# Duplessis (electoral district)

Duplessis (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Fermont and the community of Maliotenam. It also includes a single municipality from the Nord-du-Québec region: the Naskapi village municipality of Kawawachikamach (not to be confused with the Naskapi reserved land of the same name, which Duplessis also includes, but is in Côte-Nord).
It was created for the 1960 election from parts of the Saguenay provincial electoral district.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained the unorganized territories of Caniapiscau and Lac-Juillet from Ungava electoral district.
The riding was named after former Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis who led the province from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959 as leader of the Union Nationale.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Saguenay |||||
| 26th | 1960–1962 | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Liberal |
| 27th | 1962–1966 | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Liberal |
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Liberal |
| 29th | 1970–1972 | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1973 | Donald Gallienne | Liberal |
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Donald Gallienne | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Denis Perron | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Denis Perron | Parti Québécois |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Denis Perron | Parti Québécois |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Denis Perron | Parti Québécois |
| 35th | 1994–1997 | Denis Perron | Parti Québécois |
| 35th | 1997–1998 | Normand Duguay | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Normand Duguay | Parti Québécois |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Lorraine Richard | Parti Québécois |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Kateri Champagne Jourdain | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Geography

The riding is located on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

## Linguistic demographics

* Francophone: 79.8%
* Anglophone: 9.1%
* Allophone: 11.1% (10.5% Montagnais-Naskapi)

