Bonaventure (provincial electoral district)

Bonaventure is a provincial electoral district in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located on the southern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula and encompasses several towns along the Baie des Chaleurs and the New Brunswick border. It notably includes the municipalities of Chandler, Carleton-sur-Mer, New Richmond, Paspébiac, Maria and Bonaventure.

Bonaventure
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:48°16′26″N 65°45′43″W / 48.274°N 65.762°W / 48.274; -65.762
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Catherine Blouin
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2011)43,430
Electors (2012)[1]36,042
Area (km²)[2]10,893.9
Pop. density (per km²)4
Census division(s)Avignon, Bonaventure, Le Rocher-Percé
Census subdivision(s)Bonaventure, Caplan, Carleton-sur-Mer, Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, Chandler, Escuminac, Hope, Hope Town, L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, Maria, Matapédia, New Carlisle, New Richmond, Nouvelle, Paspébiac, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Port-Daniel–Gascons, Ristigouche-Sud-Est, Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Saint-Alphonse, Saint-André-de-Restigouche, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-François-d'Assise, Saint-Godefroi, Saint-Siméon, Shigawake; Listuguj, Gesgapegiag; Rivière-Bonaventure, Rivière-Nouvelle, Ruisseau-Ferguson

It was originally created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada).

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Chandler from Gaspé electoral district.

Linguistic demographics edit

[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly edit

Legislature Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Clarence Hamilton Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     Théodore Robitaille Conservative
 1874–1875 Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne
3rd  1875–1876
 1877–1878 Joseph-Israël Tarte
4th  1878–1881
5th  1881–1882 Louis-Joseph Riopel
 1882–1886 Henri-Josué Martin
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1892     Honoré Mercier Liberal
8th  1892–1894†
 1894–1897 François-Xavier Lemieux
9th  1897–1897
 1897–1900 William Henry Clapperton
10th  1900–1904
11th  1904–1908 John Hall Kelly
12th  1908–1912
13th  1912–1914
 1914–1916 Joseph-Fabien Bugeaud
14th  1916–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1924
 1924–1927 Pierre-Émile Côté
17th  1927–1931
18th  1931–1935
19th  1935–1936
20th  1936–1939     Henri Jolicœur Union Nationale
21st  1939–1944     Pierre-Émile Côté Liberal
22nd  1944–1948     Henri Jolicœur Union Nationale
23rd  1948–1952
24th  1952–1956
25th  1956–1960     Gérard D. Levesque Liberal
26th  1960–1962
27th  1962–1966
28th  1966–1970
29th  1970–1973
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1993†
 1994–1994     Marcel Landry Parti Québécois
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003     Nathalie Normandeau Liberal
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008
39th  2008–2011
 2011–2012 Damien Arsenault
40th  2012–2014     Sylvain Roy Parti Québécois
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2021
 2021–2022     Independent
43rd  2022–Present     Catherine Blouin Coalition Avenir Québec

Election results edit

2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Catherine Blouin 9,919 44.45 +28.45
Parti Québécois Alexis Deschênes 6,708 30.06 –8.40
Québec solidaire Catherine Cyr Wright 2,417 10.83 –4.17
Liberal Christian Cyr 1,911 8.56 –16.96
Conservative François Therrien 1,219 5.46 New
L'Union fait la force Anne Marie Lauzon 82 0.37 New
Climat Québec Jocelyn Rioux 57 0.26 New
Total valid votes 22,313 98.86
Total rejected ballots 257 1.14 +0.04
Turnout 22,570 62.76 +0.50
Electors on the lists 35,960
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +18.42
Source: Élections Québec[3]
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Sylvain Roy 8,416 38.46 -7.24
Liberal François Whittom 5,586 25.53 -16.67
Coalition Avenir Québec Hélène Desaulniers 3,502 16 +11.74
Québec solidaire Catherine Cyr Wright 3,282 15 +8.82
Independent Guy Gallant 575 2.63
Green Heather Imhoff 312 1.43
Citoyens au pouvoir Daniel Bouchard 209 0.96
Total valid votes 21,882 98.91
Total rejected ballots 242 1.09
Turnout 22,124 62.27
Eligible voters 35,530
Parti Québécois hold Swing +4.72
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Sylvain Roy 11,380 45.70 -1.85
Liberal Damien Arsenault 10,508 42.20 +7.31
Québec solidaire Patricia Chartier 1,540 6.18 +1.03
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Marc Landry 1,061 4.26 -6.88
Parti nul Patrick Dubois 283 1.14
Option nationale Louis-Patrick St-Pierre 130 0.52 -0.75
Total valid votes 24,902 99.12
Total rejected ballots 222 0.88
Turnout 25,124 69.44 +0.13
Electors on the lists 36,179
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Sylvain Roy 11,809 47.55 +10.33
Liberal Damien Arsenault 8,665 34.89 -14.57
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Marc Landry 2,766 11.14 +8.85*
Québec solidaire Patricia Chartier 1,278 5.15 -3.77
Option nationale Louis-Patrick St-Pierre 315 1.27
Total valid votes 24,833 99.19
Total rejected ballots 204 0.81
Turnout 25,037 69.31 +14.75
Electors on the lists 36,121

