# Saint-Jean (federal electoral district)

Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

## Geography

The riding extends along the Richelieu River southeast of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie. It consists of the northern and western parts of the RCM of Le Haut-Richelieu.
The neighbouring ridings are Beauharnois—Salaberry, Brossard—La Prairie, Chambly—Borduas, Shefford, and Brome—Missisquoi.
Its population is 102,902, with 85,659 registered electors, and has an area of 734 km$^2$.

## Profile

Long a Bloc stronghold, the riding of Saint-Jean turned orange as the NDP swept the province of Quebec in 2011. BQ support was generally spread evenly throughout the riding, like the victorious NDP. The Liberals did slightly better in and around Lacolle than in other portions of the seat but had weak support in all parts of the riding. The Conservatives did have some pockets of good support, but they were largely isolated. Their support was largely uniform, although they did slightly better in the rural areas.

## History

It was created in 1966 from parts of Beauharnois—Salaberry, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie and Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville ridings.
This riding was not changed during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Saint-Jean Riding created from Beauharnois—Salaberry, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie and Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Walter Bernard Smith | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Walter Bernard Smith | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Walter Bernard Smith | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Paul-André Massé | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Paul-André Massé | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | André Bissonnette | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Clément Couture | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Claude Bachand | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Tarik Brahmi | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Jean Rioux | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Christine Normandin | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Christine Normandin | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christine Normandin | 27,243 | 46.01 | +1.16 | $24,135.60 |
| | Liberal | Jean Rioux | 16,650 | 28.12 | -2.44 | $25,867.78 |
| | Conservative | Serge Benoit | 7,544 | 12.74 | +2.05 | $8,881.79 |
| | New Democratic | Jeremy Fournier | 4,308 | 7.28 | -0.47 | $1,799.40 |
| | Free | Jean-Charles Cléroux | 1,790 | 3.02 | – | $574.88 |
| | Green | Leigh V. Ryan | 1,262 | 2.13 | -2.92 | none listed |
| | Indépendance du Québec | Pierre Duteau | 413 | 0.70 | +0.23 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,210 | – | – | $120,327.62 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,951 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +1.80 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Jean :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christine Normandin | 27,750 | 44.8 | +19.99 | $14,561.23 |
| | Liberal | Jean Rioux | 18,906 | 30.6 | -2.56 | $111,054.31 |
| | Conservative | Martin Thibert | 6,612 | 10.7 | -0.15 | $12,932.62 |
| | New Democratic | Chantal Reeves | 4,794 | 7.7 | -21.37 | $0.10 |
| | Green | André-Philippe Chenail | 3,127 | 5.1 | +2.98 | $2,436.80 |
| | People's | Marc Hivon | 397 | 0.6 | – | none listed |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Yvon Savary | 289 | 0.5 | – | $137.94 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,875 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,241 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,116 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,035 |
| Population | Population | Population | 111,190 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.28 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean Rioux | 20,022 | 33.16 | +24.32 | – |
| | New Democratic | Hans Marotte | 17,555 | 29.07 | -18.40 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Denis Hurtubise | 14,979 | 24.81 | -5.69 | – |
| | Conservative | Stéphane Guinta | 6,549 | 10.85 | +0.18 | – |
| | Green | Marilyn Redivo | 1,281 | 2.12 | -0.40 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,386 | 100.00 | | $228,390.29 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,231 | 2.00 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,617 | 69.69 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,414 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +21.36 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Tarik Brahmi | 24,943 | 47.5 | +37.2 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 16,023 | 30.5 | -19.1 |
| | Conservative | Jean Thouin | 5,603 | 10.7 | -6.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert David | 4,644 | 8.8 | -8.9 |
| | Green | Pierre Tremblay | 1,326 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,539 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 862 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,401 | 62.3 | -5.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,659 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 26,506 | 49.6 | -4.4 | $75,270 |
| | Liberal | Claire Ste-Marie | 9,430 | 17.7 | +5.3 | $18,708 |
| | Conservative | Marie-Josée Mercier | 9,281 | 17.4 | -4.7 | $86,608 |
| | New Democratic | Philippe Refghi | 5,529 | 10.3 | +3.3 | $1,813 |
| | Green | Pierre Tremblay | 2,160 | 4.0 | -0.6 | $872 |
| | Independent | Guy Berger | 520 | 1.0 | | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,426 | 100.0 | $87,185 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 830 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,256 | 67.9 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 28,070 | 54.0 | -6.1 | $71,327 |
