# Berthier (provincial electoral district)

Berthier (French pronunciation: ) is a provincial electoral district in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Lavaltrie, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Lanoraie, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Berthierville, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Saint-Gabriel and Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon.
It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada).
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Sainte-Mélanie to the Joliette electoral district but gained Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare from that same electoral district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Louis-Joseph Moll | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Louis Sylvestre | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | Louis Sylvestre | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1881 | Joseph Robillard | Conservative |
| 5th | 1881–1886 | Joseph Robillard | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1889 | Louis Sylvestre | Liberal |
| 6th | 1890–1890 | Omer Dostaler | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1892 | Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert | Liberal |
| 8th | 1892–1897 | Victor Allard | Conservative |
| 9th | 1897–1900 | Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert | Liberal |
| 10th | 1900–1903 | Cuthbert-Alphonse Chênevert | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1904 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 11th | 1904–1908 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1912 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 13th | 1912–1916 | Joseph-Olivier Gadoury | Conservative |
| 14th | 1916–1919 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Simeon Lafrenière | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1925 | Simeon Lafrenière | Liberal |
| 16th | 1925–1927 | Amédée Sylvestre | Liberal |
| 17th | 1927–1931 | Cléophas Bastien | Liberal |
| 18th | 1931–1935 | Cléophas Bastien | Liberal |
| 19th | 1935–1936 | Cléophas Bastien | Liberal |
| 20th | 1936–1939 | Cléophas Bastien | Liberal |
| 21st | 1939–1944 | Cléophas Bastien | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1944–1948 | Armand Sylvestre | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1948–1952 | Azellus Lavallée | Union Nationale |
| 24th | 1952–1956 | Azellus Lavallée | Union Nationale |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Azellus Lavallée | Union Nationale |
| 26th | 1960–1962 | Azellus Lavallée | Union Nationale |
| 27th | 1962–1966 | Lucien McGuire | Liberal |
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Guy Gauthier | Union Nationale |
| 29th | 1970–1973 | Guy Gauthier | Union Nationale |
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Michel Denis | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Jean-Guy Mercier | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Albert Houde | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Albert Houde | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Albert Houde | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Gilles Baril | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 1998–2002 | Gilles Baril | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 2002–2003 | Marie Grégoire | Action démocratique |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Alexandre Bourdeau | Parti Québécois |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | François Benjamin | Action démocratique |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | André Villeneuve | Parti Québécois |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | André Villeneuve | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | André Villeneuve | Parti Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Caroline Proulx | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Caroline Proulx | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Caroline Proulx | | |
| | Parti Québécois | Julie Boucher | | |
| | Québec solidaire | Amélie Drainville | | |
| | Conservative | Benoit Primeau | | – |
| | Liberal | Hassan Abdallah | | |
| | Climat Québec | Claire Aubin | | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Caroline Proulx | 18,048 | 45.13 | +14.09 |
| | Parti Québécois | André Villeneuve | 11,567 | 28.92 | -10.68 |
| | Québec solidaire | Louise Beaudry | 6,169 | 15.43 | +4.42 |
| | Liberal | Robert Magnan | 3,052 | 7.63 | -12.26 |
| | Green | Jérôme St-Jean | 687 | 1.72 | +0.45 |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Rémi Bourdon | 467 | 1.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,990 | 98.15 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 752 | 1.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,742 | 69.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,335 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +12.39 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | André Villeneuve | 15,070 | 39.60 | -7.34 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Élizabeth Leclerc | 11,814 | 31.04 | -1.20 |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Luc Bellerose | 7,570 | 19.89 | +6.76 |
| | Québec solidaire | Louise Beaudry | 2,666 | 7.01 | +2.18 |
| | Green | Pierre Baril | 483 | 1.27 | +0.03 |
| | Option nationale | Francis Lamarre | 261 | 0.69 | -0.40 |
| | Mon pays le Québec | Claude Dupré | 193 | 0.51 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,057 | 98.15 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 718 | 1.85 | +0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,775 | 68.86 | -6.83 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 56,312 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -3.07 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | André Villeneuve | 19,584 | 46.94 | +4.33 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | François Benjamin | 13,454 | 32.25 | +6.54 |
| | Liberal | Catherine Haulard | 5,477 | 13.13 | -12.88 |
| | Québec solidaire | Louise Beaudry | 2,015 | 4.83 | +1.90 |
| | Green | Dany Ouellet | 518 | 1.24 | -1.48 |
| | Option nationale | Raymond Guay | 452 | 1.08 | – |
| | Coalition pour la constituante | Pierre Baril | 221 | 0.53 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,721 | 98.53 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 624 | 1.47 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,345 | 75.69 | +15.26 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,944 | – | – |
^ Change is based on redistributed results. Coalition Avenir change is from Action démocratique.
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | André Villeneuve | 13,776 | 42.50 | +7.77 |
| | Liberal | Norman Blackburn | 8,435 | 26.02 | +8.63 |
| | Action démocratique | François Benjamin | 8,358 | 25.79 | -16.45 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jocelyne Dupuis | 934 | 2.88 | +0.05 |
| | Green | Yan Beaudry | 911 | 2.81 | -0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,414 | 98.16 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 608 | 1.84 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,022 | 60.43 | -12.30 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 54,647 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | François Benjamin | 16,242 | 42.24 | +10.38 |
| | Parti Québécois | Alexandre Bourdeau | 13,354 | 34.73 | -0.27 |
| | Liberal | Carole Majeau | 6,687 | 17.39 | -13.93 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jocelyne Dupuis | 1,087 | 2.83 | +1.00* |
| | Green | André Chauvette | 1,084 | 2.82 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,454 | 98.89 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 432 | 1.11 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,886 | 72.73 | +3.36 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 53,464 | – | – |
* Result compared to UFP
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Alexandre Bourdeau | 12,101 | 35.00 | +7.08 |
| | Action démocratique | Marie Grégoire | 11,014 | 31.86 | -19.14 |
| | Liberal | Carole Majeau | 10,828 | 31.32 | +10.25 |
| | UFP | Pierre Gravel | 632 | 1.83 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,575 | 98.45 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 546 | 1.55 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,121 | 69.37 | +4.00 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 50,631 | – | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, June 17, 2002 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | Marie Grégoire | 16,389 | 51.00 | +37.35 |
| | Parti Québécois | David Levine | 8,973 | 27.92 | -25.66 |
| | Liberal | Carole Majeau | 6,771 | 21.07 | -10.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,133 | 98.42 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 515 | 1.58 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,648 | 65.37 | -14.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 49,941 | – | – |
vte1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Gilles Baril | 20,074 | 53.58 | −0.08 |
| | Liberal | Sylvie Thouin | 11,710 | 31.26 | −5.04 |
| | Action démocratique | Robert Robitaille | 5,113 | 13.65 | +5.31 |
| | Socialist Democracy | François Rivest | 297 | 0.79 | – |
| | Natural Law | Louise Roy | 268 | 0.72 | +0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,462 | 98.59 | – |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 535 | 1.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,997 | 79.51 | −2.51 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,790 | – | – |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 25,986 | 63.02 |
| | Non | 15,249 | 36.98 |