# Jonquière (federal electoral district)

Jonquière (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004 and again from the 2015 election onward.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lapointe and Montmorency ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Jonquière—Alma and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord ridings. It was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 94.8% White, 4.1% Indigenous
Languages: 98.2% French
Religions: 78.5% Christian (72.0% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 21.1% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $49,200 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Jonquière Riding created from Lapointe and Montmorency |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Gilles Marceau | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Gilles Marceau | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | André Caron | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jocelyne Girard-Bujold | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Jocelyne Girard-Bujold | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Jonquière—Alma |||||
| Riding re-created from Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Karine Trudel | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Mario Simard | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Mario Simard | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Simard | 19,036 | 41.9 | +6.3 | $21,445.47 |
| | Conservative | Louise Gravel | 13,223 | 29.1 | +8.2 | $28,273.75 |
| | Liberal | Stéphane Bégin | 9,546 | 21.0 | +5.1 | $15,443.09 |
| | New Democratic | Marieve Ruel | 2,559 | 5.6 | -19.0 | $1,358.35 |
| | Green | Marie-Josée Yelle | 738 | 1.6 | -0.4 | $0.00 |
| | Rhinoceros | Line Bélanger | 372 | 0.8 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,474 | 97.5 | – | $127,988.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,188 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,662 | 63.2 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 73,830 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -1.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 19,687 | 43.11 |
| Conservative | 12,926 | 28.31 |
| Liberal | 9,496 | 20.80 |
| New Democratic | 2,452 | 5.37 |
| Green | 774 | 1.70 |
| Others | 328 | 0.72 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Simard | 17,577 | 35.6 | +12.31 | $11,695.16 |
| | New Democratic | Karine Trudel | 12,141 | 24.6 | -4.59 | $58,005.08 |
| | Conservative | Philippe Gagnon | 10,338 | 20.9 | +4.01 | $52,967.51 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Garneau | 7,849 | 15.9 | -12.58 | $42,992.12 |
| | Green | Lyne Bourdages | 1,009 | 2.0 | +0.64 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Sylvie Théodore | 453 | 0.9 | | $1,360.01 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,367 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 999 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,366 | 69.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,713 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +8.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Karine Trudel | 14,039 | 29.19 | -13.31 | $73,851.56 |
| | Liberal | Marc Pettersen | 13,700 | 28.48 | +25.77 | $11,172.02 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Caron | 11,202 | 23.29 | +4.03 | $40,340.00 |
| | Conservative | Ursula Larouche | 8,124 | 16.89 | -17.24 | $43,411.16 |
| | Green | Carmen Budilean | 656 | 1.36 | +0.07 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Marielle Couture | 382 | 0.79 | +0.68 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,103 | 100.0 | | $244,585.34 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 899 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,002 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,605 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -19.54 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 19,829 | 42.50 |
| Conservative | 15,926 | 34.13 |
| Bloc Québécois | 8,985 | 19.26 |
| Liberal | 1,265 | 2.71 |
| Green | 600 | 1.29 |
| Rhinoceros | 51 | 0.11 |

### 1979–2004

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Jocelyne Girard-Bujold | 16,189 |
| Liberal | Jean-Guy Boily | 11,574 |
| Alliance | Sylvain Néron | 3,428 |
| New Democratic | Michel Deraiche | 1,139 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Jocelyne Girard-Bujold | 16,415 |
| Progressive Conservative | Daniel Giguère | 11,808 |
| Liberal | Martial Guay | 4,874 |
| New Democratic | Carmel Bélanger | 353 |
| Natural Law | Normand Dufour | 348 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | André Caron | 25,061 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | 6,637 |
| Liberal | Gilles Savard | 4,519 |
| Natural Law | Normand Dufour | 435 |
| New Democratic | Karl Bélanger | 410 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | 21,523 |
| New Democratic | Françoise Gauthier | 7,026 |
| Liberal | Laval Tremblay | 5,277 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | 18,217 |
| Liberal | Gilles Marceau | 14,088 |
| New Democratic | Jean Malaison | 1,870 |
| Parti nationaliste | Magella Archibald | 1,620 |
| Rhinoceros | Richard Boudrias Bouchard | 905 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gilles Marceau | 22,202 |
| New Democratic | Jacques Hubert | 4,444 |
| Social Credit | Harold Lévesque | 1,315 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Mireault | 1,126 |
| Union populaire | Luc Trottier | 380 |
| Marxist–Leninist | John J. Walsh | 127 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gilles Marceau | 21,969 |
| Social Credit | Jean Maurice Colombe | 7,596 |
| New Democratic | Jacques Hubert | 2,724 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Dion | 1,597 |
| Rhinoceros | Alain-Arthur Painchaud | 1,069 |
| Marxist–Leninist | John Joseph Walsh | 75 |