Châteauguay—Saint-Constant

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 107,165.

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
Quebec electoral district
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant in relation to other Montérégie federal electoral districts.
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]113,459
Electors (2011)84,347
Area (km²)[2]300.30
Census divisionsRoussillon RCM
Census subdivisionsChâteauguay, Delson, Léry, Mercier, Saint-Constant, Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Catherine

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant was created in 2003 from Châteauguay riding, with the exception of a portion of Châteauguay that was transferred in Beauharnois—Salaberry and Saint-Jean ridings.

Geography

The district included all of the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon including Kahnawake Indian Reserve No. 14, but excluding the cities of Candiac and La Prairie and the Municipality of Saint-Philippe in the east of the county municipality. The neighbouring ridings were Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Beauharnois—Salaberry, Brossard—La Prairie, LaSalle—Émard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, and Lac-Saint-Louis.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Châtueauguay—Saint-Constant
Riding created from Châteauguay
38th  2004–2006     Denise Poirier-Rivard Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008 Carole Freeman
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Sylvain Chicoine New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay—Lacolle and La Prairie

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticSylvain Chicoine29,15652.03+37.02
Bloc QuébécoisCarole Freeman14,95726.69-18.89
ConservativeAndré Turcôt5,76610.29-7.56
LiberalLinda Schwey5,0699.05-9.30
GreenClara Kwan9231.65-1.53
Marxist–LeninistLinda Sullivan1630.29-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,023 100.00
Total rejected ballots 786 1.38 -0.30
Turnout 56,809 64.02 -2.34
Eligible voters 88,741
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisCarole Freeman25,08645.58-5.80$39,329
LiberalLinda Schwey10,10418.35-2.04$11,741
ConservativePierre-Paul Routhier9,82717.85-0.87$87,060
New DemocraticSonia Jurado8,26115.01+9.80$6,122
GreenBrian Sarwer-Foner1,7553.18-1.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,033 100.00 $88,185
Rejected ballots 941 1.68
Turnout 55,974 66.36
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisCarole Freeman28,27451.38-5.91$38,718
LiberalCharles Ghorayeb11,21920.39-9.65$40,897
ConservativeRosaire Turcot10,30118.72+13.05$7,222
New DemocraticEhsan Mohammadian2,8655.21+1.88$2,050
GreenAlain Rioux2,3754.3+0.63$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,034 100.00 $81,631
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDenise Poirier-Rivard29,33757.28$65,854
LiberalRobert Lanctôt15,38430.04$41,537
ConservativeRosaire Turcot2,9025.67$11,347
GreenMarc-André Gadoury1,8893.69$2,629
New DemocraticMélanie Archambault1,7043.33
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,216 100.00 $79,916
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See also

References

  • "(Code 24015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada at Archive.today (archived 2013-01-15)
  • Riding history for Châteauguay—Saint-Constant from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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