# Mégantic—L'Érable

Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The current MP is Conservative Luc Berthold.
The riding was renamed Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière by the 2023 representation order for Quebec, which will come into effect at the next federal election.

## Geography

Straddling the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, it consists of the regional county municipalities of Les Appalaches, L'Érable, Le Granit, as well as the territory of the former municipality of Courcelles. Notable towns include Thetford Mines, Plessisville and Lac-Mégantic.
The neighbouring ridings are Compton—Stanstead, Richmond—Arthabaska, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Beauce.
Its population is 87,078, including 69,617 voters, and it covers an area of 5,912 km$^2$.

## History

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from Beauce and lose a small fraction of territory to Lévis—Lotbinière.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Mégantic—L'Érable Riding created from Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Marc Boulianne | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Christian Paradis | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Christian Paradis | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Christian Paradis | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Luc Berthold | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Luc Berthold | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Luc Berthold | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Luc Berthold | 26,121 | 56.3 | +7.1 | $54,323.16 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Éric Labonté | 9,318 | 20.1 | -5.7 | $15,275.53 |
| | Liberal | Adam Lukofsky | 6,329 | 13.6 | -2.0 | $13,729.57 |
| | People's | Jonathan Gagnon | 1,677 | 3.6 | +1.9 | $0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Mathieu Boisvert | 1,308 | 2.8 | -1.3 | $0.48 |
| | Free | Real Pepin | 680 | 1.5 | N/A | $1,772.40 |
| | Green | Emilie Hamel | 592 | 1.3 | -1.3 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Gloriane Blais | 403 | 0.9 | N/A | $8,124.07 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,428 | 98.3 | – | $107,531.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 785 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,213 | 65.4 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 72,179 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.4 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Luc Berthold | 23,392 | 49.2 | +13.78 | $46,958.47 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Priscilla Corbeil | 12,249 | 25.8 | +13.45 | $4,851.59 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Grégoire | 7,388 | 15.6 | -12.54 | $15,319.47 |
| | New Democratic | Mathieu Boisvert | 1,936 | 4.1 | -17.86 | none listed |
| | Green | Nicole Charette | 1,258 | 2.6 | +0.47 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Marie Claude Lauzier | 812 | 1.7 | | $1,571.93 |
| | Rhinoceros | Damien Roy | 256 | 0.5 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Jean Paradis | 217 | 0.5 | | $15,319.47 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,508 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 898 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,406 | 68.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,683 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.17 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Luc Berthold | 16,749 | 35.42 | -13.72 | $80,017.18 |
| | Liberal | David Berthiaume | 13,308 | 28.14 | +22.17 | $15,610.11 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-François Delisle | 10,386 | 21.96 | -4.30 | $59,606.77 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Virginie Provost | 5,838 | 12.35 | -4.26 | $4,049.48 |
| | Green | Justin Gervais | 1,006 | 2.13 | +0.65 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,287 | 100.0 | | $204,975.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 941 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,228 | 67.4% | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,469 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -17.94 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,321 | 49.14 |
| New Democratic | 11,929 | 26.26 |
| Bloc Québécois | 7,542 | 16.61 |
| Liberal | 2,711 | 5.97 |
| Green | 667 | 1.47 |
| Others | 250 | 0.55 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Christian Paradis | 21,931 | 49.14 | +2.44 |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Voisine | 11,716 | 26.25 | +16.79 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pierre Turcotte | 7,481 | 16.76 | -10.96 |
| | Liberal | René Roy | 2,601 | 5.83 | -8.13 |
| | Green | Wyatt Tessari | 655 | 1.47 | -0.69 |
| | Canadian Action | Alain Bergeron | 250 | 0.56 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,634 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 733 | 1.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,367 | 64.61 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Christian Paradis | 20,697 | 46.70 | -3.15 | $60,593 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pierre Turcotte | 12,283 | 27.72 | -4.90 | $49,764 |
| | Liberal | Nicole Champagne | 6,185 | 13.96 | +3.56 | $7,283 |
| | New Democratic | Bruno Vézina | 4,191 | 9.46 | +5.57 | $1,755 |
| | Green | Jean-R. Guernon | 959 | 2.16 | -1.09 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,315 | 100.00 | $81,095 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 688 | 1.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,003 | 64.42 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Christian Paradis | 23,550 | 49.85 | +38.43 | $51,309 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Boulianne (incumbent) | 15,410 | 32.62 | -12.12 | $48,632 |
| | Liberal | Yvan Corriveau | 4,912 | 10.40 | -26.25 | $19,371 |
| | New Democratic | Isabelle Tremblay | 1,836 | 3.89 | +0.16 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Jean François Hamel | 1,534 | 3.25 | -0.21 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,242 | 100.00 | | $75,377 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 543 | 1.14 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,785 | 68.64 | +5.63 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 69,617 | | | |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Boulianne | 19,264 | 44.74 | – | $44,288 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Binet | 15,778 | 36.65 | – | $67,467 |
| | Conservative | Yves Mailly | 4,916 | 11.42 | – | $14,915 |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Côté | 1,608 | 3.73 | – | $970 |
| | Green | Bruno Vézina | 1,489 | 3.46 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,055 | 100.00 | – | $73,642 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 868 | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,923 | 63.01 |