Lac-Saint-Jean
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:49°35′53″N 71°28′19″W / 49.598°N 71.472°W / 49.598; -71.472
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Éric Girard
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1890
First contested1890
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2012)[1]42,637
Area (km²)[2]20,185.0
Census subdivision(s)Alma, Desbiens, Hébertville, Hébertville-Station, Labrecque, Lamarche, Larouche, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix, Saint-Bruno, Saint-Gédéon, Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Saint-Ludger-de-Milot, Sainte-Monique, Saint-Nazaire; Belle-Rivière, Lac-Achouakan, Lac-Moncouche, Mont-Apica, Passes-Dangereuses (part)

Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Alma, Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix and Saint-Bruno.

It was created for the 1890 election.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean and part of the unorganized territory of Passes-Dangereuses to Roberval electoral district.

It is named for Lac Saint-Jean.

Linguistic demographics

per cent mother tongue – single answers

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
7th  1890–1892     Pierre-Léandre Marcotte Liberal
8th  1892–1897     Joseph Girard Conservative
9th  1897–1900
10th  1900–1904     Georges Tanguay Liberal
11th  1904–1908
12th  1908–1908 Théodore-Louise-Antoine Broet
 1908–1912 Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau
13th  1912–1916
14th  1916–1919     Jean-Sylvio-Narcisse Turcotte Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Émile Moreau Liberal
16th  1923–1927
17th  1927–1931
18th  1931–1935 Joseph-Ludger Fillion
19th  1935–1936     Joseph-Léonard Duguay Conservative
20th  1936–1939     Union Nationale
21st  1939–1944     Joseph-Ludger Fillion Liberal
22nd  1944–1948
23rd  1948–1952     Antonio Auger Union Nationale
24th  1952–1956
25th  1956–1959
 1959–1960 Jean-Paul Levasseur
26th  1960–1962     Lucien Collard Liberal
27th  1962–1966
28th  1966–1970     Joseph-Léonce Desmeules Union Nationale
29th  1970–1973     Roger Pilote Liberal
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981     Jacques Brassard Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2002
 2002–2003 Stéphan Tremblay
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008 Alexandre Cloutier
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022     Éric Girard Coalition Avenir Québec
43rd  2022–Present

