Duplessis (electoral district)

Duplessis (French pronunciation: [dyplɛsi]) is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Fermont and the community of Maliotenam. It also includes a single municipality from the Nord-du-Québec region: the Naskapi village municipality of Kawawachikamach (not to be confused with the Naskapi reserved land of the same name, which Duplessis also includes, but is in Côte-Nord).

Duplessis
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:51°46′N 66°50′W / 51.77°N 66.84°W / 51.77; -66.84
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Kateri Champagne Jourdain
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1960
First contested1960
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2012)[1]38,339
Area (km²)[2]322,671.5
Census division(s)Minganie—Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Nord-du-Québec, Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau
Census subdivision(s)Aguanish, Baie-Johan-Beetz, Blanc-Sablon, Bonne-Espérance, Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Gros-Mécatina, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Kawawachikamach (Naskapi village municipality), L'Île-d'Anticosti, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Natashquan, Port-Cartier, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Rivière-Saint-Jean, Saint-Augustin, Schefferville, Sept-Îles; Kawawachikamach (Naskapi reserved land); Pakuashipi; La Romaine, Lac-John, Maliotenam, Matimekosh, Mingan, Nutashkuan (Indian reserve), Uashat; Caniapiscau, Lac-Jérôme, Lac-Juillet, Lac-Vacher, Lac-Walker, Petit-Mécatina, Rivière-Mouchalagane, Rivière-Nipissis, Rivière-Koksoak (part)

It was created for the 1960 election from parts of the Saguenay provincial electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained the unorganized territories of Caniapiscau and Lac-Juillet from Ungava electoral district.

The riding was named after former Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis who led the province from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959 as leader of the Union Nationale.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

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Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Saguenay
26th  1960–1962     Henri-Laurier Coiteux Liberal
27th  1962–1966
28th  1966–1970
29th  1970–1972
 1972–1973 Donald Gallienne
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981     Denis Perron Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1997
 1997–1998 Normand Duguay
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007 Lorraine Richard
38th  2007–2008
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–Present     Kateri Champagne Jourdain Coalition Avenir Québec

Geography

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The riding is located on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Linguistic demographics

