# Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (French pronunciation:; formerly Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 97,492. It has the highest percentage of Catholics in Canada (97.1%, 2001 Census).

## Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Kamouraska, L'Islet, Montmagny and Rivière-du-Loup.
The neighbouring ridings are Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation
* Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.4% Indigenous
* Languages: 98.2% French
* Religions: 82.6% Christian (75.1% Catholic), 16.8% no religion
* Median income (2020): $38,000
* Average income (2020): $44,120

### Historical

    According to the 2006 Canadian census
* Ethnic groups: 98.9% White
* Languages: 98.9% French
* Religions: (2001) 97.1% Catholic, 1.8% no religion
* Average income: $22,026
The riding is the most Catholic riding in Canada. It is also the most French riding in Canada, by mother tongue, and spoken at home.

## History

The electoral district was created as "Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny" in 2003 55.5% from Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and 44.5% from Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.
Its name was changed after the 2004 election to "Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup". The district did not have any boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata. It gains the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques.

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | HQ city |
| Conservative | Association du Parti conservateur Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | Soledad Belley | 33 Saint-Elzéar Street | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Liberal | Association libérale fédérale de Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | Francis Lemieux | 260 Louise Avenue | Montmagny |
| New Democratic | NPD Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | Duncan Salvain | |

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Riding created from Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet and Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Paul Crête | Bloc Québécois |
| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Paul Crête | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2009 | Paul Crête | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2009–2011 | Bernard Généreux | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | François Lapointe | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Bernard Généreux | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Bernard Généreux | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Bernard Généreux | Conservative |

## Election results
### Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 25,691 | 44.88 |
| Bloc Québécois | 17,062 | 29.81 |
| Liberal | 10,906 | 19.05 |
| New Democratic | 1,933 | 3.38 |
| People's | 202 | 0.35 |
| Others | 1,445 | 2.52 |

### Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 24,118 | 50.46 | +8.80 | $57,587.54 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Simon Bérubé | 12,523 | 26.20 | -6.07 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | François Lapointe | 8,371 | 17.51 | +1.22 | $18,377.55 |
| | New Democratic | Sean English | 1,597 | 3.34 | -3.57 | $181.66 |
| | Free | Nancy Rochon | 919 | 1.92 | – | $806.33 |
| | Rhinoceros | Thibaud Mony | 269 | 0.56 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,797 | – | – | $110,137.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.86 | -4.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,533 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 20,989 | 41.65 | +11.66 | $60,089.97 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 16,261 | 32.27 | +16.15 | $19,069.27 |
| | Liberal | Aladin Legault d'Auteuil | 8,210 | 16.29 | -12.14 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Hugo Latulippe | 3,481 | 6.91 | -17.29 | none listed |
| | Green | Denis Ducharme | 1,030 | 2.04 | +0.37 | none listed |
| | People's | Serge Haché | 417 | 0.83 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,388 | 98.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 976 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,364 | 65.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,461 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 14,274 | 28.99 | -7.35 | $77,412.02 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Josée Normand | 14,002 | 28.43 | +22.66 | $14,137.69 |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 11,918 | 24.20 | -12.16 | $42,243.41 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 7,939 | 16.12 | -3.97 | $23,835.49 |
| | Green | Chantal Breton | 823 | 1.67 | +0.22 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Bien Gras Gagné | 287 | 0.58 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,243 | 100.0 | | $212,861.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 777 | 1.50 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,020 | 63.72 | +2.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,489 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +4.81 |
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
There were no boundary changes for the 2015 Canadian federal election.

### Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, 2003 representation order

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 17,285 | 36.36 | +31.58 | $1,995.19 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 17,276 | 36.34 | -6.33 | $79,493.77 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Arsenault | 9,550 | 20.09 | -17.58 | $66,461.89 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Caddell | 2,743 | 5.77 | -7.55 | $11,840.48 |
| | Green | Lynette Tremblay | 691 | 1.45 | -0.21 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,545 | 100.0 | | $87,227.52 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 677 | 1.40 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,222 | 61.06 | +24.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,969 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.96 |
| This vote was subject to mandatory judicial recount due to the margin of win being less than 1/1000 of the total votes. The validated results resulted in Lapointe's victory by a margin of 5 votes. After the recount by a judge, M. Lapointe was confirmed the winner on 13 May 2011, this time by a margin of 9 votes. Changes are based on results from the 2009 by-election. |||||||
| Sources: |||||||
Canadian federal by-election, November 9, 2009 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 12,162 | 42.67 | +12.03 | $85,278.26 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nancy Gagnon | 10,737 | 37.67 | -8.36 | $74,821.57 |
| | Liberal | Marcel Catellier | 3,768 | 13.22 | -2.13 | $28,252.66 |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 1,363 | 4.78 | -0.67 | $24,823.51 |
| | Green | Charles Marois | 472 | 1.66 | -0.54 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,502 | 100.0 | | $86,257 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 264 | 0.92 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,766 | 36.93 | -20.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,877 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +10.20 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Paul Crête |||||||
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Paul Crête | 24,117 | 52.44 | -4.69 | $62,315.33 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Nadeau | 11,529 | 25.07 | +15.96 | $2,633.47 |
| | Liberal | Lise M. Vachon | 6,466 | 14.06 | -15.54 | $26,095.93 |
| | New Democratic | Myriam Leblanc | 2,107 | 4.58 | +2.61 | $1,394.64 |
| | Green | Serge Lemay | 1,768 | 3.84 | +1.67 | $151.25 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,987 | 100.0 | | $79,280 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 672 | 1.44 | -0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,659 | 59.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,382 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -10.32 |

### Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny, 2003 representation order

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Paul Crête | 25,327 | 57.13 | +8.21 | $58,665.91 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Mignault | 13,124 | 29.60 | -9.91 | $50,107.79 |
| | Conservative | Marc-André Drolet | 4,040 | 9.11 | -1.17 | $11,331.38 |
| | Green | André Clermont | 962 | 2.17 | – | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Frédérick Garon | 876 | 1.97 | +0.91 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,329 | 100.0 | | $77,868 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 877 | 1.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,206 | 57.61 | -0.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,473 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | Swing | +9.06 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 21,530 | 48.92 |
| Liberal | 17,390 | 39.51 |
| Alliance | 2,855 | 6.49 |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,667 | 3.79 |
| New Democratic | 468 | 1.06 |
| Others | 103 | 0.23 |