Gatineau (federal electoral district)

Gatineau
Quebec electoral district
	Gatineau in relation to districts in the Gatineau/Hull region (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Steve MacKinnon; Liberal
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District created	1947
First contested	1949
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	106,424
Electors (2015)	83,651
Area (km²)	125
Pop. density (per km²)	851.4
Census division(s)	Gatineau
Census subdivision(s)	Gatineau

Gatineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1988 and since 1997.

It consists of part of the former city of Gatineau, Quebec as defined by its pre-2002 boundaries.

The adjacent ridings are Hull—Aylmer, Pontiac, Ottawa—Orléans, and Ottawa—Vanier.

History

The district was created in 1947 from parts of Hull and Wright ridings. In 1987, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Chapleau.

Gatineau electoral district was re-created from Gatineau—La Lièvre ridings in 1996.

Gatineau lost territory to Pontiac during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Gatineau Riding created from Hull and Wright
20th	1945–1949	Léon Raymond	Liberal
21st	1949–1953	Joseph-Célestin Nadon
22nd	1953–1957	Rodolphe Leduc
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968	Joseph Isabelle
28th	1968–1972	Gaston Clermont
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980	René Cousineau
32nd	1980–1984	René Cousineau
33rd	1984–1988	Claudy Mailly	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Chapleau (re-named Gatineau—La Lièvre)
Riding re-created from Gatineau—La Lièvre
36th	1997–2000	Mark Assad	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Mark Assad
38th	2004–2006	Françoise Boivin
39th	2006–2008	Richard Nadeau	Bloc Québécois
40th	2008–2011	Richard Nadeau	Bloc Québécois
41st	2011–2015	Françoise Boivin	New Democratic
42nd	2015–present	Steve MacKinnon	Liberal

Assad represented Gatineau—La Lièvre from 1988 to 1997 which was known as Chapleau from 1987 to 1988. This district had similar borders to Gatineau.

Politics

Like most ridings in the Ouatouais, Gatineau had long been safe for the Liberals, save for a lone Progressive Conservative victory in their 1984 nationwide landslide. Even as the rest of Quebec turned its back on the Liberals, a large number of civil servants who worked in Ottawa kept it in Liberal hands.

However, in the 2006 election the Bloc Québécois won the seat. The Bloc managed to hold the seat with just over 29% of the vote in 2008, by far the lowest percentage for a winning candidate nationwide, due to a near-three-way split between themselves, the New Democratic Party and the Liberals. The riding was swept up in the massive NDP wave that swept through the province in the 2011 election.

In the 2015 election, Liberal candidate Steve MacKinnon, running for a second time, unseated the NDP MP, Françoise Boivin, in what was one of the biggest surprise wins for the Liberals.

Election results

1997–present

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	31,076	53.76	+39.96	–
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	15,352	26.56	-35.57	–
	Bloc Québécois	Philippe Boily	5,455	9.44	-5.49	$36,985.75
	Conservative	Luc Angers	4,733	8.19	+0.18	–
	Green	Guy Dostaler	942	1.63	+0.49	$639.67
	Independent	Guy J. Bellavance	148	0.26	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	94	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,800	100.0		$221,304.70
Total rejected ballots			522	–	–
Turnout			58,322	–	–
Eligible voters			83,651
Source: Elections Canada^[3]^[4]^[5]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	31,894	62.13
	Bloc Québécois	7,663	14.93
	Liberal	7,082	13.80
	Conservative	4,111	8.01
	Green	587	1.14

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	35,262	61.83	+35.71
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	8,619	15.11	-14.04
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	7,975	13.98	-11.34
	Conservative	Jennifer Gearey	4,532	7.95	-8.86
	Green	Jonathan Meijer	639	1.12	-1.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			365	0.64
Turnout			57,392	64.36
Eligible voters			89,171

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	15,189	29.15	-10.11	$78,498
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	13,612	26.12	+16.11	$87,035
	Liberal	Michel Simard	13,193	25.32	-5.92	$40,288
	Conservative	Denis Tassé	8,762	16.81	+0.07	$52,464
	Green	David Inglis	1,342	2.57	-0.12
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,098	100.00	$88,989
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		-13.11

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	21,093	39.25	-1.02	$72,093
	Liberal	Françoise Boivin	16,826	31.31	-10.78	$70,768
	Conservative	Patrick Robert	9,014	16.77	+9.19	$62,953
	New Democratic	Anne Levesque	5,354	9.96	+4.24	$5,811
	Green	Gail Walker	1,456	2.71	-0.36	$5
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,743	100.00	$82,260
	Bloc Québécois gain		Swing

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Françoise Boivin	19,198	42.09	-9.37	$46,494
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	18,368	40.27	14.87	$20,574
	Conservative	Gérald Nicolas	3,461	7.59	-9.65
	New Democratic	Dominique Vaillancourt	2,610	5.72	+2.24
	Green	Brian Gibb	1,402	3.07		$144
	Marijuana	Stéphane Salko	453	0.99	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Gabriel Girard-Bernier	125	0.27	0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,617	100.00	$80,437

