Terrebonne (federal electoral district) explained

Terrebonne
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24075
Fed-Created:1867
Fed-Election-First:1867
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:106322
Demo-Electors:83775
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:159
Demo-Cd:Les Moulins
Demo-Csd:Terrebonne

Terrebonne is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997, when it was dissolved in an electoral redistribution. It was reconstituted as an electoral district again beginning with the 2015 election.

History

The riding was originally created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It was abolished in 1996 into Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville.

It was recreated during the 2012 federal electoral redistribution from parts of Terrebonne—Blainville (51%) and Montcalm (49%), and consists solely of the city of Terrebonne.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 81.2% White, 11.0% Black, 2.5% Arab, 2.2% Latin American, 1.3% Indigenous

Languages: 83.8% French, 2.6% English, 2.2% Spanish, 2.1% Haitian Creole, 1.5% Arabic, 1.0% Italian

Religions: 68.9% Christian (57.5% Catholic, 1.0% Baptist, 10.4% Other), 4.3% Muslim. 26.0% None

Median income: $45,600 (2020)

Average income: $53,800 (2020)

Election results

Terrebonne, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results[3]
PartyVote%
 23,298 41.40
 16,528 29.37
 5,886 10.46
 3,742 6.65
 1,506 2.68
 802 1.43
 Others 4,518 8.03
2011 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 25,625 51.54
 15,304 30.78
 4,011 8.07
 3,440 6.92
 1,339 2.69

Terrebonne, 1867–1997

Note: popular vote is compared to vote in 1882 general election.Note: popular vote is compared to vote in 1878 general election.

References

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Terrebonne [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec ]. 2023-10-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  3. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  4. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1943 Pundits' Guide To Canadian Elections