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Election results

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2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Kateri Champagne Jourdain 8,785 45.14 +11.44
Parti Québécois Marilou Vanier 4,825 24.79 –9.53
Conservative Roberto Stéa 3,059 15.72 +14.04
Québec solidaire Uapukun Mestokosho 1,821 9.36 –3.03
Liberal Chamroeun Khuon 783 4.02 –13.90
Climat Québec Jacques Gélineau 190 0.98 New
Total valid votes 19,463 98.57
Total rejected ballots 282 1.43 –0.39
Turnout 19,745 53.21 –2.60
Electors on the lists 37,108
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +10.48
Source: Élections Québec[3]
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 7,023 34.32 -5.67
Coalition Avenir Québec Line Cloutier 6,896 33.70 +20.69
Liberal Laurence Méthot 3,668 17.92 -20.28
Québec solidaire Martine Roux 2,534 12.38 +5.64
Conservative Alexandre Leblanc 344 1.68
Total valid votes 20,465 98.19
Total rejected ballots 378 1.81 -0.27
Turnout 20,843 55.81 -2.87
Eligible voters 37,349
Parti Québécois hold Swing -13.18
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 8,910 39.99
Liberal Laurence Méthot 8,513 38.21
Coalition Avenir Québec Christine Pinard 2,898 13.01
Québec solidaire Jacques Gélineau 1,502 6.74
Option nationale Yan Rivard 458 2.06
Total valid votes 22,281 97.92
Total rejected ballots 474 2.08
Turnout 22,755 58.67
Electors on the lists 38,784
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 12,393 53.01
Liberal Lise Pelletier 6,142 26.27
Coalition Avenir Québec Gervais Gagné 2,961 11.52
Québec solidaire Jacques Gélineau 1,032 4.41
Option nationale Yan Rivard 593 2.54
Coalition pour la constituante Marc Fafard 407 1.74
Independent Alain Mangan 119 0.51
Total valid votes 23,380 98.82
Total rejected ballots 280 1.18
Turnout 23,660 61.60
Electors on the lists 38,407
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 9,619 52.34
  Liberal Pierre Cormier 6,300 34.28
Action démocratique Bernard Lefrançois 1,532 8.34
Québec solidaire Olivier Noël 469 2.55
Green Jacques Gélineau 459 2.50
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 10,205 44.82
  Liberal Marc Proulx 6,288 27.62
Action démocratique Bernard Lefrançois 4,959 21.78
Québec solidaire Olivier Noël 697 3.06
Green Jacques Gélineau 621 2.73
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Lorraine Richard 10,926 47.90
  Liberal Marc Proulx 8,018 35.15
Action démocratique Steeve Trudel 2,530 11.09
  Independent André Forbes 1,334 5.85
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Normand Duguay 15,406 59.32
  Liberal Richard Scanlan 8,395 32.32
Action démocratique Jacques Gélineau 2,170 8.36
Quebec provincial by-election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Normand Duguay 8,747 50.41
Liberal Daniel Montambault 6,881 39.66
Action démocratique Jean Eudes Lapierre 1,722 9.93
Total valid votes 17,350 98.09
Total rejected ballots 337 1.91
Turnout 17,687 48.39
Electors on the lists 36,548
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 20,781 62.78
Non 12,322 37.22
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Denis Perron 15,788 60.00
Liberal Tony Detroio 10,525 40.00
Total valid votes 26,313 98.33
Total rejected ballots 447 1.67
Turnout 26,760 73.51
Electors on the lists 36,402
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 18,762 67.86
Oui 8,888 32.14
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Denis Perron 12,066 49.86
Liberal Jean Moyen 11,456 47.34
Independent Gaby Robert 678 2.80
Total valid votes 24,200 98.26
Total rejected ballots 428 1.74
Turnout 24,628 71.86
Electors on the lists 34,272
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Denis Perron 12,377 49.81
Liberal André Maltais 12,103 48.71
Parti indépendantiste Noël Tremblay 223 0.90
Christian Socialist Pierre Lamothe 145 0.58
Total valid votes 24,848 98.93
Total rejected ballots 428 1.07
Turnout 25,117 69.02
Electors on the lists 36,389
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Denis Perron 19,962 65.30
Liberal Réal-Jean Couture 9,921 32.45
Union Nationale Jean Bolduc 514 1.68
Marxist–Leninist Lisette Paradis 173 0.57
Total valid votes 30,570 99.21
Total rejected ballots 243 0.79
Turnout 30,813 73.70
Electors on the lists 41,811
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 18,280 53.03
Non 16,192 46.97
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Denis Perron 20,100 58.60
Liberal Henri-Paul Boudreau 8,776 25.58
Union Nationale Roland Gauthier 3,050 8.89
Independent Zebedee Nungak 1,916 5.59
Ralliement créditiste Jacques A. Quirion 461 1.34
Total valid votes 34,303 97.24
Total rejected ballots 973 2.76
Turnout 35,276 78.85
Electors on the lists 44,739
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donald Gallienne 13,404 52.94
Parti Québécois Clément Godbout 10,923 43.15
Ralliement créditiste Clément Légaré 504 1.99
Union Nationale Jacques Perron 416 1.64
Communist Gilles Verrier 70 0.28
Total valid votes 25,317 98.20
Total rejected ballots 463 1.80
Turnout 25,780 66.99
Electors on the lists 38,484
Quebec provincial by-election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donald Gallienne 13,130 67.30
Parti Québécois Charles Bégin 6,380 32.70
Total valid votes 19,510 97.63
Total rejected ballots 473 2.37
Turnout 19,383 74.95
Electors on the lists 26,663
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Henri-Laurier Coiteux 7,839 45.86
Parti Québécois Valmore Tremblay 5,612 32.83
Union Nationale Jean Dionne 3,310 19.37
Ralliement créditiste Fernand Dickner 331 1.94
Total valid votes 17,092 98.08
Total rejected ballots 335 1.92
Turnout 17,427 80.70
Electors on the lists 21,594
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Henri-Laurier Coiteux 6,673 47.77
RIN Pierre Bourgault 4,392 31.44
Union Nationale André Haince 2,709 19.39
Ralliement national Jacques Brunet 195 1.40
Total valid votes 13,969 98.12
Total rejected ballots 268 1.88
Turnout 14,237 75.46
Electors on the lists 18,867
1962 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Henri-Laurier Coiteux 7,345 59.84
Union Nationale Roger Porlier 4,929 40.16
Total valid votes 12,274 98.78
Total rejected ballots 152 1.22
Turnout 12,426 79.19
Electors on the lists 15,692
1960 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Henri-Laurier Coiteux 6,552 56.31
Union Nationale Jack A. Hayden 5,024 43.18
Independent UN Ange Paradis 60 0.52
Total valid votes 11,636 98.61
Total rejected ballots 164 1.39
Turnout 11,800 78.05
Electors on the lists 15,118

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