Berthier—Maskinongé
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Guy André BQ |
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| District created | 1924 | |
| First contested | 1925 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 107,911 | |
| Electors (2006) | 85,642 | |
| Area (km²) | 3,811 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 28.3 | |
| Census divisions | D'Autray, Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières | |
| Census subdivisions | Bertierville, Lavaltrie, Louisville, Saint-Gabriel, Trois-Rivières | |
Berthier—Maskinongé (formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Berthier and Maskinongé prior to 1924 | ||||
| Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||
| 15th | 1925-1926 | Théodore Gervais | Liberal | |
| 16th | 1926-1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930-1935 | Joseph Arthur Barrette | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1935-1940 | J.-Emile Ferron | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940-1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945-1949 | Aldéric Laurendeau | Liberal | |
| 21st | 1949-1953 | Joseph Langlois | Liberal | |
| Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière, Chapleau, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers from 1952-1966 | ||||
| Berthier | ||||
| 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 | |
| Berthier—Montcalm, Champlain and Saint-Maurice from 1987-2003 | ||||
| Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Guy André | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
[edit] Berthier—Maskinongé, 2004-present
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Guy André | 25,032 | 48.5 | -11.4 | ||
| Conservative | Marie-Claude Godue | 16,039 | 31.1 | +19.8 | ||
| Liberal | Serge Lafrénière | 5,386 | 10.4 | -12.4 | ||
| New Democrat | Anne-Marie Aubert | 3,274 | 6.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Green | Nathalie Gratton | 1,839 | 3.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Guy André | 29,432 | |||
| Liberal | Laurier Thibault | 11,198 | |||
| Conservative | Ann Julie Fortier | 5,535 | |||
| New Democrat | Denis McKinnon | 1,653 | |||
| Green | Eric Labrecque | 1,314 | |||
[edit] Berthier—Maskinongé, 1975-1988
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert De Cotret | 31,189 | |||
| Liberal | Antonio Yanakis | 11,736 | |||
| New Democrat | Jean Philip Penner | 1,200 | |||
| Nationaliste | Marcel Rocheleau | 608 | |||
| Commonwealth | Germain Rouzioux | 68 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Antonio Yanakis | 21,232 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert De Cotret | 17,483 | |||
| Rhino | Ti-Pit Claude Des Gagne | 728 | |||
| Social Credit | Camille Schmidt | 546 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Ginette Cardinal | 146 | |||
| Union Populaire | France Guimond | 132 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Antonio Yanakis | 21,725 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Fernand Giroux | 11,995 | |||
| Social Credit | Camille Schmidt | 2,851 | |||
| New Democrat | Richard Leclercq | 841 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Ginette Cardinal | 235 | |||
| Union Populaire | Réjean Maille | 179 | |||
[edit] Berthier, 1968-1975
[edit] Berthier—Maskinongé, 1925-1953
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Aldéric Laurendeau | 10,604 | |||
| Independent | Azellus Lavallee | 6,639 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Edouard Hamelin | 562 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | J-Emile Ferron | 10,119 | |||
| National Government | Joseph Arthur Barrette | 3,323 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | J-Emile Ferron | 8,459 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Arthur Barrette | 5,022 | |||
| Reconstruction | Joseph Desjarlais | 1,978 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Langlois | 11,770 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | René Beland | 8,242 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Arthur Barrette | 7,206 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Charles Théodore Gervais | 6,850 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais | 6,606 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Arthur Barrette | 4,626 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph-Charles-Théodore Gervais | 6,664 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Arthur Barrette | 4,264 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- [ Riding history from the] Library of Parliament
- (1924 - 1952
- (1975 - 1980)
- (1981 - 1987)
- (2003 - present)
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