Berthier—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2002 by-election |
This riding was created in 1987 from Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière riding. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé, Laurentides—Labelle, Montcalm and Rivière-du-Nord ridings.
Berthier—Montcalm consisted of the towns of Berthierville, Louiseville and Saint-Gabriel; parts of the Counties of Berthier, Joliette, Maskinongé, Montcalm, and Saint-Maurice. In 1996, the riding was redefined to consist of the cities of Berthierville, Laurentides and Saint-Gabriel, the county regional municipalities of Montcalm, D'Autray and Matawinie (including Manouane Indian Reserve No. 26), and the Village Municipality of New Glasgow and the Municipality of Sainte-Sophie in the County Regional Municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthier—Montcalm Riding created from Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière |
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| 34th | 1988–1993 | Robert de Cotret | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Michel Bellehumeur | Bloc Québécois | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2002 | |||
| 2002–2004 | Roger Gaudet | |||
| Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé, Laurentides—Labelle, Montcalm and Rivière-du-Nord |
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Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Robert de Cotret | 29,370 | |||
| Liberal | Maurice Roberge | 13,624 | |||
| New Democratic | Pierre Arès | 5,883 | |||
| Green | Roberte Sylvestre | 2,084 | |||
| No affiliation | Antonio Yanakis | 1,292 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Bellehumeur | 36,065 | |||
| Liberal | Madeleine Bélanger | 16,133 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Réal Naud | 5,358 | |||
| Natural Law | Réal Croteau | 804 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean-Pierre de Billy | 591 | |||
| National | Laurent Harvey | 276 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Bellehumeur | 32,707 | |||
| Liberal | Lise Perreault | 15,073 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Réal Naud | 13,338 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean-Pierre de Billy | 1,009 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Bellehumeur | 31,703 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Carle Hudon | 16,675 | |||
| Alliance | Réal Naud | 2,853 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Lavigne | 2,014 | |||
| Marijuana | Sébastien Hénault | 1,460 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean-Pierre de Billy | 829 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet | 13,747 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Giroux | 11,646 | |||
| New Democratic | François Rivest | 977 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Lafleur | 598 | |||
| Alliance | Réal Naud | 475 | |||