| | Conservative | Francis Lévesque | 11,516 | 22.1 | +14.3 | $6,476 |
| | Liberal | Maro Akoury | 6,426 | 12.4 | -13.6 | $27,591 |
| | New Democratic | Mathieu-Gilles Lanciault | 3,622 | 7.0 | +3.5 | $2,283 |
| | Green | Véronique Bisaillon | 2,371 | 4.6 | +1.9 | $311 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,005 | 100.0 | $80,251 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 29,485 | 60.1 | +12.3 | $74,555 |
| | Liberal | Michel Fecteau | 12,729 | 25.9 | -10.4 | $73,815 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Khoury | 3,856 | 7.9 | -4.6 | $29,196 |
| | New Democratic | Jonathan Trépanier | 1,687 | 3.4 | +2.0 | $86 |
| | Green | Claude Genest | 1,298 | 2.6 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,055 | 100.0 | $77,882 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 22,686 | 47.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Khoury | 17,262 | 36.4 | +9.2 |
| | Alliance | Josée Coulombe | 3,169 | 6.7 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gérald L'Ecuyer | 2,764 | 5.8 | -18.7 |
| | Marijuana | Marc St-Jean | 872 | 1.8 | |
| | New Democratic | Julien Patenaude | 698 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,451 | 100.0 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 22,441 | 46.1 | -9.8 |
| | Liberal | Diane MacDonald | 13,239 | 27.2 | +0.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gérald L'Ecuyer | 11,938 | 24.5 | +9.9 |
| | New Democratic | Julien Patenaude | 755 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | André Davignon | 347 | 0.7 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,720 | 100.0 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claude Bachand | 29,753 | 55.9 | |
| | Liberal | Delbert Deschambault | 14,244 | 26.7 | -3.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clément Couture | 7,795 | 14.6 | -41.6 |
| | Natural Law | Alain Longpré | 872 | 1.6 | |
| | New Democratic | Jutta Teigeler | 504 | 0.9 | -10.8 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Guy David | 105 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,273 | 100.0 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clément Couture | 27,685 | 56.3 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal | Gilles Dolbec | 14,643 | 29.8 | +1.0 |
| | New Democratic | Rezeq Faraj | 5,786 | 11.8 | +4.7 |
| | Rhinoceros | Sylvio Dubois | 1,084 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,198 | 100.0 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | André Bissonnette | 30,769 | 59.8 | +49.2 |
| | Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 14,823 | 28.8 | -43.3 |
| | New Democratic | Todd Sloan | 3,642 | 7.1 | -5.4 |
| | Rhinoceros | Gaëtan dit Paco Pelletier | 1,209 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| | Parti nationaliste | Luc Choinière | 1,002 | 1.9 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Pierre Talbot | 45 | 0.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,490 | 100.0 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 30,134 | 72.1 | +7.6 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Roy | 5,194 | 12.4 | +7.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Maurice Bergeron | 4,410 | 10.6 | +1.4 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-Luc Arène | 982 | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| | Social Credit | Marcel Coté | 929 | 2.2 | -16.5 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Monique Davignon | 136 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,785 | 100.0 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul-André Massé | 28,496 | 64.5 | +11.2 |
| | Social Credit | Jean-Paul Lasnier | 8,275 | 18.7 | +10.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Desrochers | 4,050 | 9.2 | -18.3 |
| | New Democratic | Todd Sloan | 2,204 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| | Rhinoceros | John Philipp McMillan II | 666 | 1.5 | |
| | Bloc Québécois | Lionel C. Laporte | 310 | 0.7 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Monique Davignon | 179 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,180 | 100.0 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter Smith | 18,798 | 53.3 | 9.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | J.-C.-Raymond Grenier | 9,689 | 27.5 | +4.9 |
| | Social Credit | Claude Coté | 3,014 | 8.6 | -16.3 |
| | New Democratic | Fernand Houde | 2,234 | 6.3 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | André Avery | 1,116 | 3.2 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | André Davignon | 250 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Louis Poirier | 137 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,238 | 100.0 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter Smith | 16,459 | 43.9 | -8.1 |
| | Social Credit | André Avery | 9,304 | 24.8 | +20.3 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lucien Roy | 8,462 | 22.6 | -9.3 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Marc Lebeau | 2,165 | 5.8 | -5.1 |
| | Independent | Maurice Gibeau | 600 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Denis Lauzon | 347 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Gilles Davignon | 137 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,474 | 100.0 |
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Walter Smith | 15,878 | 52.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Beaulieu | 9,715 | 31.8 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Docquier | 3,332 | 10.9 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Louis Poirier | 1,373 | 4.5 |
| | Démocratisation Économique | Jean Meloche | 214 | 0.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,512 | 100.0 |