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Québec (electoral district)

Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°16′W / 46.817°N 71.267°W / 46.817; -71.267
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Québec
Quebec electoral district
Québec in relation to other Quebec City federal electoral districts (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Jean-Yves Duclos
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]96,525
Electors (2015)79,277
Area (km²)[1]36
Pop. density (per km²)2,681.3
Census division(s)Quebec City
Census subdivision(s)Quebec City (part), Notre-Dame-des-Anges

Québec (formerly known as Langelier) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It is located in Quebec City in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Since its creation, the riding has been a provincial bellwether in federal elections. No party has ever carried this riding without winning the most seats in Quebec.

Geography

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The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the central part of Quebec City, including the borough of La Cité and the southern part of the borough of Les Rivières, as well as the parish municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Anges.

The neighbouring ridings are Louis-Hébert, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Beauport—Limoilou, and Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Hébert as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Québec Centre. It will also gain gain the area east of Av. Maguire from Louis-Hébert.[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 91.4% White, 3.2% Indigenous, 1.6% Latino, 1.5% Black, 2.3% other
Languages: 92.7% French, 1.9% English, 1.6% Spanish, 3.8% other
Religions: 79.6% Christian, 1.4% Muslim, 0.8% other, 18.2% none
Median income: $28,603 (2010)
Average income: $35,961 (2010)

History

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This riding was created as "Langelier" riding in 1966 from parts of Quebec East, Quebec South and Quebec West ridings. It was renamed "Québec" in 1990. Since its inception, this riding has always been represented by the party with the most support in Quebec.

Former boundaries

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Riding associations

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Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ address
Christian Heritage CHP – Québec Marie-Claude Bouffard 1450 Avenue des Grands-Pins
Conservative Québec Conservative Association Louise Asselin 201-600 Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier
Liberal Québec Federal Liberal Association Florence Ievers 1001-12 Rue des Jardins-Mérici
New Democratic NDP Riding Association of Québec Marc Audet PO Box 70011

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Langelier
Riding created from Quebec East, Quebec South and Quebec West
28th  1968–1972     Jean Marchand Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1976
 1977–1979 Gilles Lamontagne
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Michel Côté Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993 Gilles Loiselle
Québec
35th  1993–1997     Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Annick Papillon New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Jean-Yves Duclos Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Québec Centre (future)

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2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 19,361 35.72
  Bloc Québécois 15,734 29.03
  Conservative 9,766 18.02
  New Democratic 6,882 12.70
  Green 1,277 2.36
  People's 855 1.58
  Others 320 0.59

