Berthier—Maskinongé

Berthier—Maskinongé
Quebec electoral district
Berthier—Maskinongé in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Coordinates:46°20′N 73°06′W / 46.33°N 73.10°W / 46.33; -73.10
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Yves Perron
Bloc Québécois
District created1924
First contested1925
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]100,371
Electors (2019)84,301
Area (km²)[2]4,150.60
Pop. density (per km²)24.2
Census division(s)D'Autray, Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières
Census subdivision(s)Trois-Rivières (part), Lavaltrie, Louiseville, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Boniface, Lanoraie, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Berthierville, Saint-Alexis-des-Monts

Berthier—Maskinongé (formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516.

Geography

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The riding extends along the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River between the north suburbs of Montreal and Trois-Rivières, straddling the Quebec regions of Lanaudière and Mauricie.

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of D'Autray and Maskinongé, and the former cities of Pointe-du-Lac and Trois-Rivières-Ouest in the City of Trois-Rivières.

The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Trois-Rivières, and Saint-Maurice—Champlain.

This riding lost territory to Trois-Rivières and gained territory from Joliette during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 96.4% White, 1.8% Indigenous

Languages: 96.8% French, 1.0% English

Religions: 75.2% Christian (69.3% Catholic, 5.9% Other), 24.3% None

Median income: $37,600 (2020)

Average income: $44,280 (2020)

History

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The riding was created in 1924 from Berthier and Maskinongé. It consisted of Berthier County and Maskinongé County.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Berthier and the town of Berthierville, the county of Maskinongé and the town of Louiseville, and Gouin township in the county of Joliette.

In 1952, it was abolished when it was merged into Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière riding.

The riding was recreated in 1966 as "Berthier" from the districts of Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière, Chapleau, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, St-Maurice—Laflèche, and Three Rivers.

In 1975, the name of the riding was changed to "Berthier-Maskinongé". After the 1980 election, the name of the district was changed to Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière.

In the 1984 election, the seat was won by Progressive Conservative Robert de Cotret, who held it until the 1988 election. The riding was abolished in 1987. It was divided between Berthier—Montcalm, Champlain, and Saint-Maurice.

Berthier—Maskinongé was re-created in 2003. 44.8% of the riding came from Trois-Rivières, 36.0% from Berthier—Montcalm, and 19.2% from Saint-Maurice.

In the 2004 election and the 2006 election, Bloc Québécois MP Guy André was elected in the riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Berthier—Maskinongé
Riding created from Berthier and Maskinongé
15th  1925–1926     Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Joseph Arthur Barrette Conservative
18th  1935–1940     J.-Émile Ferron Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Aldéric Laurendeau
21st  1949–1953 Joseph Langlois
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
Berthier
Riding re-created from Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière, Chapleau,
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers
28th  1968–1972     Antonio Yanakis Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Berthier—Maskinongé
31st  1979–1980     Antonio Yanakis Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière
33rd  1984–1988     Robert de Cotret Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Montcalm, Champlain and Saint-Maurice
Berthier—Maskinongé
Riding re-created from Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Montcalm and Saint-Maurice
38th  2004–2006     Guy André Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Ruth Ellen Brosseau New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Yves Perron Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Berthier—Maskinongé, 2004-present

