Lévis—Lotbinière

Lévis—Lotbinière (formerly Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Lévis—Lotbinière
Quebec electoral district
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Jacques Gourde
Conservative
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]113,528
Electors (2019)89,405
Area (km²)[2]2,123
Pop. density (per km²)53.5
Census division(s)Lévis, Lotbinière, La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivision(s)Lévis (part), Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Gilles, Laurier-Station, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

Geography

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Located southwest of Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs.

It consists of:

The neighbouring ridings are Bellechasse—Les Étchemins—Lévis, Beauce, Mégantic—L'Érable, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Louis-Hébert.

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière. Its territory remained largely the same, receiving a small portion from Mégantic—L'Érable.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 95.9% White, 1.4% Indigenous, 1.0% Black

Languages: 96.6% French, 1.0% English

Religions: 72.5% Christian (64.6% Catholic, 7.9% Other), 26.4% None

Median income: $47,600 (2020)

Average income: $54,600 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Riding created from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
and Lotbinière—L'Érable
38th  2004–2006     Odina Desrochers Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008     Jacques Gourde Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Lévis—Lotbinière
42nd  2015–2019     Jacques Gourde Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Lévis—Lotbinière, 2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 Conservative30,33349.70
 Bloc Québécois13,92922.82
 Liberal9,38015.37
 New Democratic4,4457.28
 People's1,4502.38
 Green8241.35
 Others6741.10

Lévis—Lotbinière, 2013 representation order

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This riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, and received a small portion of territory from Mégantic—L'Érable for the 42nd Canadian federal election.

2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde32,73151.6+7.0$70,182.58
Bloc QuébécoisSamuel Lamarche13,74021.7-3.4$6,762.35
LiberalGhislain Daigle9,28614.6-2.4$5,447.42
New DemocraticGuylaine Dumont4,4977.1+0.2$3,939.53
People'sBenoit Simard1,6612.6-0.9$0.00
GreenCharles-Eugène Bergeron8561.4-1.6$0.00
FreeMariève Lemay5410.9N/A$488.27
PatrioteCarl Brochu950.1N/Anone listed
Total valid votes/expense limit63,40798.4$120,042.23
Total rejected ballots1,0061.6
Turnout64,41370.3
Registered voters91,618
Conservative holdSwing+5.2
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde28,29744.57-5.53$40,916.04
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois-Noël Brault15,92125.08+13.64$5,169.30
LiberalGhislain Daigle10,76116.95-4.72$8,547.89
New DemocraticChristel Marchand4,3556.86-7.91$0.10
People'sMarc Fontaine2,2473.54none listed
GreenPatrick Kerr1,9083.01+1.21$336.51
Total valid votes/expense limit63,489100.0
Total rejected ballots1,2411.39
Turnout64,73072.00
Eligible voters89,405
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde31,35750.10+10.22$87,534.69
LiberalClaude Boucher13,56221.67+16.58$20,248.35
New DemocraticHélène Bilodeau9,24614.77-23.72$14,490.33
Bloc QuébécoisSteve Gagné7,16311.44-3.44$17,237.82
GreenTina Biello1,1241.80+0.14
Alliance of the NorthFrançois Belanger1360.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit62,588100.0 $226,709.26
Total rejected ballots975
Turnout63,563
Eligible voters87,103
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
PartyVote%
 Conservative22,46939.88
 New Democratic21,68838.49
 Bloc Québécois8,38314.88
 Liberal2,8675.09
 Green9361.66

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, 2003 representation order

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2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde22,46039.88-7.39$78,886.19
New DemocraticTanya Fredette21,68338.50+25.32$1,427.87
Bloc QuébécoisGaston Gourde8,38114.88-9.70$28,148.35
LiberalNicole Larouche2,8665.09-7.45$4,858.38
GreenRichard Domm9361.66-0.78none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit56,326100.0   $89,473.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 926 1.62-0.10
Turnout 57,252 69.21+3.06
Eligible voters82,725
Conservative holdSwing-16.36
Sources:[11][12]
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde24,49547.27-7.07$72,248.18
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin12,73824.58-5.06$19,089.72
New DemocraticRaymond Côté6,82813.18+6.39$2,654.50
LiberalMarie-Thérèse Hovington6,49812.54+7.11$3,272.46
GreenShirley Picknell1,2652.44-1.37none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,824100.0    $85,174
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots9081.72 +0.74
Turnout52,732 66.15-2.21
Eligible voters79,721
Conservative holdSwing-1.00
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJacques Gourde28,23654.34+30.20$45,970.43
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers15,40229.64-16.35$61,218.95
New DemocraticRaymond Côté3,5296.79+2.50$2,346.22
LiberalÉric Paradis2,8205.43-16.02$17,938.01
GreenShirley Picknell1,9783.81+0.14none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,965100.0   $78,226
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots5130.98-1.41
Turnout52,47868.36
Eligible voters76,764
Conservative gain from Bloc QuébécoisSwing+23.28
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisOdina Desrochers20,24545.99+2.99$60,246.22
ConservativeJean Landry10,62824.14+2.95$8,765.42
LiberalAnicet Gagné9,44521.45-11.87$38,282.74
New DemocraticJean Bernatchez2,0914.75+2.62$2,905.99
GreenRama Borne MacDonald1,6153.67none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit44,024100.0    $75,906
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1,0762.39
Turnout45,10060.42-3.64
Eligible voters74,647
Bloc Québécois notional holdSwing+0.02
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party.
2000 federal election redistributed results
PartyVote%
 Bloc Québécois19,50043.00
 Liberal15,10933.32
 Alliance6,39914.11
 Progressive Conservative3,2107.08
 New Democratic9662.13
 Others1610.36

See also

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References

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  • "Lévis—Lotbinière (Code 24036) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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46°34′N 71°23′W / 46.567°N 71.383°W / 46.567; -71.383