Nicolet-Yamaska (electoral district)

Nicolet-Yamaska is a former provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie regions of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

Nicolet-Yamaska

Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
District created	1972
District abolished	1980
District re-created	1988
District re-abolished	2011
First contested	1973
Last contested	2008
Demographics
Population (2006)	43,849
Electors (2008)[1]	34,889
Area (km²)[2]	2,389.52
Census divisions	Arthabaska (part), Bécancour (part), Drummond (part), Nicolet-Yamaska (part)
Census subdivisions	Drummondville (part), Yamaska (part), Aston-Jonction, Baie-du-Febvre, Bécancour, Daveluyville, Grand-Saint-Esprit, La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Maddington, Nicolet, Pierreville, Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, Saint-Bonaventure, Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Saint-Célestin (municipality), Saint-Célestin (village), Saint-David, Saint-Elphège, Sainte-Eulalie, Saint-François-du-Lac, Saint-Gérard-Majella, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Joachim-de-Courval, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Sainte-Monique, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Pie-de-Guire, Saint-Sylvère, Saint-Wenceslas, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval; Odanak, Wôlinak

As of its final election, it included the cities or municipalities of Pierreville, Nicolet, Bécancour, Sainte-Eulalie, Daveluyville, Saint-Leonard-d'Aston, Saint-Wenceslas and Saint-Gerard-Majella as well as portions of the city of Drummondville.

It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Nicolet and its final election was in 1976. It disappeared in the 1981 election and Nicolet was recreated. Nicolet disappeared again in the 1989 election, for which Nicolet-Yamaska was recreated. Nicolet-Yamaska's final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Nicolet-Bécancour.[3]

Members of the National Assembly

1. Benjamin Faucher, Liberal (1973–1976)
2. Serge Fontaine, Union Nationale (1976–1981)
3. did not exist (1981–1989), see Nicolet
4. Maurice Richard, Liberal (1989–1994)
5. Michel Morin, Parti Québécois (1994–2007)
6. Éric Dorion, Action démocratique (2007–2008)
7. Jean-Martin Aussant, Parti Québécois (2008–2011); Independent (2011); Option nationale (2011–2012)

Election results

2008 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Jean-Martin Aussant	8,131	35.24
	Liberal	Mario Landry	7,956	34.48
	Action démocratique	Éric Dorion (incumbent)	6,044	26.20
	Québec solidaire	Marianne Mathis	940	4.07
Total valid votes			23,071	98.14
Rejected and declined votes			438	1.86
Turnout			23,509	67.38	−10.35
Electors on the lists			34,889
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

2007 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Action démocratique	Éric Dorion	10,839	41.18
	Parti Québécois	Donald Martel	7,455	28.32
	Liberal	Yves Baril	6,770	25.72
	Québec solidaire	Jean Proulx	1,121	4.26
	Independent	Simonne Lizotte	138	0.52
Total valid votes			26,323	98.73
Rejected and declined votes			339	1.27
Turnout			26,662	77.73
Electors on the lists			34,301
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

2003 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	10,783	41.21
	Liberal	Jean Rousseau	8,927	34.12
	Action démocratique	Lise Blanchette	5,899	22.54
	Bloc Pot	Blak D. Blackburn	417	1.59
	Independent	Simonne Lizotte	141	0.54
Total valid votes			26,167	98.49
Rejected and declined votes			401	1.51
Turnout			26,568	77.82
Electors on the lists			34,140
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

1998 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	14,166	50.23
	Liberal	Daniel McMahon	10,369	36.77
	Action démocratique	Frédéric Lajoie	3,509	12.44
	Socialist Democracy	Robert Poirier	157	0.56
Total valid votes			28,201	98.70
Rejected and declined votes			372	1.30
Turnout			28,573	84.59
Electors on the lists			33,777
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

1994 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	13,427	50.13	+14.67
	Liberal	Maurice Richard	12,520	46.74	−13.40
	Natural Law	Jacques Houde	840	3.14
Total valid votes			26,787	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			816
Turnout			27,603	84.85	+3.84
Electors on the lists			32,530
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

1989 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurice Richard	15,164	60.14
	Parti Québécois	Guy Vachon	8,941	35.46
	Green	Jean-Léon Deschênes	1,111	4.41	–
Total valid votes			25,216	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			508
Turnout			25,724	81.01
Electors on the lists			31,753
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

References

1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=328&section=population
2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=328&section=superficie
3. Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.

External links

Information

• Elections Quebec

Election results

• Election results (National Assembly)
• Election results (Elections Quebec)

Maps

• 2001 map (Flash)

  2001–2011 changes (Flash)

  1992–2001 changes (Flash)

• Electoral map of Centre-du-Québec region (as of 2001)
• Electoral map of Montérégie region (as of 2001)
• Quebec electoral map, 2001