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec provincial by-election, December 5, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Damien Arsenault 7,887 49.46 -14.77
Parti Québécois Sylvain Roy 5,935 37.22 +8.16
Québec solidaire Patricia Chartier 1,422 8.92 +5.72
Action démocratique Georges Painchaud 365 2.29 -1.23
Green Jean Cloutier 206 1.29
Independent Martin Zibeau 131 0.82
Total valid votes 15,946 99.04
Total rejected ballots 154 0.96
Turnout 16,100 54.56 -3.46
Electors on the lists 29,510
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nathalie Normandeau 10,707 64.23 +11.35
Parti Québécois Marcel Landry 4,844 29.06 -0.48
Action démocratique Denise Porlier 586 3.52 -8.68
Québec solidaire Patricia Chartier 533 3.20 -2.18
Total valid votes 16,670 98.86
Total rejected ballots 193 1.14
Turnout 16,863 58.02 -9.78
Electors on the lists 29,066
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nathalie Normandeau 10,221 52.88 -7.20
Parti Québécois Doris Chapados 5,710 29.54 -2.13
Action démocratique Karine Delarosbil 2,357 12.20 +6.68
Québec solidaire Hélène Morin 1,039 5.38
Total valid votes 19,327 98.79
Total rejected ballots 236 1.21
Turnout 19,563 67.80 -2.60
Electors on the lists 28,853
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nathalie Normandeau 11,975 60.08 +12.85
Parti Québécois Marc Tétreault 6,313 31.67 -14.85
Action démocratique Maurice Anglehart 1,101 5.52 -0.72
Green Michel Goudreau 542 2.72
Total valid votes 19,931 98.95
Total rejected ballots 212 1.05
Turnout 20,143 70.40 -5.23
Electors on the lists 28,612
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nathalie Normandeau 10,681 47.23 +4.45
Parti Québécois Marcel Landry 10,521 46.52 -6.02
Action démocratique Maurice Anglehart 1,412 6.24 +2.32
Total valid votes 22,614 98.97
Total rejected ballots 235 1.03
Turnout 22,849 75.63 -4.74
Electors on the lists 30,211
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,759 51.58
Oui 12,914 48.42
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Marcel Landry 12,411 52.54 -3.69
Liberal Mario Morin 10,105 42.78 -0.99
Action démocratique Maurice Anglehart 925 3.92
Natural Law Céline Chamard 180 0.76
Total valid votes 23,621 99.21
Total rejected ballots 189 0.79
Turnout 23,810 80.37 +1.52
Electors on the lists 29,626
Quebec provincial by-election, February 21, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Marcel Landry 12,087 56.23 +28.92
Liberal Nicole Appleby Arbour 9,409 43.77 -15.88
Total valid votes 21,496 98.45
Total rejected ballots 338 1.55
Turnout 21,834 78.85 +4.88
Electors on the lists 27,689
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 10,939 51.67
Non 10,232 48.33
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 11,778 59.65 -6.27
Parti Québécois Emmanuel Le Brasseur 5,392 27.31 -5.52
Unity Ferne Fairservice Howatson 1,266 6.41
Green Claude Michaud 1,062 5.38
Lemon Jean-François Caron 246 1.25
Total valid votes 19,744 98.75
Total rejected ballots 249 1.25
Turnout 19,993 73.97 -0.88
Electors on the lists 27,029
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 13,701 65.92 +11.97
Parti Québécois James McBrearty 6,824 32.83 -11.21
Christian Socialist Réjean Violette 259 1.25
Total valid votes 20,784 98.77
Total rejected ballots 259 1.23
Turnout 21,043 74.85 -4.54
Electors on the lists 28,114
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 11,609 53.95 +5.32
Parti Québécois Claude Martel 9,476 44.04 +13.34
Union Nationale Diane Dugas Racicot 432 2.01 -17.08
Total valid votes 21,517 99.43
Total rejected ballots 123 0.57
Turnout 21,640 79.39 -1.48
Electors on the lists 27,259
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 14,715 66.82
Oui 7,308 33.18
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 9,771 48.63 -21.01
