# Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)

Rivière-du-Nord (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Geography

The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, Terrebonne and Mirabel.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 93.5% White, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Indigenous
Languages: 92.9% French, 1.9% English, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 64.5% Christian (57.9% Catholic, 6.6% Other), 1.3% Muslim, 33.6% none
Median income: $40,000 (2020)
Average income: $47,200 (2020)

## History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings. In the 2012 electoral redistribution, the riding lost Saint-Colomban to Mirabel.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Rivière-du-Nord Riding created from Laurentides, Berthier—Montcalm and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Monique Guay | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Monique Guay | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Monique Guay | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Pierre Dionne Labelle | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2018 | Rhéal Fortin | Bloc Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2018 | Rhéal Fortin | Groupe parlementaire québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2019 | Rhéal Fortin | Bloc Québécois |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Rhéal Fortin | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Rhéal Fortin | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Rhéal Fortin | 29,943 | 52.2 | +0.2 | $17,137.18 |
| | Liberal | Theodora Bajkin | 12,767 | 22.3 | ±0.0 | $5,481.12 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Morrissette | 6,803 | 11.9 | +0.1 | $17,935.40 |
| | New Democratic | Marie-Helen Paspaliaris | 3,958 | 6.9 | -0.1 | $703.54 |
| | People's | Keeyan Ravanshid | 2,164 | 3.8 | +3.1 | $1,391.38 |
| | Free | Marie-Eve Damour | 1,036 | 1.8 | N/A | $733.88 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-François René | 373 | 0.7 | N/A | $0.00 |
| | Indépendance du Québec | Nicolas Riqueur-Lainé | 285 | 0.5 | +0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,329 | 97.7 | – | $126,251.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,327 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,656 | 59.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 99,292 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +0.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 26,505 | 51.60 |
| Liberal | 11,542 | 22.47 |
| Conservative | 6,183 | 12.04 |
| New Democratic | 3,536 | 6.88 |
| People's | 1,967 | 3.83 |
| Green | 149 | 0.29 |
| Others | 1,482 | 2.89 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Rhéal Fortin | 31,281 | 52.0 | +20.0 | $14,299.86 |
| | Liberal | Florence Gagnon | 13,402 | 22.3 | -4.1 | $53,916.68 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Fréchette | 7,120 | 11.8 | +3.3 | $28,363.50 |
| | New Democratic | Myriam Ouellette | 4,194 | 7.0 | -23.1 | none listed |
| | Green | Joey Leckman | 3,345 | 5.6 | +3.1 | $7,366.15 |
| | People's | Normand Michaud | 407 | 0.7 | – | $45.01 |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Nicolas Riqueur-Lainé | 225 | 0.4 | – | $117.25 |
| | Independent | Lucie St-Gelais | 127 | 0.2 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,101 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,206 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,307 | 64.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,813 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +12.05 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Rhéal Fortin | 18,157 | 32.05 | +3.85 | $29,318.93 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Dionne Labelle | 17,077 | 30.14 | -24.98 | $42,630.13 |
| | Liberal | Janice Bélair Rolland | 14,933 | 26.36 | +19.91 | $11,873.97 |
| | Conservative | Romain Vignol | 4,793 | 8.46 | +0.03 | $3,414.56 |
| | Green | Joey Leckman | 1,436 | 2.53 | +0.74 | $4,357.78 |
| | Rhinoceros | Fobozof A. Côté | 261 | 0.46 | – | $501.24 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,657 | 100.0 | | $230,280.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,044 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,701 | 65.13 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,586 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +14.42 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 26,290 | 55.12 |
| Bloc Québécois | 13,449 | 28.20 |
| Conservative | 4,022 | 8.43 |
| Liberal | 3,078 | 6.45 |
| Green | 856 | 1.79 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Dionne Labelle | 29,603 | 55.3 | +40.6 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 15,105 | 28.2 | -25.4 |
| | Conservative | Sylvain Charron | 4,469 | 8.3 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Juteau | 3,400 | 6.3 | -7.3 |
| | Green | René Piché | 972 | 1.8 | -1.5 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,549 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 880 | 1.6 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,429 | 60.2 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,398 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 26,588 | 53.6 | -5.5 | $30,431 |
| | New Democratic | Simon Bernier | 7,187 | 14.5 | +7.3 | $1,889 |
| | Conservative | Gilles Duguay | 7,170 | 14.4 | -6.3 | $21,051 |
| | Liberal | Joao Neves | 6,755 | 13.6 | +4.3 | $2,401 |
| | Green | René Piché | 1,656 | 3.3 | -0.3 | |
| | Independent | Jocelyne Leduc | 273 | 0.6 | | $165 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,629 | 100.0 | $88,578 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 851 | 1.0 |
| Electors on lists | Electors on lists | Electors on lists | 85,179 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59,26 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 27,789 | 59.1 | -7.3 | $48,755 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Albert | 9,769 | 20.8 | +15.2 | $6,473 |
| | Liberal | Yannick Guénette | 4,365 | 9.3 | -12.3 | $7,837 |
| | New Democratic | Simon Bernier | 3,393 | 7.2 | +4.3 | $1,863 |
| | Green | Maude Genet | 1,722 | 3.7 | +1.1 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,038 | 100.0 | $79,573 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 29,204 | 66.3 | – | $60,052 |
| | Liberal | Lorraine Auclair | 9,509 | 21.6 | – | $55,195 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Brousseau | 2,435 | 5.5 | – | $4,362 |
| | New Democratic | François Côté | 1,290 | 2.9 | – | |
| | Green | Marcel Poirier | 1,129 | 2.6 | – | |
| | Marijuana | Christian Marcoux | 459 | 1.0 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,026 | 100.0 | $76,106 |