 1968 to 1997 and again since 2015.

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History

The riding of Laprairie was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.

The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie ridings. It consisted of:

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1980, it was renamed La Prairie. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie et Saint-Lambert.

The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was abolished into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert.

This riding was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant and Brossard—La Prairie.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed La Prairie—Atateken. It will also gain a small piece of territory north of Autoroute 30 in Saint-Isidore and a small piece of territory near Ch. St-Bernard in Châteauguay from Châteauguay—Lacolle. This will come into effect at the first election held after approximately April 2024. [2]

Profile

The Bloc Québécois is more popular in the central and southern portions of the riding, in areas such as Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine, Delson and rural areas, with significant support in La Prairie. The Liberals are the main competitors to the Bloc, having won in 2015. Their support is concentrated in La Prairie and Candiac. The Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake is dominated by the Liberals and NDP, but turnout is generally low.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Laprairie
1st  1867–1872   Alfred Pinsonneault Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   Cyrille Doyon Independent Liberal
7th  1891–1896   Louis Conrad Pelletier Conservative
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville
Riding re-created from Beauharnois—Salaberry and
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
28th  1968–1972   Ian Watson Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Pierre Deniger
La Prairie
32nd  1980–1984   Pierre Deniger Liberal
33rd  1984–1988   Fernand Jourdenais Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997   Richard Bélisle Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Brossard—La Prairie and Saint-Lambert
Riding re-created from Brossard—La Prairie and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
42nd  2015–2019   Jean-Claude Poissant Liberal
43rd  2019–2021   Alain Therrien Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

La Prairie, 2015–present

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Alain Therrien 25,86243.7+1.9$27,187.05
Liberal Caroline Desrochers20,47034.6-2.0$64,263.73
Conservative Lise des Greniers5,8789.9+0.9$4,378.21
New Democratic Victoria Hernandez4,3177.3-0.4$24.86
People's Ruth Fontaine1,5322.6+2.0$2,454.19
Green Barbara Joannette9831.7-2.5$0.00
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard980.2±0.0$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit59,14098.5$117,466.66
Total rejected ballots9241.5
Turnout60,06467.8-4.2
Registered voters88,593
Source: Elections Canada [3]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Alain Therrien 25,70741.8+15.56$16,299.46
Liberal Jean-Claude Poissant 22,50436.6+0.14$58,876.52
Conservative Isabelle Lapointe5,5409.0-2.91none listed
New Democratic Victoria Hernandez4,7447.7-15.18$0.10
Green Barbara Joannette2,5654.2+2.05$362.15
People's Gregory Yablunovsky3930.6none listed
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard1000.2-0.15$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit61,553100.0
Total rejected ballots886
Turnout62,43971.95
Eligible voters86,779
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +7.71
Source: Elections Canada [4] [5]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Claude Poissant 20,99336.46+23.24
Bloc Québécois Christian Picard15,10726.24+0.51
New Democratic Pierre Chicoine13,17422.88-27.08
Conservative Yves Perras6,85911.91+2.46
Green Joanne Tomas1,2352.15+0.69$43.49
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard2040.35
Total valid votes/expense limit57,572100.00 $218,081.80
Total rejected ballots9961.70
Turnout58,56871.15
Eligible voters82,318
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +25.16
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2011 federal election redistributed results [8]
PartyVote %
  New Democratic 25,30850.0
  Bloc Québécois 13,03525.7
  Conservative 6,69713.2
  Liberal 4,7879.5
  Green 7361.5
  Marxist–Leninist 910.2

La Prairie, 1980–1997

1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Bloc Québécois Richard Bélisle 27,490
Liberal Jacques Saada 27,014
Progressive Conservative Fernand Jourdenais 7,852
New Democratic Mohamed Akoum708
Natural Law Pierre Montpetit691
Commonwealth of Canada Alain Gauthier200
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Fernand Jourdenais 30,834
Liberal Pierre Deniger 19,497
New Democratic Bruce Katz6,228
Rhinoceros Marc-André Shakespeare Audet1,378
Commonwealth of Canada Alain Gauthier186
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Fernand Jourdenais 26,506
Liberal Pierre Deniger 25,182
New Democratic Lyse Chevalier-Grégoire8,602
Rhinoceros Monique Spazzola Fisicaro1,851
Parti nationaliste Marian Wecowski1,373
Commonwealth of Canada Jean-Pierre Gélineau157
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Pierre Deniger 36,842
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer5,894
Progressive Conservative Thérèse L'Écuyer4,960
Rhinoceros Jacques Ferron1,868
Social Credit Maurice Roy948
Libertarian David B. Chamberlain297
Union populaire Christian Labelle222
Marxist–Leninist Jocelyne Éthier87

Laprairie, 1966–1980

1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Pierre Deniger 39,410
Progressive Conservative Jacques Vasseur6,576
Social Credit Maurice Roy4,461
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer4,188
Rhinoceros Jacques Cinq Cennes Marcotte1,335
Libertarian David Beaulieu Chamberlain435
Union populaire Christian Labelle266
Marxist–Leninist Jocelyne Éthier121
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Ian Watson 35,276
Progressive Conservative Georges Brossard12,767
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer5,153
Social Credit Aimé Coderre3,855
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Ian Watson 34,557
Progressive Conservative Robert-F. Nelson9,147
Social Credit Marcellin Gagnon7,315
New Democratic Bernard Boulanger5,261
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Ian Watson 31,968
Progressive Conservative H.-René Laberge5,316
New Democratic Yves Demers3,551
Ralliement créditiste Marcellin Gagnon1,288

Laprairie, 1867–1892

1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Louis Conrad Pelletier 970
Liberal Cyrille Doyon 916
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Independent Liberal Cyrille Doyon 917
Conservative Joseph Tassé 894
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Pinsonneault 675
UnknownJ.E. Robidoux572
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Pinsonneault 661
UnknownT.A. Longtin601
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Pinsonneault Acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Pinsonneault 632
UnknownJ.-M. Loranger563
1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Pinsonneault 750
UnknownM. Normandeau293
Eligible voters1,688
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Quebec's New Federal Electoral Map".
  3. "Confirmed candidates — La Prairie". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Prairie, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  9. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871" . Retrieved June 27, 2022.

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: