Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour (formerly Richelieu) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. [edit] Geography The riding, along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie. The riding consists of: - the Regional County Municipality of Nicolet-Yamaska, including Odanak Indian reserve No. 12;
- the Regional County Municipality of Pierre-De Saurel (formerly Le Bas-Richelieu) and
- the Regional County Municipality of Bécancour, including Wôlinak Indian reserve No. 11.
The neighbouring ridings are Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richmond—Arthabaska, Drummond, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Berthier—Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. [edit] History It was created as "Richelieu" riding in 1968 from parts of Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères ridings. It was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" in 1998. In 2003, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Richelieu" riding, which incorporated parts of Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. Richelieu was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" after the 2004 election. [edit] Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
[edit] Election results [edit] Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 2004-present | 2008 federal election : Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 26,821 | 54.67 | -1.25 | $81,799.37 | | | Conservative | Réjean Bériault | 8,904 | 18.15 | -5.21 | $36,546.14 | | | Liberal | Ghislaine Cournoyer | 7,987 | 16.28 | +3.30 | $15,432.15 | | | New Democratic Party | Nourredine Seddiki | 4,010 | 8.17 | +3.64 | 3,019.73 | | | Green | Rebecca Laplante | 1,334 | 2.72 | -0.50 | | | Total valid votes | 49,056 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 918 | | | | | Turnout | 49,974 | 65.45 | -1.41 | | | Electors on the lists | 76,352 | | | |
| 2006 federal election : Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 27,742 | 55.92 | -8.75 | $58,032.63 | | | Conservative | Marie-Ève Hélie-Lambert | 11,588 | 23.36 | +15.71 | $29,709.34 | | | Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 6,438 | 12.98 | -9.70 | $49,695.62 | | | New Democratic Party | Marie-Claude Cartier | 2,248 | 4.53 | +2.44 | none listed | | | Green | Louis Lacroix | 1,595 | 3.22 | +1.50 | $115.96 | | Total valid votes | 49,611 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 877 | | | | | Turnout | 50,488 | 66.86 | +0.80 | | | Electors on the lists | 75,514 | | | | [edit] Richelieu, 2003-2004 | 2004 federal election : Richelieu edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 31,497 | 64.67 | +8.50 | $62,831.92 | | | Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 11,045 | 22.68 | -8.83 | $57,727.26 | | | Conservative | Daniel A. Proulx | 3,726 | 7.65 | -1.79 | $4,855.32 | | | New Democratic Party | Charles Bussières | 1,017 | 2.09 | | none listed | | | Green | Jean-Pierre Bonenfant | 839 | 1.72 | | $475.00 | | | Marijuana | Daniel Blackburn | 580 | 1.19 | | none listed | | Total valid votes | 48,704 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 1,308 | | | | | Turnout | 50,012 | 66.06 | | | | Electors on the lists | 75,702 | | | | Conservative change from combined Canadian Alliance-Progressive Conservative votes. [edit] Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 1998 - 2003 | 2000 federal election : Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 25,266 | 56.92 | +2.12 | $58,797.00 | | | Liberal | Roland Paradis | 13,781 | 31.04 | +2.13 | $50,880.20 | | | Canadian Alliance | Frédéric Lajoie | 2,078 | 4.68 | | $882.46 | | | Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Rousseau | 1,944 | 4.38 | -9.78 | $129.48 | | | Marijuana | Black D. Blackburn | 901 | 2.03 | | $8.75 | | | New Democratic Party | Raymond Dorion | 421 | 0.95 | -1.18 | none listed | | Total valid votes | 44,391 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 1,229 | | | | | Turnout | 45,620 | 67.27 | -8.80 | | | Electors on the lists | 67,815 | | | | [edit] Richelieu, 1968 - 1998 | 1997 federal election : Richelieu edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 26,421 | 54.80 | | $59,298 | | | Liberal | Jocelyn Paul | 13,941 | 28.91 | | $41,680 | | | Progressive Conservative | Yves Schelling | 6,827 | 14.16 | | $1,580 | | | New Democratic Party | Sylvain Pelletier | 1,028 | 2.13 | | $560 | | Total valid votes | 48,217 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 2,418 | | | | | Turnout | 50,635 | 76.07 | | | | Electors on the lists | 66,566 | | | |
| 1993 federal election : Richelieu edit | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | | | Bloc Québécois | (x)Louis Plamondon | 31,558 | 66.52 | | $44,261 | | | Liberal | Michel Biron | 10,933 | 23.05 | +3.78 | $46,920 | | | Progressive Conservative | Lorraine Frappier | 4,455 | 9.39 | -59.52 | $44,361 | | | New Democratic Party | Carl Ethier | 337 | 0.71 | -6.06 | $0 | | | Commonwealth | Paulo Da Silva | 157 | 0.33 | | $0 | | Total valid votes | 47,440 | 100.00 | | | | Total rejected ballots | 1,878 | | | | | Turnout | 49,318 | 81.73 | +1.89 | | | Electors on the lists | 60,340 | | | |
[edit] See also [edit] External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
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