Election results

2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Éric Girard 14,798 51.47 +12.01
Parti Québécois William Fradette 7,367 25.62 –5.91
Conservative Luc Martel 3,270 11.37 +10.43
Québec solidaire Elsa Moulin 2,178 7.58 –7.27
Liberal Tricia Murray 867 3.02 –9.51
Climat Québec Martin Lavoie 156 0.54 New
Libertarian Chantale Villeneuve 116 0.40 New
Total valid votes 28,752 97.95
Total rejected ballots 601 2.05 +0.29
Turnout 29,353 67.18 –1.50
Electors on the lists 43,691
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +8.96
Source: Élections Québec[3]
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Éric Girard 11,437 39.46 +21.15
Parti Québécois William Fradette 9,138 31.53 -13
Québec solidaire Manon Girard 4,305 14.85 +8.52
Liberal Mathieu Huot 3,630 12.53 -15.67
Conservative Michael Grecoff 272 0.94 +0.14
Équipe Autonomiste Maude Gouin Huot 199 0.69
Total valid votes 28,981 98.24
Total rejected ballots 518 1.76
Turnout 29,499 68.68
Eligible voters 42,954
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +17.08
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Alexandre Cloutier 13,159 44.53
Liberal Pascal Gagnon 8,331 28.19
Coalition Avenir Québec Élise Marchildon 5,412 18.32
Québec solidaire Frédérick Plamondon 1,872 6.34
Parti nul Francis Dubé 318 1.08
Conservative Yann Lavoie 235 0.80
Option nationale Sabrina Fauteux-Aïmola 222 0.75
Total valid votes 29,549 98.34
Total rejected ballots 500 1.66
Turnout 30,049 69.84
Electors on the lists 43,027 –
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Alexandre Cloutier 16,972 53.11
Coalition Avenir Québec Michel Simard 8,540 24.11
Liberal Jeannot Boulianne 5,270 16.49
Québec solidaire Frédérick Plamondon 1,214 3.80
Option nationale Jordan Racine 323 1.01
Green France Bergeron 275 0.86
Bloc Pot Matthew Babin 200 0.63
Total valid votes 31,958 99.04
Total rejected ballots 310 0.96
Turnout 32,268 75.53
Electors on the lists 42,721 –
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Alexandre Cloutier 14,539 55.62
  Liberal Pierre Simard 7,825 29.94
Action démocratique Sylvain Carbonneau 2,764 10.57
Québec solidaire Samuel Thivierge 527 2.02
Green France Bergeron 483 1.85 –
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Alexandre Cloutier 14,754 46.45
  Liberal Yves Bolduc 9,165 28.85
Action démocratique Éric Girard 6,835 21.52
Québec solidaire Denis Plamondon 536 1.69
Green Vital Tremblay 475 1.50 –
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Stéphan Tremblay 15,200 53.71
  Liberal Benoît Harvey 7,405 26.17
Action démocratique Roger Filion 5,694 20.12
Quebec provincial by-election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Stéphan Tremblay 10,924 43.50
Action démocratique Jocelyn Fradette 10,273 40.91
Liberal Jean-Claude Martel 3,914 15.59
Total valid votes 25,111 98.90
Total rejected ballots 280 1.10
Turnout 25,391 76.78
Electors on the lists 41,090 –
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Jacques Brassard 21,498 70.56
Liberal Nöel Girard 5,792 19.01
Action démocratique Martin Duchesne 3,178 10.43
Total valid votes 30,468 98.89
Total rejected ballots 343 1.11
Turnout 30,811 76.78
Electors on the lists 40,129 –
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 25,857 73.06
Non 9,534 26.94
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Jacques Brassard 20,743 71.67
Liberal Denis Simard 7,269 25.11
Natural Law Lise Dufour 931 3.22
Total valid votes 28,943 98.08
Total rejected ballots 568 1.92
Turnout 29,511 78.58
Electors on the lists 37,557 –
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 23,306 76.14
Oui 7,302 23.86
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Jacques Brassard 17,028 54.82
Liberal Luc Harvey 12,765 41.09
New Democratic Jean-Claude Martel 1,072 3.45
Christian Socialist Johanne Collard 199 0.64
Total valid votes 31,064 99.08
Total rejected ballots 289 0.92
Turnout 31,353 83.30
Electors on the lists 37,640 –
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Jacques Brassard 19,602 62.32
Liberal Maurice Paradis 10,648 33.85
Union Nationale Benoit Martel 1,205 3.83
Total valid votes 31,455 99.35
Total rejected ballots 206 0.65
Turnout 31,661 86.29
Electors on the lists 36,692 –
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 17,674 57.61
Non 13,007 42.39
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Jacques Brassard 14,744 50.91
Liberal Roger Pilote 7,833 27.05
Union Nationale Charles-Henri Larouche 3,971 13.71
Ralliement créditiste Maurice Brodeur 2,414 8.33
Total valid votes 28,962 98.62
Total rejected ballots 404 1.38
Turnout 29,366 86.97
Electors on the lists 33,767 –
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Roger Pilote 12,554 50.70
Parti Québécois Georges-Henri Fortin 9,217 37.22
Ralliement créditiste Maurice Brodeur 1,545 6.22
Union Nationale Claude Gauthier 1,378 5.57
Independent Claude Gagnon 68 0.27
Total valid votes 24,762 98.52
Total rejected ballots 373 1.48
Turnout 25,135 85.23
Electors on the lists 29,490 –
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Roger Pilote 9,339 39.76
Parti Québécois Georges-Henri Fortin 7,873 33.52
Union Nationale Joseph-Léonce Desmeules 5,515 23.48
Ralliement créditiste Armand Gaudreault 761 3.24
Total valid votes 23,488 98.98
Total rejected ballots 373 1.02
Turnout 23,731 89.23
Electors on the lists 26,594 –
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Joseph-Léonce Desmeules 10,985 52.22
Liberal Lucien Collard 8,430 40.07
Ralliement national Normand Bergeron 1,621 7.71
Total valid votes 23,488 98.40
Total rejected ballots 341 1.60
Turnout 21,377 86.09
Electors on the lists 24,831 –
