# Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis (formerly Lévis—Bellechasse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.

## Geography

The riding is located south of Quebec City and covers a strip of land between the city's cross-river suburbs and the Canada–US border. It is located in the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It consists of the RCM of Bellechasse and most of Les Etchemins, as well as the eastern part of the city of Lévis.
The neighbouring ridings are Beauce, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Louis-Hébert, Québec, Beauport—Limoilou, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup.
The 2012 federal electoral distribution concluded that this riding will retain its current boundaries, but was renamed Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

## Profile

The rural regions to the east of the riding are extremely strong areas for the Conservatives. The city of Lévis, however, is more of a battleground region. In the 2011 election, the Tories had to contend with a strong NDP performance in that city. The NDP's support was more concentrated to the west of the Boulevard de la Rive-Sud, closer to the river front.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Lévis—Bellechasse Riding created from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Réal Lapierre | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Steven Blaney | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Steven Blaney | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Steven Blaney | Conservative |
| Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Steven Blaney | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Steven Blaney | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Dominique Vien | Conservative |

## Election results
### Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 30,341 | 52.00 |
| Bloc Québécois | 13,280 | 22.76 |
| Liberal | 9,070 | 15.55 |
| New Democratic | 2,869 | 4.92 |
| Green | 840 | 1.44 |
| Others | 1,945 | 3.33 |

### Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dominique Vien | 32,259 | 51.04 | +0.94 | $27,017.86 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marie-Christine Richard | 14,670 | 23.21 | +0.32 | $15,804.72 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Vaillancourt | 10,075 | 15.94 | -0.72 | $5,446.69 |
| | New Democratic | Marie-Philippe Gagnon Gauthier | 3,183 | 5.04 | -0.02 | $0.48 |
| | Free | Raymond Arcand | 1,802 | 2.85 | – | $0.00 |
| | Green | Hélène Lefebvre | 913 | 1.44 | -1.54 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Chamroeun Khuon | 306 | 0.48 | – | $915.04 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,208 | – | – | $123,757.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.62 | -3.71 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 96,317 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.31 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Blaney | 32,283 | 50.09 | -0.83 | $56,210.72 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Bouchard-Théberge | 14,754 | 22.89 | +11.36 | $5,276.21 |
| | Liberal | Laurence Harvey | 10,734 | 16.66 | -4.05 | $12,368.08 |
| | New Democratic | Chamroeun Khuon | 3,256 | 5.05 | -8.55 | $3,070.83 |
| | Green | André Voyer | 1,925 | 2.99 | -0.26 | none listed |
| | People's | Marc Johnston | 1,307 | 2.03 | - | $0.00 |
| | Christian Heritage | Yves Gilbert | 188 | 0.29 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,447 | 98.30 | -1.70 | - |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,113 | 1.70 | +0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,560 | 69.33 | +0.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,558 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.10 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
This renamed riding maintained its boundaries for the 42nd Canadian federal election:
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Blaney | 31,872 | 50.92 | +6.97 | $74,383.13 |
| | Liberal | Jacques Turgeon | 12,961 | 20.71 | +14.89 | $20,553.28 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Luc Daigle | 8,516 | 13.6 | -20.21 | $11,888.30 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Antoine Dubé | 7,217 | 11.53 | -3.36 | $17,164.62 |
| | Green | André Bélisle | 2,032 | 3.25 | +1.71 | $85,188.63 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,598 | 98.70 | +0.06 | $235,171.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 824 | 1.30 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,422 | 68.62 | +2.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,420 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +13.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Lévis—Bellechasse, 2003 Representation Order

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Blaney | 25,850 | 43.95 | -1.95 | $85,522.71 |
| | New Democratic | Nicole Laliberté | 19,890 | 33.81 | +22.97 | $336.36 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Danielle-Maude Gosselin | 8,757 | 14.89 | -10.57 | $44,495.06 |
| | Liberal | Francis Laforesterie | 3,421 | 5.82 | -9.24 | $16,904.21 |
| | Green | Sacha Dougé | 903 | 1.54 | -1.00 | - |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,821 | 98.64 | +0.19 | $94.740.90 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 808 | 1.36 | -0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,629 | 65.88 | +3.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,515 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -12.46 |
| Sources: |||||||
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Blaney | 24,785 | 45.90 | -0.50 | $66,280.10 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Guy Bergeron | 13,747 | 25.46 | -3.56 | $18,536.02 |
| | Liberal | Pauline Côté | 8,130 | 15.06 | +6.87 | $14,138.27 |
| | New Democratic | Gabriel Biron | 5,856 | 10.84 | +6.21 | - |
| | Green | Lynne Champoux-Williams | 1,370 | 2.54 | -1.56 | - |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Fournier | 113 | 0.21 | - | - |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,001 | 98.45 | -0.57 | $90,335 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 848 | 1.55 | +0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,849 | 62.45 | -3.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,830 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.53 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Steven Blaney | 25,940 | 46.40 | +27.35 | $59,351.14 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Réal Lapierre | 16,223 | 29.02 | -15.31 | $61,706.32 |
| | Liberal | Shirley Baril | 4,581 | 8.19 | -19.43 | $9,831.42 |
| | Independent | Normand Cadrin | 4,275 | 7.65 | - | $15,519.63 |
| | New Democratic | Éric Boucher | 2,590 | 4.63 | +0.77 | $868.27 |
| | Green | Mathieu Castonguay | 2,293 | 4.10 | -0.69 | $3,066.75 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,902 | 99.02 | +1.24 | $83,486 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 551 | 0.98 | -1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,453 | 65.92 | +6.31 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,635 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +21.33 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Réal Lapierre | 21,930 | 44.34 | +3.64 | $52,753,68 |
| | Liberal | Christian Jobin | 13,664 | 27.62 | -11.74 | $61,102.89 |
| | Conservative | Gilles Vézina | 9,425 | 19.05 | +0.88 | $14,913.30 |
| | Green | Sylvain Castonguay | 2,372 | 4.80 | - | $936.08 |
| | New Democratic | Louise Foisy | 1,910 | 3.86 | +2.49 | - |
| | Communist | Christophe Vaillancourt | 163 | 0.33 | - | $680.79 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,464 | 97.78 | - | $81,813 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,124 | 2.22 | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,588 | 59.61 | -3.51 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,867 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | Swing | +7.69 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 20,855 | 40.70 |
| Liberal | 20,166 | 39.36 |
| Alliance | 6,480 | 12.65 |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,828 | 5.52 |
| New Democratic | 701 | 1.37 |
| Others | 210 | 0.41 |