Parti Québécois Jean-Paul Audet 6,168 30.70 +12.11
Union Nationale Louis-Georges Roy 3,836 19.09 +11.74
Ralliement créditiste Mariette Fortin 318 1.58 -2.84
Total valid votes 20,093 98.34
Total rejected ballots 240 1.66
Turnout 20,433 80.87 +2.26
Electors on the lists 25,265
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 12,936 69.64 +9.25
Parti Québécois Nicole Martin 3,454 18.59 +7.56
Union Nationale Louis-Georges Roy 1,365 7.35 -18.61
Parti créditiste Jean-Jacques Rastoldo 821 4.42 +1.80
Total valid votes 18,576 98.42
Total rejected ballots 298 1.58
Turnout 18,874 78.61 -5.32
Electors on the lists 24,009
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 11,803 60.39
Union Nationale Jean-Guy Roussy 5,074 25.96
Parti Québécois Alcide Huard 2,155 11.03
Ralliement créditiste Lucien Boily 513 2.62
Total valid votes 19,545 98.52
Total rejected ballots 294 1.48
Turnout 19,839 83.93
Electors on the lists 23,637
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 10,888 60.41
Union Nationale Réal Labonté 7,136 39.59
Total valid votes 18,024 98.64
Total rejected ballots 249 1.36
Turnout 18,273 83.93
Electors on the lists 23,181
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 9,525 57.28
Union Nationale Léo-Albert Poirer 7,104 42.72
Total valid votes 16,629 99.02
Total rejected ballots 164 0.98
Turnout 16,793 85.26
Electors on the lists 19,696
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 8,513 51.61
Union Nationale Léo-Albert Poirer 7,981 48.39
Total valid votes 16,494 98.65
Total rejected ballots 226 1.35
Turnout 16,720 86.03
Electors on the lists 19,435
1956 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gérard D. Levesque 8,551 52.68
Union Nationale Henri Jolicoeur 7,682 47.32
Total valid votes 16,233 97.35
Total rejected ballots 442 2.65
Turnout 16,675 84.06
Electors on the lists 19,837
1952 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Henri Jolicoeur 8,875 52.14
Liberal André Dubé 8,145 47.86
Total valid votes 17,020 98.27
Total rejected ballots 299 1.73
Turnout 17,319 87.00
Electors on the lists 19,907
1948 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Henri Jolicoeur 8,384 50.99
Liberal André Dubé 7,669 46.64
Independent UN Lucien Grenier 252 1.53
Union des électeurs Jean-Marie Gagnon 137 0.83
Total valid votes 16,442 98.73
Total rejected ballots 211 1.27
Turnout 16,653 84.86
Electors on the lists 19,625
1878 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joseph-Israël Tarte 1,337 66.12
Liberal Charles-L. Cyr 685 33.88
Total valid votes 2,022 98.59
Total rejected ballots 29 1.41
Turnout 2,051 75.96
Electors on the lists 2,700
Quebec provincial by-election, 1877
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne 965 64.12
Liberal John Robinson Hamilton 417 27.71
Liberal Menalque Tremblay 123 8.17
Total valid votes 1,505 100.00
Turnout 1,505 57.66
Electors on the lists 2,610
Quebec provincial by-election, 1875
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne 837 52.18
Liberal John Robinson Hamilton 767 47.82
Total valid votes 1,604 98.40
Total rejected ballots 26 1.60
Turnout 1,630 61.39
Electors on the lists 2,655
Quebec provincial by-election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne 732 56.26
Liberal John Robinson Hamilton 569 43.74
Total valid votes 1,301 100.00
Turnout 1,478 52.38
Electors on the lists 2,484
1871 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Théodore-R. Robataille 819 55.41
Liberal Clarence Hamilton 659 44.59
Total valid votes 1,478 100.00
Turnout 1,478 63.90
Electors on the lists 2,313
1867 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Clarence Hamilton 861 60.93
Conservative John Meagher 565 39.07
Total valid votes 1,446 100.00
Turnout 1,446 84.02
Electors on the lists 1,721

References edit

External links edit

Information
Election results
Maps