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Jonquière—Alma

Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 71°23′06″W / 48.523°N 71.385°W / 48.523; -71.385
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Jonquière—Alma
Quebec electoral district
Jonquière-Alma in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Coordinates:48°31′23″N 71°23′06″W / 48.523°N 71.385°W / 48.523; -71.385
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]99,258
Electors (2011)79,322
Area (km²)[2]1,524.81
Census division(s)Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est RCM, Saguenay
Census subdivision(s)Alma, Jonquière, Saint-Ambroise

Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011.

It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.

It consists of:

  • the borough of Jonquière in the City of Saguenay,
  • the City of Alma in the Regional County Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, and
  • the municipalities of Bégin, Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget and Saint-David-de-Falardeau in the Regional County Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.

The neighbouring ridings are Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.

This riding is distinctive for having the lowest Liberal vote percentage in the country in the 2006 election, at only 3.1.

This riding was dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jonquière—Alma
Riding created from Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay
38th  2004–2006     Sébastien Gagnon Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Jean-Pierre Blackburn Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013     Claude Patry New Democratic
 2013–2015     Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean

Election results

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Claude Patry 22,900 43.44 +38.56
Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 18,569 35.22 -17.35
Bloc Québécois Pierre Forest 9,554 18.12 -19.44
Liberal Claude Ringuette 1,043 1.98 -3.18
Green France Bergeron 652 1.24
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,718 100.00
Total rejected ballots 624 1.17 -0.06
Turnout 53,342 65.88
Eligible voters 80,947
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +27.96
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 26,639 52.57 +0.48 $76,949
Bloc Québécois Chantale Bouchard 19,035 37.56 -1.74 $73,003
Liberal Marc Dupéré 2,616 5.16 +2.20 $7,392
New Democratic Jean-François Paradis 2,475 4.88 +1.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,765 100.00   $84,949
Total rejected ballots 630 1.23
Turnout 51,395
Conservative hold Swing +1.11
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn 27,262 52.09 +47.26 $33,046
Bloc Québécois Sébastien Gagnon 20,569 39.30 -15.63 $61,638
New Democratic Martin Bertrand 2,028 3.87 +0.47 $3,447
Liberal Gilles Savard 1,550 2.96 -26.16 $12,756
Green Sylvain Dompierre 928 1.77 +0.29 $121
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,337 100.00   $79,025
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +31.45
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Sébastien Gagnon 25,193 54.93 $72,155
Liberal Daniel Giguère 13,355 29.12 $54,103
Independent Jocelyne Girard-Bujold 2,737 5.97 $30,071
Conservative Gilles Lavoie 2,217 4.83 $5,559
New Democratic François Picard 1,561 3.40 $4,169
Green Jean-Sébastien Busque 679 1.48
Communist Michel Perron 121 0.26 $676
Total valid votes 45,863 100.00 $78,257

See also

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References

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  • "Jonquière—Alma (Code 24026) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada at archive.today (archived January 15, 2013)
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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