Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (formerly Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 97,492. It has the highest percentage of Catholics in Canada (97.1%, 2001 Census).

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska
—Rivière-du-Loup

Quebec electoral district
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Bernard Généreux Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)^[1]	96,724
Electors (2021)	78,533
Area (km²)^[2]	7,310.10
Pop. density (per km²)	13.2
Census division(s)	Kamouraska, L'Islet, Montmagny, Rivière-du-Loup
Census subdivision(s)	Rivière-du-Loup, Montmagny, Saint-Antonin, La Pocatière, L'Islet, Saint-Pascal, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Saint-Pamphile, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska

Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Kamouraska, L'Islet, Montmagny and Rivière-du-Loup.

The neighbouring ridings are Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census; 2013 representation^[3]

• Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.4% Indigenous
• Languages: 98.2% French
• Religions: 82.6% Christian (75.1% Catholic), 16.8% No religion
• Median income (2020): $38,000
• Average income (2020): $44,120

History

The electoral district was created as "Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny" in 2003 55.5% from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and 44.5% from Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.

Its name was changed after the 2004 election to "Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup". The district did not have any boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party		Association name	CEO	HQ address	HQ city
	Conservative	Association du Parti conservateur Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Soledad Belley	33 Saint-Elzéar Street	Rivière-du-Loup
	Liberal	Association libérale fédérale de Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Francis Lemieux	260 Louise Avenue	Montmagny
	New Democratic	NPD Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Duncan Salvain

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Riding created from Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet and Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
38th	2004–2006		Paul Crête	Bloc Québécois
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
39th	2006–2008		Paul Crête	Bloc Québécois
40th	2008–2009
	2009–2011		Bernard Généreux	Conservative
41st	2011–2015		François Lapointe	New Democratic
42nd	2015–2019		Bernard Généreux	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

• Ethnic groups: 98.9% White
• Languages: 98.9% French
• Religions: (2001) 97.1% Catholic, 1.8% No religion
• Average income: $22,026

The riding is the most Catholic riding in Canada. It is also the most French riding in Canada, by mother tongue, and spoken at home.^[4]

Election results

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, 2013 Representation Order

2021 Canadian federal election:
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	24,118	50.46	+8.80	$57,587.54
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Bérubé	12,523	26.20	-6.07	$0.00
	Liberal	François Lapointe	8,371	17.51	+1.22	$18,377.55
	New Democratic	Sean English	1,597	3.34	-3.57	$181.66
	Free	Nancy Rochon	919	1.92	–	$806.33
	Rhinoceros	Thibaud Mony	269	0.56	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,797	–	–	$110,137.98
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				60.86	-4.69
Eligible voters			78,533
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.44
Source: Elections Canada^[5]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	20,989	41.65	+11.66	$60,089.97
	Bloc Québécois	Louis Gagnon	16,261	32.27	+16.15	$19,069.27
	Liberal	Aladin Legault d'Auteuil	8,210	16.29	-12.14	none listed
	New Democratic	Hugo Latulippe	3,481	6.91	-17.29	none listed
	Green	Denis Ducharme	1,030	2.04	+0.37	none listed
	People's	Serge Haché	417	0.83	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,388	98.10
Total rejected ballots			976	1.90
Turnout			51,364	65.46
Eligible voters			78,461
	Conservative hold		Swing		-1.74
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	14,274	28.99	-7.35	$77,412.02
	Liberal	Marie-Josée Normand	14,002	28.43	+22.66	$14,137.69
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	11,918	24.20	-12.16	$42,243.41
	Bloc Québécois	Louis Gagnon	7,939	16.12	-3.97	$23,835.49
	Green	Chantal Breton	823	1.67	+0.22	–
	Rhinoceros	Bien Gras Gagné	287	0.58	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,243	100.0		$212,861.18
Total rejected ballots			777	1.50	+0.10
Turnout			50,020	63.72	+2.66
Eligible voters			78,489
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+4.81
These results were subject to a judicial recount,^[8] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount.^[9]
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

There were no boundary changes for the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, 2003 Representation Order

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	17,285	36.36	+31.58	$1,995.19
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	17,276	36.34	-6.33	$79,493.77
	Bloc Québécois	Nathalie Arsenault	9,550	20.09	-17.58	$66,461.89
	Liberal	Andrew Caddell	2,743	5.77	-7.55	$11,840.48
	Green	Lynette Tremblay	691	1.45	-0.21	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,545	100.0		$87,227.52
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			677	1.40	+0.48
Turnout			48,222	61.06	+24.13
Eligible voters			78,969
	New Democratic gain from Conservative		Swing		+18.96
This vote was subject to mandatory judicial recount due to the margin of win being less than 1/1000 of the total votes. The validated results resulted in Lapointe's victory by a margin of 5 votes. After the recount by a judge, M. Lapointe was confirmed the winner on 13 May 2011, this time by a margin of 9 votes. Changes are based on results from the 2009 by-election.
Sources:^[12]^[13]

2009 Canadian federal by-elections
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	12,162	42.67	+12.03	$85,278.26
	Bloc Québécois	Nancy Gagnon	10,737	37.67	-8.36	$74,821.57
	Liberal	Marcel Catellier	3,768	13.22	-2.13	$28,252.66
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	1,363	4.78	-0.67	$24,823.51
	Green	Charles Marois	472	1.66	-0.54	none listed
Total valid votes			28,502	100.0		$86,257
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			264	0.92	-0.27
Turnout			28,766	36.93	-20.56
Eligible voters			77,877
	Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+10.20
By-election due to the resignation of Paul Crête

2006 Canadian federal election:
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Paul Crête	24,117	52.44	-4.69	$62,315.33
	Conservative	Daniel Nadeau	11,529	25.07	+15.96	$2,633.47
	Liberal	Lise M. Vachon	6,466	14.06	-15.54	$26,095.93
	New Democratic	Myriam Leblanc	2,107	4.58	+2.61	$1,394.64
	Green	Serge Lemay	1,768	3.84	+1.67	$151.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,987	100.0		$79,280
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			672	1.44	-0.50
Turnout			46,659	59.53
Eligible voters			78,382
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		-10.32

Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny, 2003 Representation Order

2004 Canadian federal election:
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Paul Crête	25,327	57.13	+8.21	$58,665.91
	Liberal	Isabelle Mignault	13,124	29.60	-9.91	$50,107.79
	Conservative	Marc-André Drolet	4,040	9.11	-1.17	$11,331.38
	Green	André Clermont	962	2.17	–	none listed
	New Democratic	Frédérick Garon	876	1.97	+0.91	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,329	100.0		$77,868
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			877	1.94
Turnout			45,206	57.61	-0.69
Eligible voters			78,473
	Bloc Québécois notional hold		Swing		+9.06
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party.

2000 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Bloc Québécois	21,530	48.92
	Liberal	17,390	39.51
	Alliance	2,855	6.49
	Progressive Conservative	1,667	3.79
	New Democratic	468	1.06
	Others	103	0.23

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• "Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (Code 24058) 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
• Riding history for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup from the Library of Parliament

Notes

1. Statistics Canada: 2022
2. Statistics Canada: 2022
3. "2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". December 15, 2021.
4. . Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
5. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
8. "Judge orders recount for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup riding". CBC News. October 27, 2015.
9. Emily Chan (November 2, 2015). "Recount confirms Conservative Bernard Genereux won Quebec riding". CTV News. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
10. Elections Canada – October 19, 2015 Election Results, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. After judicial recount.
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
12. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
13. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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