Québec, 1993–present

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Yves Duclos 18,132 35.4 +2.1 $92,776.01
Bloc Québécois Louis Sansfaçon 14,824 29.0 -3.7 $32,198.69
Conservative Bianca Boutin 9,239 18.0 +3.0 $29,033.90
New Democratic Tommy Bureau 6,652 13.0 +1.5 $3,937.02
Green Patrick Kerr 1,182 2.3 -3.1 $1,000.50
People's Daniel Brisson 855 1.7 +0.5 $1,276.16
Free Karine Simard 307 0.6 N/A $421.51
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,191 98.0 $109,641.82
Total rejected ballots 1,026 2.0
Turnout 52,217 67.6
Eligible voters 77,298
Liberal hold Swing +2.9
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Yves Duclos 18,047 33.3 +4.4 $80,667.63
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 17,722 32.7 +13.85 none listed
Conservative Bianca Boutin 8,118 15.0 -6.79 $38,447.35
New Democratic Tommy Bureau 6,220 11.5 -15.54 $6,381.41
Green Luc Joli-Coeur 2,949 5.4 +2.49 $9,773.82
People's Bruno Dabiré 674 1.2 none listed
Rhinoceros Sébastien CoRhino 347 0.6 none listed
Pour l'Indépendance du Québec Luc Paquin 119 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,198 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1,051
Turnout 55,249 70.0
Eligible voters 78,950
Liberal hold Swing -1.3
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Yves Duclos 15,566 28.90 +19.88 $45,987.20
New Democratic Annick Papillon 14,566 27.04 -15.60 $33,392.85
Conservative Pierre-Thomas Asselin 11,737 21.79 +4.02 $17,402.72
Bloc Québécois Charles Mordret 10,153 18.85 -9.11 $41,425.08
Green Philippe Riboty 1,570 2.91 +0.74 $1,006.90
Marxist–Leninist Normand Fournier 153 0.28
Strength in Democracy Danielle Provost 122 0.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,867 100.00   $214,308.69
Total rejected ballots 820 1.50
Turnout 54,687 69.09
Eligible voters 79,157
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +17.74
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 22,394 42.64
  Bloc Québécois 14,685 27.96
  Conservative 9,331 17.77
  Liberal 4,736 9.02
  Green 1,144 2.18
  Others 228 0.43
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Annick Papillon 22,393 42.6 +30.8
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 14,684 28.0 -13.8
Conservative Pierre Morasse 9,330 17.8 -7.9
Liberal François Payeur 4,735 9.0 -8.5
Green Yvan Dutil 1,144 2.2 -1.1
Christian Heritage Stefan Jetchick 228 0.4 -
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,514 100.0
Total rejected ballots 801 1.5
Turnout 53,315 66.3 +3.6
Eligible voters 80,402
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 21,064 41.8 +0.2 $59,021
Conservative Myriam Taschereau 12,943 25.7 -4.1 $70,315
Liberal Damien Rousseau 8,845 17.5 +6.1 $13,132
New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 5,933 11.8 +2.5 $6,186
Green Yonnel Bonaventure 1,650 3.3 -1.6
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,435 100.00 $85,897
Total rejected ballots 632 1.2
Turnout 51,067 62.7
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 20,845 41.5 -9.1 $52,012
Conservative Frédérik Boisvert 14,943 29.8 +18.7 $67,922
Liberal Caroline Drolet 5,743 11.4 -15.5 $23,986
New Democratic Michaël Lessard 4,629 9.2 +3.7 $5,287
Green Yonnel Bonaventure 2,372 4.7 +0.5
Independent Dan Aubut 813 1.6 $100
Progressive Canadian Alexandre Raymond-Labrie 520 1.0 $77
Libertarian Francis Bedard 325 0.6 $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,190 100.0 $80,394


2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 24,373 50.63 $51,839
Liberal Jean-Philippe Côté 12,982 26.97 $72,065
Conservative Pierre Gaudreault 5,330 11.07 $13,725
New Democratic Jean-Marie Fiset 2,670 5.55 $518
Green Antonine Yaccarini 2,046 4.25 $2,723
Marijuana Pierre-Etienne Paradis 512 1.06 not listed
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 223 0.46 not listed
Total valid votes 48,136 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,040
Turnout 49,176 60.77
Electors on the lists 80,916
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 22,793 43.4 -1.1
Liberal Claudette Tessier Couture 18,619 35.5 +3.1
Alliance Michel Rivard 3,980 7.6
Progressive Conservative Marc Jalbert 3,171 6.0 -12.5
New Democratic Jean-Marie Fiset 1,714 3.3 -1.3
Marijuana Pierre-E. Paradis 1,480 2.8
Natural Law Gilles Rochette 482 0.9
Marxist–Leninist Claude Moreau 255 0.5
Total valid votes 52,494 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 24,817 44.5 -9.2
Liberal Claudette Tessier-Couture 18,062 32.4 +5.4
Progressive Conservative Marc Jalbert 10,309 18.5 +4.8
New Democratic Jean-Marie Fiset 2,556 4.6 +2.5
Total valid votes 55,744 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 27,788 53.7
Liberal Jean Pelletier 13,965 27.0 -1.2
Progressive Conservative Gilles Loiselle 7,077 13.7 -33.0
New Democratic Majella Desmeules 1,067 2.1 -18.0
Natural Law Danielle Charland 883 1.7
Green Richard Domm 786 1.5 -2.1
Abolitionist Ernst Fernandez 158 0.3
Total valid votes 51,724 100.0

