# Louis-Hébert (federal electoral district)

Louis-Hébert (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Represented in the House of Commons since 1968, its population was certified, according to the detailed statistics of 2001, as 98,156.

## Geography

The district, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the southern part of Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge. It is based mostly on the former city of Sainte-Foy, which was merged into the "megacity" of Quebec City in 2002.
The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Québec, Lévis—Bellechasse, and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.
The riding lost small fractions of territory to Louis-Saint-Laurent and Québec as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 91.3% White, 2.2% Indigenous, 1.8% Arab, 1.6% Latino, 1.4% Black, 0.6% Chinese, 1.1% other Languages: 91.2% French, 2.2% English, 1.6% Spanish, 1.4% Arabic, 3.6% other Religions: 82.6% Christian, 2.5% Muslim, 0.6% other, 14.3% none Median income: $34,624 (2010)
Average income: $45,439 (2010)

## History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from Quebec East, Quebec South, Quebec West, and Québec—Montmorency ridings. The riding is notable for having had nine different people represent the riding since 1984; Suzanne Duplessis was elected that year and served two terms in the House of Commons until 1993. From then until 2019, every subsequent MP to represent the district was either defeated in the next election or retired from politics after a single term.

### Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Louis-Hébert Riding created from Quebec East, Quebec South, Quebec West and Québec—Montmorency |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jean-Charles Cantin | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Albanie Morin | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1976 | Albanie Morin | Liberal |
| 30th | 1977–1979 | Dennis Dawson | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Dennis Dawson | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Dennis Dawson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Suzanne Duplessis | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Suzanne Duplessis | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Philippe Paré | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Hélène Alarie | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Hélène Scherrer | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Roger Clavet | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Luc Harvey | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Denis Blanchette | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Joël Lightbound | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Joël Lightbound | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Joël Lightbound | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 22,933 | 38.35 | -2.16 | $51,233.94 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Dean | 16,247 | 27.17 | -0.83 | $22,437.53 |
| | Conservative | Gilles Lépine | 14,332 | 23.97 | +6.39 | $21,615.85 |
| | New Democratic | Hamid Nadji | 4,337 | 7.25 | -0.62 | $5,611.33 |
| | Green | Denis Blanchette | 1,573 | 2.63 | -1.34 | $2,847.44 |
| | Independent | Ali Dahan | 378 | 0.63 | +0.20 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,800 | – | – | $111,646.95 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 861 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,661 | 74.31 | -2.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,632 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 21,704 | 38.21 |
| Bloc Québécois | 15,337 | 27.00 |
| Conservative | 13,805 | 24.31 |
| New Democratic | 4,107 | 7.23 |
| Green | 1,478 | 2.60 |
| Others | 365 | 0.64 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 25,140 | 40.51 | +5.66 | $82,402.61 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christian Hébert | 17,375 | 28.00 | +13.59 | $49,988.85 |
| | Conservative | Marie-Josée Guérette | 10,912 | 17.58 | -9.61 | $54,059.24 |
| | New Democratic | Jérémie Juneau | 4,884 | 7.87 | -12.94 | none listed |
| | Green | Macarena Diab | 2,466 | 3.97 | +1.44 | none listed |
| | People's | Daniel Brisson | 1,016 | 1.64 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Ali Dahan | 267 | 0.43 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,060 | 98.61 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 873 | 1.39 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,933 | 76.38 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,395 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.97 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | $61,915.23 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | $75,098.22 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | $69,979.91 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | $31,934.38 |
| | Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | | $217,520.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,109 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +19.64 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 23,358 | 38.65 |
| Bloc Québécois | 14,635 | 24.22 |
| Conservative | 13,194 | 21.83 |
| Liberal | 8,108 | 13.42 |
| Green | 996 | 1.65 |
| Others | 143 | 0.24 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 23,373 | 38.65 | +29.32 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 | -12.02 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 | -6.37 |
| | Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 8,110 | 13.41 | -10.18 |
| | Green | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 | -0.78 |
| | Christian Heritage | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 | +0.03 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,469 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 636 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,105 | 73.73 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +20.67 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 20,992 | 36.23 | +2.15 | $78,716 |
| | Conservative | Luc Harvey | 16,343 | 28.21 | -6.26 | $96,878 |
| | Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 13,669 | 23.59 | +8.58 | $42,500 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,403 | 9.33 | +0.26 | $7,979 |
| | Green | Michelle Fontaine | 1,408 | 2.43 | -1.84 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 119 | 0.21 | +0.01 | $383 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,934 | 100.00 | $87,350 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 595 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,529 | 70.29 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.21 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Luc Harvey | 20,332 | 34.47 | +21.02 | $63,705 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Clavet | 20,101 | 34.08 | -9.03 | $61,438 |
| | Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 8,852 | 15.01 | -19.02 | $43,177 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,351 | 9.07 | +3.50 | $6,274 |
| | Green | Robert Hudon | 2,517 | 4.27 | +0.44 | |
| | Independent | Frédérick Têtu | 1,147 | 1.94 | – | $430 |
| | Independent | Francis Fortin | 565 | 0.96 | – | $460 |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 116 | 0.20 | – | $189 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,981 | 100.00 | $81,438 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +15.03 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Clavet | 24,071 | 43.11 | +6.23 | $57,547 |
| | Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 18,999 | 34.03 | -7.11 | $58,530 |
| | Conservative | Clermont Gauthier | 7,512 | 13.45 | -5.78 | $11,262 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Turcotte | 3,112 | 5.57 | +3.49 | $2,646 |
| | Green | Jean-Pierre Guay | 2,137 | 3.83 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,831 | 100.00 | $80,654 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.67 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 23,695 | 41.14 | +7.52 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Hélène Alarie | 21,240 | 36.88 | -2.97 |
| | Alliance | Léonce-E. Roy | 5,887 | 10.22 | +8.50 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clermont Gauthier | 5,189 | 9.01 | -12.90 |
| | New Democratic | Karl Adomeit | 1,200 | 2.08 | +0.13 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Gisèle Desrochers | 382 | 0.66 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,593 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +5.25 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Hélène Alarie | 23,653 | 39.85 | -15.78 |
| | Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 19,955 | 33.62 | +7.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christian Lessard | 13,002 | 21.91 | +6.62 |
| | New Democratic | Karl Adomeit | 1,161 | 1.96 | +0.60 |
| | Reform | Gilles St-Laurent | 1,024 | 1.73 | |
| | Natural Law | Réal Croteau | 558 | 0.94 | -0.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,353 | 100.00 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +11.82 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Philippe Paré | 33,683 | 55.63 | |
| | Liberal | Margo Brousseau | 15,596 | 25.76 | +0.99 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Suzanne Duplessis | 9,254 | 15.28 | -44.49 |
| | Natural Law | Michel Nadeau | 878 | 1.45 | |
| | New Democratic | Karl Adomeit | 823 | 1.36 | -11.67 |
| | Abolitionist | Raymond Guimond | 167 | 0.28 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Jacques Brochu | 145 | 0.24 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,546 | 100.00 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Progressive Conservative | Bloc Québécois gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | – |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Suzanne Duplessis | 37,329 | 59.77 | +13.81 |
| | Liberal | Nicole Duplé | 15,469 | 24.77 | -10.53 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Lavigne | 8,139 | 13.03 | +1.24 |
| | Rhinoceros | Éric Houblon Ouellet | 1,515 | 2.43 | -0.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,452 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +12.17 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Suzanne Duplessis | 29,420 | 45.96 | +35.58 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Dawson | 22,592 | 35.30 | -29.46 |
| | New Democratic | Gilles Fiset | 7,548 | 11.79 | -2.19 |
| | Rhinoceros | Hélène Bernier | 2,003 | 3.13 | -4.05 |
| | Independent | Raymond Boisvert | 1,153 | 1.80 | |
| | Parti nationaliste | Jean-Baptiste Giroux | 1,106 | 1.73 | |
| | Social Credit | Sylvain Desbiens | 184 | 0.29 | -2.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 64,006 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +32.52 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dennis Dawson | 34,231 | 64.75 | -1.25 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Caron | 7,392 | 13.98 | +3.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michel Doyon | 5,490 | 10.39 | +4.60 |
| | Rhinoceros | François Ouellet | 3,795 | 7.18 | |
| | Social Credit | Jean-Paul Rhéaume | 1,247 | 2.36 | -13.83 |
| | Union populaire | Henri Laberge | 596 | 1.13 | -0.17 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lynda Forgues | 112 | 0.21 | -0.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,863 | 100.00 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dennis Dawson | 37,908 | 66.00 | -6.25 |
| | Social Credit | Henri Gariépy | 9,297 | 16.19 | +12.31 |
| | New Democratic | Jean Daoust | 5,812 | 10.12 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maxime Langlois | 3,322 | 5.78 | -15.69 |
| | Union populaire | Michel Tremblay | 746 | 1.30 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lynda Forgues | 351 | 0.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,436 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1977 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| On Mrs. Morin's death, 1 October 1976 |||||||
| | Liberal | Dennis Dawson | 30,763 | 72.25 | +4.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Lavoie | 9,142 | 21.47 | +10.57 |
| | Social Credit | Daniel Boulay | 1,652 | 3.88 | -1.99 |
| | Communist | Hervé Fuyet | 1,021 | 2.40 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,578 | 100.00 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albanie Morin | 32,441 | 68.03 | +10.21 |
| | New Democratic | Françoise Gamache Stanton | 6,829 | 14.32 | -0.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Blanche Boucher | 5,201 | 10.91 | -3.24 |
| | Social Credit | Rosaire Proulx | 2,799 | 5.87 | -2.86 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Robert Lapointe | 419 | 0.88 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,689 | 100.00 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albanie Morin | 30,928 | 57.82 | -6.49 |
| | New Democratic | Françoise Stanton | 7,750 | 14.49 | +9.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cécile Bergeron | 7,566 | 14.14 | -4.48 |
| | Social Credit | Ghislaine Clavet | 4,672 | 8.73 | -3.65 |
| | Independent | Lisette Pouliot | 1,490 | 2.79 | |
| | Independent | Henri Tremblay | 1,085 | 2.03 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,491 | 100.00 |
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jean-Charles Cantin | 28,220 | 64.31 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gérard Berlinguette | 8,174 | 18.63 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Jean Turgeon | 5,433 | 12.38 |
| | New Democratic | Gaétan Dutil | 2,054 | 4.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,881 | 100.00 |