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Assad	26,054	51.45	+5.04
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	12,857	25.39	+4.49
	Alliance	Stéphany Crowley	5,084	10.04
	Progressive Conservative	Michael F. Vasseur	3,645	7.20	-21.77
	New Democratic	Carl Hétu	1,765	3.49	+1.68
	Natural Law	Jean-Claude Pommet	472	0.93	+0.11
	Independent	Ronald Bélanger	392	0.77
	Independent	Samantha Demers	228	0.45
	Marxist–Leninist	Françoise Roy	139	0.27	0.00
Total valid votes			50,636	100.00

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mark Assad	25,298	46.42
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Côté	15,786	28.97
	Bloc Québécois	Christian Picard	11,391	20.90
	New Democratic	Michelle Bonner	982	1.80
	Natural Law	Jean-Claude Pommet	448	0.82
	Christian Heritage	Claude Grant	445	0.82
	Marxist–Leninist	Françoise Roy	150	0.28
Total valid votes			54,500	100.00

1949–1988

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Claudy Mailly	25,873	50.91	+43.96
	Liberal	René Cousineau	17,496	34.43	-44.17
	New Democratic	Sylvie Rossignol	6,543	12.87	+2.25
	Parti nationaliste	Jean Scuvée	766	1.51
	Commonwealth of Canada	Jean-Guy Méthot	142	0.28
Total valid votes			50,820	100.00

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	René Cousineau	35,437	78.60	+6.71
	New Democratic	Renée Pierre Brisson	4,792	10.63	+3.72
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Pierre Plouffe	3,134	6.95	+0.29
	Social Credit	Marcelle Cormier	975	2.16	-10.87
	Rhinoceros	François R. Penzes	640	1.42
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	108	0.24	+0.01
Total valid votes			45,086	100.00

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1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gaston Clermont	19,513	60.15	+9.81
	Social Credit	Marcel Clément	7,205	22.21	-7.78
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Moreau	3,944	12.16	-1.03
	New Democratic	Lise Ménard	1,781	5.49	-0.99
Total valid votes			32,443	100.00

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gaston Clermont	15,894	50.34	-3.19
	Social Credit	Jean-Paul Descoeurs	9,469	29.99	+16.15
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Lafortune	4,163	13.19	-15.10
	New Democratic	Mychèle St-Louis	2,047	6.48	+2.14
Total valid votes			31,573	100.00

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gaston Clermont	14,348	53.53	+0.12
	Progressive Conservative	Lévis Larocque	7,581	28.28	+8.08
	Ralliement créditiste	Antoine Bédard	3,711	13.85	-3.25
	New Democratic	Emile Mongeon	1,163	4.34	-1.96
Total valid votes			26,803	100.00

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gaston Isabelle	13,088	53.41	+6.77
	Progressive Conservative	Jules Barrière	4,952	20.21	-3.38
	Ralliement créditiste	Conrad Beaudoin	4,189	17.09	-8.24
	New Democratic	Beverley Morin	1,543	6.30	+1.86
	Independent Liberal	Roger Danis	734	3.00
Total valid votes			24,506	100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc	11,589	46.64	+4.42
	Social Credit	Conrad Beaudoin	6,295	25.34	+4.82
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas Van Dusen	5,861	23.59	-9.67
	New Democratic	Roy Laberge	1,10	4.44	+0.42
Total valid votes			24,847	100.00

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc	10,135	42.22	-10.09
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas Van Dusen	7,983	33.25	-10.20
	Social Credit	Henri Meunier	4,925	20.52	+16.28
	New Democratic	Charles J. De Breyne	963	4.01
Total valid votes			24,006	100.00

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc	10,840	52.31	-6.48
	Progressive Conservative	Réjean Patry	9,004	43.45	+13.31
	Social Credit	Léo Joannisse	878	4.24
Total valid votes			20,722	100.00

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc	10,770	58.79	-2.87
	Progressive Conservative	Adrien Cloutier	5,522	30.14	+5.60
	Independent Liberal	J. Robert Proulx	2,028	11.07
Total valid votes			18,320	100.00

Canadian federal by-election, 22 March 1954
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Nadon's death, 17 December 1953
	Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc	6,568	61.66	-4.13
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest-Anastase St-Jean	2,614	24.54	-5.62
	Independent	Marcel-Bernard Bonnier	796	7.47
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Roger Boucher	674	6.33	+2.28
Total valid votes			10,652	100.00

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph-Célestin Nadon	10,759	65.79	+7.21
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest-Anastase St-Jean	4,932	30.16	+1.02
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Janet H.H. Morgan	662	4.05
Total valid votes			16,353	100.00

Canadian federal by-election, 24 October 1949
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Raymond appointed House of Commons Clerk, 5 August 1949
	Liberal	Joseph-Célestin Nadon	5,438	58.58	-7.14
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest-Anastase St-Jean	2,705	29.14	-0.49
	Independent	Marcel-Bernard Bonnier	1,140	12.28
Total valid votes			9,283	100.00

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Léon-Joseph Raymond	9,865	65.72
	Progressive Conservative	Ernest-Anastase St-Jean	4,448	29.63
	Union des électeurs	Joseph-Eugène Rochon	697	4.64
Total valid votes			15,010	100.00

References

"Gatineau (federal electoral district) (Code 24020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding history 1947-1987 from the Library of Parliament
Riding history 1996-present from the Library of Parliament

Notes

[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Gatineau, 30 September 2015

[4] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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[6] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
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Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
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Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
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Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
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