Langelier, 1968–1993

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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gilles Loiselle 24,555 46.7 +3.6
Liberal Marielle Guay-Mineault 14,843 28.2 -7.6
New Democratic Pauline Gingras 10,586 20.1 +8.4
Green Gilles Fontaine 1,931 3.7
Independent France Tremblay 402 0.8
Independent Alexandre Roy 319 0.6
Total valid votes 52,636 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.6
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michel Côté 16,872 43.1 +35.5
Liberal Florence Ievers 14,004 35.8 -35.7
New Democratic Majella Desmeules 4,597 11.7 +3.6
Rhinoceros Jean Obélix Lefebvre 2,576 6.6 -1.6
Parti nationaliste André Binette 919 2.3
Social Credit Christian Landry 189 0.5 -3.0
Total valid votes 39,157 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +35.6
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Gilles Lamontagne 24,714 71.5 +4.9
Rhinoceros Jean Obelix Lefebvre 2,813 8.1 +3.5
New Democratic Edith Frankel 2,811 8.1 -1.6
Progressive Conservative Pierre Linteau 2,606 7.5 +1.9
Social Credit André Bergeron 1,191 3.4 -8.7
Union populaire Brigitte Fortier 252 0.7 +0.2
Marxist–Leninist Jacques Goulet 115 0.3 -0.1
Communist Claude Demers 68 0.2 -0.2
Total valid votes 34,570 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Gilles Lamontagne 25,931 66.6 0.0
Social Credit André Simoneau 4,748 12.2 +8.8
New Democratic Raymond Lavoie 3,773 9.7 +3.7
Progressive Conservative Paul Michaud 2,186 5.6 -16.0
Rhinoceros Jean Lefebvre 1,824 4.7
Union populaire Maurice Gagnon 195 0.5
Marxist–Leninist Jacques Goulet 156 0.4
Communist Claude Demers 140 0.4 0.0
Total valid votes 38,953 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On Mr. Marchand's resignation, 26 October 1976
Liberal Gilles Lamontagne 12,171 66.5 +3.0
Progressive Conservative Maurice Hamel 3,952 21.6 +9.7
New Democratic Jean Daoust 1,104 6.0 +0.8
Social Credit Sauveur Fradette 618 3.4 -12.3
Independent Jean Marie Béland 213 1.2
Communist Jeannette Walsh 166 0.9
Independent Gérard Langlois 67 0.4
Total valid votes 18,291 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Marchand 13,557 63.6 +6.3
Social Credit Sauveur Fradette 3,344 15.7 -8.1
Progressive Conservative Normand Robidoux 2,530 11.9 -0.6
New Democratic Clément Gilbert 1,110 5.2
Independent Albert Lemoine 337 1.6
Independent Micheline Roberge 184 0.9
Marxist–Leninist Michel Papayre 161 0.8 -0.6
Independent Lionel Larocque 97 0.5
Total valid votes 21,320 100.0

Note: Mr. Papayre's result as a Marxist–Leninist candidate is compared to his result in the 1972 general election as an independent candidate.

1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Marchand 14,725 57.3 +18.3
Social Credit J.-Wilfrid Dufresne 6,101 23.7 -7.2
Progressive Conservative Albert Lemoine 3,206 12.5 -15.3
Independent Guy Jean 1,313 5.1
Independent Michel Parayre 349 1.4
Total valid votes 25,694 100.0

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jean Marchand 11,439 39.0
Ralliement créditiste Guy Jean 8,770 29.9
Progressive Conservative Rodrigue Pageau 8,150 27.8
New Democratic Pierre Pourtier 658 2.2
Ralliement créditiste Michel Roy 308 1.1
Total valid votes 29,325 100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Québec (electoral district) (Code 24052) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Website of the Parliament of Canada

Notes

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46°49′N 71°16′W / 46.817°N 71.267°W / 46.817; -71.267