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lucien Collard 9,171 52.63
Union Nationale Paul Levasseur 8,256 47.37
Total valid votes 17,427 99.04
Total rejected ballots 169 0.96
Turnout 17,596 89.25
Electors on the lists 19,716 –
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lucien Collard 9,844 56.65
Union Nationale Paul Levasseur 7,534 43.35
Total valid votes 17,378 99.30
Total rejected ballots 123 0.70
Turnout 17,501 91.75
Electors on the lists 19,075 –
Quebec provincial by-election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Jean-Paul Levasseur 8,469 56.16
Independent Raymond Lapointe 3,324 22.04
Social Democratic Michel Chartrand 3,286 21.79
Total valid votes 23,488 98.40
Total rejected ballots 341 1.60
Turnout 21,377 86.09
Electors on the lists 24,831 –
1956 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Antonio Auger 7,534 43.35
Liberal Lucien Collard 9,844 56.65
Total valid votes 17,378 99.30
Total rejected ballots 123 0.70
Turnout 17,501 91.75
Electors on the lists 19,074 –
1952 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Antonio Auger 8,180 57.87
Liberal Louis-Patrick Falardeau 5,795 40.99
Independent UN Lionel Charlebois 161 1.14
Total valid votes 14,136 99.12
Total rejected ballots 126 0.88
Turnout 14,262 85.78
Electors on the lists 16,627 –
1948 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Antonio Auger 6,277 55.12
Liberal Joseph-Ludger Fillion 4,616 40.54
Union des électeurs Delphis Larouche 494 4.34
Total valid votes 11,387 99.04
Total rejected ballots 110 0.96
Turnout 11,497 93.33
Electors on the lists 12,318 –
1944 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph-Ludger Fillion 3,718 38.07
Union Nationale Joseph-Aimé Fortin 3,609 36.95
Bloc populaire Camille Lavoie 1,944 19.91
Union des électeurs Edmond Major 495 5.07
Total valid votes 9,766 99.43
Total rejected ballots 56 0.57
Turnout 9,822 93.33
Electors on the lists 10,976 –
1939 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph-Ludger Fillion 2,482 51.05
Union Nationale Joseph-Léonard Duguay 2,347 48.27
Action libérale nationale Eutrope Gaudreault 33 0.68
Total valid votes 4,862 99.31
Total rejected ballots 34 0.69
Turnout 4,896 89.15
Electors on the lists 5,492 –
1936 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Union Nationale Joseph-Léonard Duguay 2,544 54.28
Liberal Joseph-Adélard Plourde 2,143 45.27
Total valid votes 4,687 99.81
Total rejected ballots 9 0.19
Turnout 4,696 90.12
Electors on the lists 5,211 –
1931 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph-Ludger Fillion 2,055 52.75
Conservative Lorenzo Deschênes 1,841 47.25
Total valid votes 3,896 99.39
Total rejected ballots 24 0.61
Turnout 3,920 80.84
Electors on the lists 4,849 –
1927 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Émile Moreau 4,142 64.07
Conservative Arthur Arcand 3,593 50.59
Total valid votes 6,465 98.72
Total rejected ballots 84 1.28
Turnout 6,549 67.91
Electors on the lists 9,643 –
1923 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Émile Moreau 3,266 69.22
Conservative Joseph-Arthur Bouchard 1,452 30.78
Total valid votes 4,718 99.45
Total rejected ballots 26 0.55
Turnout 4,744 57.10
Electors on the lists 8,308 –
1919 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Émile Moreau 3,697 74.70
Conservative Thomas-Louis Bergeron 1,251 25.30
Total valid votes 4,945 98.92
Total rejected ballots 54 1.08
Turnout 4,999 57.10
Electors on the lists 7,056 –
1916 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joseph-Sylvio-Narcisse Turcotte 2,113 39.83
Liberal Alexander Benjamin Scott 1,620 30.54
Liberal Émile Moreau 1,572 29.63
Total valid votes 5,305 98.44
Total rejected ballots 84 1.56
Turnout 5,389 82.07
Electors on the lists 6,566 –
1912 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau 2,616 59.59
Conservative Gédéon Verreault 1,774 40.41
Total valid votes 4,390 98.44
Total rejected ballots 24 1.56
Turnout 4,414 65.26
Electors on the lists 6,764 –
Quebec provincial by-election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau Acclaimed
1908 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Théodore-Louis-Antoine Broët 2,506 58.43
Conservative Hermas Doyon 1,783 41.57
Total valid votes 4,289 99.24
Total rejected ballots 33 0.76
Turnout 4,322 75.93
Electors on the lists 5,692 –
1904 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Georges Tanguay 1,802 52.51
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Carbonneau 1,630 47.49
Total valid votes 3,432 99.28
Total rejected ballots 25 0.72
Turnout 3,457 70.12
Electors on the lists 4,930 –
1900 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Georges Tanguay Acclaimed
Electors on the lists 4,076 –
1897 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joseph Girard 1,555 56.20
Liberal L.-C.-P.-C. Dupuis 1,212 43.80
Total valid votes 2,767 98.86
Total rejected ballots 32 1.14
Turnout 2,799 68.86
Electors on the lists 4,065 –
1892 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joseph Girard 1,017 51.39
Liberal Paul-Léandre Marcotte 962 48.61
Total valid votes 1,979 98.85
Total rejected ballots 23 1.15
Turnout 2,002 68.84
Electors on the lists 2,908 –
1890 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Paul-Léandre Marcotte 958 51.39
Conservative Séverin Dumais 906 48.61
Total valid votes 1,864 98.99
Total rejected ballots 19 1.01
Turnout 1,883 99.84
Electors on the lists 1,886 –

References

  1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=779&section=population [dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=779&section=superficie [dead link]
  3. ^ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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