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Kateri Champagne Jourdain | 8,785 | 45.14 | +11.44 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marilou Vanier | 4,825 | 24.79 | –9.53 |
| | Conservative | Roberto Stéa | 3,059 | 15.72 | +14.04 |
| | Québec solidaire | Uapukun Mestokosho | 1,821 | 9.36 | –3.03 |
| | Liberal | Chamroeun Khuon | 783 | 4.02 | –13.90 |
| | Climat Québec | Jacques Gélineau | 190 | 0.98 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,463 | 98.57 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 282 | 1.43 | –0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,745 | 53.21 | –2.60 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 37,108 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +10.48 |
| Source: Élections Québec |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 7,023 | 34.32 | -5.67 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Line Cloutier | 6,896 | 33.70 | +20.69 |
| | Liberal | Laurence Méthot | 3,668 | 17.92 | -20.28 |
| | Québec solidaire | Martine Roux | 2,534 | 12.38 | +5.64 |
| | Conservative | Alexandre Leblanc | 344 | 1.68 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,465 | 98.19 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 378 | 1.81 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,843 | 55.81 | -2.87 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 37,349 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -13.18 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 8,910 | 39.99 |
| | Liberal | Laurence Méthot | 8,513 | 38.21 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Christine Pinard | 2,898 | 13.01 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jacques Gélineau | 1,502 | 6.74 |
| | Option nationale | Yan Rivard | 458 | 2.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,281 | 97.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 474 | 2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,755 | 58.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,784 | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 12,393 | 53.01 |
| | Liberal | Lise Pelletier | 6,142 | 26.27 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Gervais Gagné | 2,961 | 11.52 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jacques Gélineau | 1,032 | 4.41 |
| | Option nationale | Yan Rivard | 593 | 2.54 |
| | Coalition pour la constituante | Marc Fafard | 407 | 1.74 |
| | Independent | Alain Mangan | 119 | 0.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,380 | 98.82 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 280 | 1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,660 | 61.60 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,407 | – |
2008 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 9,619 | 52.34 |
| Liberal | Pierre Cormier | 6,300 | 34.28 |
| Action démocratique | Bernard Lefrançois | 1,532 | 8.34 |
| Québec solidaire | Olivier Noël | 469 | 2.55 |
| Green | Jacques Gélineau | 459 | 2.50 |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 10,205 | 44.82 | |
| Liberal | Marc Proulx | 6,288 | 27.62 | |
| Action démocratique | Bernard Lefrançois | 4,959 | 21.78 | |
| Québec solidaire | Olivier Noël | 697 | 3.06 | – |
| Green | Jacques Gélineau | 621 | 2.73 | – |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Lorraine Richard | 10,926 | 47.90 | |
| Liberal | Marc Proulx | 8,018 | 35.15 | |
| Action démocratique | Steeve Trudel | 2,530 | 11.09 | |
| Independent | André Forbes | 1,334 | 5.85 | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Normand Duguay | 15,406 | 59.32 |
| Liberal | Richard Scanlan | 8,395 | 32.32 |
| Action démocratique | Jacques Gélineau | 2,170 | 8.36 |
Quebec provincial by-election, 1997 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Normand Duguay | 8,747 | 50.41 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Montambault | 6,881 | 39.66 |
| | Action démocratique | Jean Eudes Lapierre | 1,722 | 9.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,350 | 98.09 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 337 | 1.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,687 | 48.39 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,548 | – |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 20,781 | 62.78 |
| | Non | 12,322 | 37.22 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Denis Perron | 15,788 | 60.00 |
| | Liberal | Tony Detroio | 10,525 | 40.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,313 | 98.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 447 | 1.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,760 | 73.51 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,402 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 18,762 | 67.86 |
| | Oui | 8,888 | 32.14 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Denis Perron | 12,066 | 49.86 |
| | Liberal | Jean Moyen | 11,456 | 47.34 |
| | Independent | Gaby Robert | 678 | 2.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,200 | 98.26 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 428 | 1.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,628 | 71.86 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,272 | – |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Denis Perron | 12,377 | 49.81 |
| | Liberal | André Maltais | 12,103 | 48.71 |
| | Parti indépendantiste | Noël Tremblay | 223 | 0.90 |
| | Christian Socialist | Pierre Lamothe | 145 | 0.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,848 | 98.93 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 428 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,117 | 69.02 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,389 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Denis Perron | 19,962 | 65.30 |
| | Liberal | Réal-Jean Couture | 9,921 | 32.45 |
| | Union Nationale | Jean Bolduc | 514 | 1.68 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lisette Paradis | 173 | 0.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,570 | 99.21 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,813 | 73.70 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,811 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 18,280 | 53.03 |
| | Non | 16,192 | 46.97 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Denis Perron | 20,100 | 58.60 |
| | Liberal | Henri-Paul Boudreau | 8,776 | 25.58 |
| | Union Nationale | Roland Gauthier | 3,050 | 8.89 |
| | Independent | Zebedee Nungak | 1,916 | 5.59 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Jacques A. Quirion | 461 | 1.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,303 | 97.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 973 | 2.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,276 | 78.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,739 | – |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Donald Gallienne | 13,404 | 52.94 |
| | Parti Québécois | Clément Godbout | 10,923 | 43.15 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Clément Légaré | 504 | 1.99 |
| | Union Nationale | Jacques Perron | 416 | 1.64 |
| | Communist | Gilles Verrier | 70 | 0.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,317 | 98.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 463 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,780 | 66.99 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,484 | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, 1972 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Donald Gallienne | 13,130 | 67.30 |
| | Parti Québécois | Charles Bégin | 6,380 | 32.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,510 | 97.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 473 | 2.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,383 | 74.95 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 26,663 | – |
1970 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | 7,839 | 45.86 |
| | Parti Québécois | Valmore Tremblay | 5,612 | 32.83 |
| | Union Nationale | Jean Dionne | 3,310 | 19.37 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Fernand Dickner | 331 | 1.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,092 | 98.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 335 | 1.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,427 | 80.70 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 21,594 | – |
1966 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | 6,673 | 47.77 |
| | RIN | Pierre Bourgault | 4,392 | 31.44 |
| | Union Nationale | André Haince | 2,709 | 19.39 |
| | Ralliement national | Jacques Brunet | 195 | 1.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,969 | 98.12 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 268 | 1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,237 | 75.46 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 18,867 | – |
1962 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | 7,345 | 59.84 |
| | Union Nationale | Roger Porlier | 4,929 | 40.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,274 | 98.78 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 152 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,426 | 79.19 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 15,692 | – |
1960 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri-Laurier Coiteux | 6,552 | 56.31 |
| | Union Nationale | Jack A. Hayden | 5,024 | 43.18 |
| | Independent UN | Ange Paradis | 60 | 0.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,636 | 98.61 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 164 | 1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,800 | 78.05 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 15,118 | – |