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Graph of election results in Berthier—Maskinongé (since 2004, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 19,133 35.22 -2.40 $21,700.43
New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 18,200 33.50 -1.45 $106,147.42
Liberal Alexandre Bellemare 8,264 15.21 +1.38 $5,445.75
Conservative Léo Soulières 5,963 10.98 +0.67 $5,344.17
People's Geneviève Sénécal 1,489 2.74 +1.98 $315.35
Green Laurence Requilé 546 1.01 -0.78 $0.00
Free Denis Brown 529 0.97 $1,306.74
Marijuana Steven Lamirande 199 0.37 +0.18 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,323 – – $115,385.75
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 54,323 63.08
Registered voters 86,119
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Bloc Québécois 20,392 35.93
  New Democratic 18,550 32.69
  Liberal 8,740 15.40
  Conservative 6,195 10.92
  People's 1,496 2.64
  Green 548 0.97
  Others 826 1.46
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 21,200 37.62 +11.82 none listed
New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 19,698 34.95 -7.22 $35,745.36
Liberal Christine Poirier 7,796 13.83 -6.45 $33,806.20
Conservative Josée Bélanger 5,812 10.31 +0.11 $13,544.45
Green Éric Laferrière 1,008 1.79 +0.23 none listed
People's Luc Massé 428 0.76 – $3,303.24
Independent Alain Bélanger 154 0.27 – none listed
Rhinoceros Martin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville 151 0.27 – none listed
Marijuana Danny Légaré 107 0.19 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,354 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 977 1.16 +0.14
Turnout 57,331 68.01 +1.87
Eligible voters 84,301
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.52
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 22,942 42.17 +0.93 $37,968.71
Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 14,037 25.80 -5.21 $30,493.57
Liberal Pierre Destrempes 11,032 20.28 +8.21 $6,302.22
Conservative Marianne Foucrault 5,548 10.20 -2.52 $6,268.53
Green Victoria Cate May Burton 847 1.56 -0.78 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,406 100.0   $219,786.82
Total rejected ballots 844 1.02 –
Turnout 55,250 66.14% –
Eligible voters 82,803
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 20,193 41.24
  Bloc Québécois 15,183 31.01
  Conservative 6,228 12.72
  Liberal 5,912 12.07
  Green 1,145 2.34
  Rhinoceros 304 0.62
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 22,484 39.63 +29.19 $0
Bloc Québécois Guy André 16,668 29.38 −16.45 $48,739
Liberal Francine Gaudet 8,109 14.29 −4.15 $32,253
Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 7,909 13.94 −8.25 $23,495
Green Léonie Matteau 1,193 2.10 −1.01 $0
Rhinoceros Martin Jubinville 375 0.66 $0
Total votes/expense limit 56,738 100.0     $94,930
Source: "Berthier—Maskinongé election results". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Guy André 24,945 45.83 -3.7 $51,026
Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 12,078 22.19 -8.9 $84,917
Liberal Jean-Luc Matteau 10,035 18.44 +8.0 $27,551
New Democratic André Chauvette 5,684 10.44 +4.1 $1,358
Green Denis Lefebvre 1,691 3.11 -0.5 $109
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,433 100.00 $90,701
Total rejected ballots 994 1.8
Turnout 55,427 –
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Guy André 25,032 48.5 -11.4 $36,769
Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 16,039 31.1 +19.8 $22,363
Liberal Serge Lafrénière 5,386 10.4 -12.3 $24,384
New Democratic Anne-Marie Aubert 3,274 6.3 +3.0 $5
Green Nathalie Gratton 1,839 3.6 +0.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,570 100.0 $83,453
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Guy André 29,432 59.9 – $47,895
Liberal Laurier Thibault 11,198 22.8 – $35,533
Conservative Ann Julie Fortier 5,535 11.3 – $13,200
New Democratic Denis McKinnon 1,653 3.4 – $2,990
Green Eric Labrecque 1,314 2.7 – $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,132 100.0 $81,153

Berthier—Maskinongé, 1975-1988

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1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert De Cotret 31,189 69.6 +26.2
Liberal Antonio Yanakis 11,736 26.2 -26.5
New Democratic Jean Philip Penner 1,200 2.7
Parti nationaliste Marcel Rocheleau 608 1.4
Commonwealth of Canada Germain Rouzioux 68 0.2
Total valid votes 44,801 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Antonio Yanakis 21,232 52.7 -4.7
Progressive Conservative Robert De Cotret 17,483 43.4 +11.7
Rhinoceros Ti-Pit Claude Des Gagne 728 1.8
Social Credit Camille Schmidt 546 1.4 -6.2
Marxist–Leninist Ginette Cardinal 146 0.4 -0.3
Union populaire France Guimond 132 0.3 -0.1
Total valid votes 40,267 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Antonio Yanakis 21,725 57.4
Progressive Conservative Fernand Giroux 11,995 31.7
Social Credit Camille Schmidt 2,851 7.5
New Democratic Richard Leclercq 841 2.2
Marxist–Leninist Ginette Cardinal 235 0.6
Union populaire Réjean Maille 179 0.5
Total valid votes 37,826 100.0

Berthier, 1968-1975

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Berthier—Maskinongé, 1925-1953

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Langlois 11,770 58.8 -0.7
Progressive Conservative René Beland 8,242 41.2 +38.0
Total valid votes 20,012 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aldéric Laurendeau 10,604 59.6 -15.7
Independent Azellus Lavallée 6,639 37.3
Progressive Conservative Joseph-Edouard Hamelin 562 3.2 -21.6
Total valid votes 17,805 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J-Emile Ferron 10,119 75.3 +20.6
National Government Joseph Arthur Barrette 3,323 24.7 -7.8
Total valid votes 13,442 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J-Emile Ferron 8,459 54.7 +6.0
Conservative Joseph Arthur Barrette 5,022 32.5 -18.8
Reconstruction Joseph Desjarlais 1,978 12.8
Total valid votes 15,459 100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Arthur Barrette 7,206 51.3 +10.1
Liberal Jean-Charles Théodore Gervais 6,850 48.7 -10.1
Total valid votes 14,056 100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais 6,606 58.8 -2.2
Conservative Joseph Arthur Barrette 4,626 41.2 +2.2
Total valid votes 11,232 100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais 6,664 61.0
Conservative Joseph Arthur Barrette 4,264 39.0
Total valid votes 10,928 100.0

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Berthier--Maskinongé [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Berthier—Maskinongé". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Berthier—Maskinongé, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions".
  11. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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