Lac-Saint-Jean Explained

Lac-Saint-Jean
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24035
Fed-Created:1924
Fed-Election-First:1925
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:103886
Demo-Electors:84695
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:555366.57
Demo-Cd:Le Domaine-du-Roy, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Maria-Chapdelaine
Demo-Csd:Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Saint-Félicien, Roberval, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Normandin, Saint-Bruno, Saint-Prime, Hébertville, Albanel

Lac-Saint-Jean (pronounced as /fr-CA/) is a federal electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, northeast Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004, and has been represented since 2015.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnocultural groups: 92% White, 6.9% Indigenous
Languages: 98.5% French
Religions: 83.3% Christian (76.3% Catholic), 16.2% No Religion
Median income: $38,800 (2020)

History

This riding was created in 1924 form parts of Chicoutimi—Saguenay riding and was originally named in English Lake St. John. It originally consisted of the counties of Lake St. John East and Lake St. John West. It was renamed Lake St-John—Roberval in 1935.

The 1947 redistribution created a new riding with the name Lac-Saint-Jean (in English and French), created from parts of the Lake St-John—Roberval riding. It was initially defined to consist of the county of Lake St. John East and the towns of Riverbend, Ile Maligne and St. Joseph-d'Alma; and parts of the county of Lake St. John West.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the City of Alma, the Town of Desbiens, the County of Lac-Saint-Jean East, and parts of the Counties of Lac-Saint-Jean West and Chicoutimi.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Cities of Alma and Chicoutimi North, and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi and Lac-Saint-Jean East.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi, Charlevoix-Ouest, Lac-Saint-Jean-Ouest and Montmorency.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County Regional Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of in the County Regional Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.

Its name was changed in 2000 to "Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay".

In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Jonquière—Alma and Roberval ridings.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding re-created from parts of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Jonquière—Alma.

A by-election was held on October 23, 2017 due to the resignation of Denis Lebel on August 9, 2017. The riding was subsequently won by Liberal Richard Hébert.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Lac-Saint-Jean, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results[2]
PartyVote%
 22,662 50.90
 11,249 25.27
 8,444 18.97
 1,454 3.27
 712 1.60
2011 federal election redistributed results[3]
PartyVote%
 22,945 42.26
 17,446 32.14
 11,403 21.00
 1,766 3.25
 729 1.34

Lake St. John, 1925–1935

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes and References

  1. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  3. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1903 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections