Richmond—Arthabaska
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Alain Rayes
Independent
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,897
Electors (2015)85,118
Area (km²)[1]3,571
Pop. density (per km²)29.1
Census division(s)Arthabaska, Les Sources, Le Val-Saint-François
Census subdivision(s)Victoriaville, Val-des-Sources, Windsor, Warwick, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Danville, Richmond, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Daveluyville

Richmond—Arthabaska is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

The riding, north of the city of Sherbrooke, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Estrie. It consists of the Regional County Municipalities (RCM) of Les Sources and Arthabaska and the centre of the RCM of Le Val-Saint-François. It includes in particular the towns of Victoriaville and Val-des-Sources.

The neighbouring ridings are Drummond, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Mégantic—L'Érable, Compton—Stanstead, Sherbrooke, Brome—Missisquoi, and Shefford.

Its population is 100,116, including 82,663 voters, and its area is 3,563 km².

History

The riding was created in 1996 from portions of Drummond, Richmond—Wolfe, Compton—Stanstead and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

There were no territory changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richmond—Arthabaska
Riding created from Drummond, Richmond—Wolfe,
Compton—Stanstead and Lotbinière—L'Érable
36th  1997–2000     André Bachand Progressive Conservative
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Independent
38th  2004–2006     André Bellavance Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2014
 2014–2015     Independent
42nd  2015–2019     Alain Rayes Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2022
 2022–present     Independent

Election results

Election results in Richmond—Arthabaska 1996-present (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAlain Rayes28,51349.9+4.6$77,802.72
Bloc QuébécoisDiego Scalzo14,15024.8-3.4$21,445.03
LiberalAlexandre Desmarais8,54314.9-0.2$9,158.14
New DemocraticNataël Bureau2,5504.5-0.4$0.00
People'sNadine Fougeron2,0583.6+2.4$0.00
FreeLouis Richard8971.6N/A$261.59
RhinocerosMarjolaine Delisle4480.8N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,15998.1$116,926.70
Total rejected ballots 1,1251.9
Turnout 58,28466.3
Eligible voters 87,942
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Source: Elections Canada[2]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAlain Rayes26,55345.3+13.70$62,920.65
Bloc QuébécoisOlivier Nolin16,53928.2+11.00none listed
LiberalMarc Patry8,86815.1-9.60$14,690.80
GreenLaura Horth-Lepage3,1335.3+3.60none listed
New DemocraticOlivier Guérin2,8644.9-19.30$0.33
People'sJean Landry6811.2-$462.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,638100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,077
Turnout 59,71568.8
Eligible voters 86,741
Conservative hold Swing +1.35
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAlain Rayes18,50531.57+6.87$136,964.22
LiberalMarc Desmarais14,46324.67+17.71$33,114.26
New DemocraticMyriam Beaulieu14,21324.25-8.24$58,782.84
Bloc QuébécoisOlivier Nolin10,06817.18-16.65$50,004.53
GreenLaurier Busque9841.68-0.38$79.93
RhinocerosAntoine Dubois3840.66
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,617100.0 $224,297.28
Total rejected ballots 912
Turnout 59,529
Eligible voters 85,652
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing -5.40
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Bellavance18,03333.83-12.2
New DemocraticIsabelle Maguire17,31632.49+23.8
ConservativeJean-Philippe Bachand13,14524.66-4.3
LiberalMarie-Josée Talbot3,7116.96-5.7
GreenTomy Bombardier1,0982.06-0.5
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,303100.0
Total rejected ballots 871 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 54,174 69.2 +3.6
Eligible voters 82,663
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Bellavance23,91346.0-2.5$77,254
ConservativeÉric Lefebvre15,08029.0-3.8$68,252
LiberalGwyneth Helen Grant6,59912.7+2.1$13,483
New DemocraticStéphane Ricard4,5098.7+3.7$6,965
GreenFrançois Fillion1,3372.6-2.1$129
IndependentJean Landry5261.0$4,952
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,964100.0 $85,600
Total rejected ballots 728 1.4
Turnout 52,692 65.6
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Bellavance24,46647.9-7.7$45,923
ConservativeJean Landry16,46532.2+21.8$54,937
LiberalLouis Napoléon Mercier5,29410.4-16.8$13,189
New DemocraticIsabelle Maguire2,5074.9+1.6$1,096
GreenLaurier Busque2,3554.6+1.0$320
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,087 100.0 $79,322
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Bellavance26,21155.6+19.2$57,094
LiberalChristine St-Pierre12,80927.2+5.7$57,787
ConservativePierre Poissant4,92510.4-30.3$23,328
GreenLucie LaForest1,6993.6+3.6$164
New DemocraticJason S. Noble1,5403.3+2.8$7,832
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,184 100.0 $77,446
Majority 13,40228.4
Rejected ballots 1,1122.3
Turnout 48,29662.2
Bloc Québécois gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.8

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndré Bachand18,43037.2-4.3
Bloc QuébécoisAndré Bellavance18,06736.5-0.5
LiberalAldéi Beaudoin10,41621.0+0.7
AlliancePhilippe Ardilliez1,9303.9
Natural LawChristian Simard3750.8
New DemocraticVincent Bernier3190.6-0.6
Total valid votes 49,537 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeAndré Bachand21,68741.5
Bloc QuébécoisGaston Leroux19,31937.0
LiberalAldéi Beaudoin10,61320.3
New DemocraticMartin Bergeron6411.2
Total valid votes 52,260 100.0

See also

References

  • "Richmond—Arthabaska (Code 24055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

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