# Richelieu (provincial electoral district)

Richelieu (French: ) is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu and Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel.
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). Its final election was in 1936. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Richelieu-Verchères.
However, Richelieu-Verchères disappeared in the 1944 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Richelieu.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained territory from Nicolet-Yamaska and from Verchères electoral districts.
It is named after former French Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1869† | Joseph Beaudreau | Conservative |
| 1st | 1869–1871 | Pierre Gélinas | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Joseph Adolphe Dorion | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | Michel Mathieu | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1881 | Michel Mathieu | Conservative |
| 5th | 1881–1886 | Léon Leduc | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1892 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 8th | 1892–1897 | Louis Lacouture | Conservative |
| 9th | 1897–1900 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 10th | 1900–1904 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 11th | 1904–1908 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1912 | Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin | Liberal |
| 13th | 1912–1916 | Maurice-Louis Péloquin | Liberal |
| 14th | 1916–1919 | Maurice-Louis Péloquin | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Maurice-Louis Péloquin | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1927 | Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière | Liberal |
| 17th | 1927–1929 | Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière | Liberal |
| 17th | 1929–1931 | Avila Turcotte | Liberal |
| 18th | 1931–1935 | Avila Turcotte | Liberal |
| 19th | 1935–1936 | Avila Turcotte | Liberal |
| 20th | 1936–1939 | Avila Turcotte | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Richelieu-Verchères |||||
| Riding re-created from Richelieu-Verchères |||||
| 22nd | 1944–1948 | Joseph-Willie Robidoux | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1948–1952 | Bernard Gagné | Union Nationale |
| 24th | 1952–1956 | Gérard Cournoyer | Liberal |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Bernard Gagné | Union Nationale |
| 26th | 1960–1962 | Gérard Cournoyer | Liberal |
| 27th | 1962–1966 | Gérard Cournoyer | Liberal |
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Maurice Martel | Union Nationale |
| 29th | 1970–1973 | Claude Simard | Liberal |
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Claude Simard | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Maurice Martel | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Maurice Martel | Parti Québécois |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Albert Khelfa | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Albert Khelfa | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Sylvain Simard | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Sylvain Simard | Parti Québécois |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Sylvain Simard | Parti Québécois |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Sylvain Simard | Parti Québécois |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Sylvain Simard | Parti Québécois |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Élaine Zakaïb | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2014 | Élaine Zakaïb | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2015–2018 | Sylvain Rochon | Parti Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Jean-Bernard Émond | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Jean-Bernard Émond | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-Bernard Émond | | |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel Arpin | | |
| | Québec solidaire | David Dionne | | |
| | Conservative | Marie-Ève Dionne | | |
| | Liberal | Anthony Sauriol | | |
| | Climat Québec | Alejandra Velasquez | | – |
| | Démocratie directe | André Blanchette | | – |
| 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 | Jean-Bernard Émond | 15,258 | 49.79 | +17.3 |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Rochon | 7,062 | 23.05 | -12.94 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sophie Pagé Sabourin | 4,101 | 13.38 | +10.71 |
| | Liberal | Sophie Chevalier | 3,456 | 11.28 | -13.66 |
| | Green | Ksenia Svetoushkina | 402 | 1.31 | -0.43 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Corriveau | 364 | 1.19 | +0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,643 | 98.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 592 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,235 | 70.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 44,346 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +15.12 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Rochon | 7,294 | 35.99 | -3.03 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-Bernard Émond | 6,584 | 32.49 | +5.68 |
| | Liberal | Benoît Théroux | 5,054 | 24.94 | -0.71 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Ève Mathieu | 541 | 2.67 | -2.63 |
| | Green | Vincent Pouliot | 352 | 1.74 | +0.59 |
| | Option nationale | Sol Zanetti | 316 | 1.56 | +0.22 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Gaudreau | 95 | 0.47 | -0.25 |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Louis Chandonnet | 30 | 0.15 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,266 | 98.46 | +1.01 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 318 | 1.54 | -0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,584 | 46.41 | -23.17 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,356 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -4.35 |
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Élaine Zakaïb | 11,695 | 39.02 | -4.03 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Martin Baller | 8,036 | 26.81 | -5.52 |
| | Liberal | Alain Plante | 7,687 | 25.65 | +7.42 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Ève Mathieu | 1,589 | 5.30 | +2.08 |
| | Option nationale | Jean-François Tremblay | 403 | 1.34 | -1.82 |
| | Green | Claude Bourgault | 346 | 1.15 | – |
| | Conservative | Marc Gaudet | 215 | 0.72 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,971 | 97.45 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 785 | 2.55 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,756 | 69.58 | -8.11 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,201 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +0.75 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Élaine Zakaïb | 14,474 | 43.05 | -5.81 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-Bernard Émond | 10,873 | 32.34 | +19.58 |
| | Liberal | Alain Plante | 6,128 | 18.23 | -14.82 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Ève Mathieu | 1,084 | 3.22 | +0.50 |
| | Option nationale | Michaël Rocheleau | 1,065 | 3.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,624 | 98.16 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 629 | 1.84 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,253 | 77.69 | +15.94 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,088 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -12.69 |
^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.
vte2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Simard | 11,591 | 46.99 | +8.96 |
| | Liberal | Christian Cournoyer | 8,552 | 34.67 | +10.43 |
| | Action démocratique | Patrick Fournier | 3,126 | 12.67 | −18.70 |
| | Québec solidaire | Paul Martin | 705 | 2.86 | +0.27 |
| | Green | Patrick Lamothe | 693 | 2.81 | −0.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,667 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 554 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,221 | 61.75 | −13.36 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,842 | | |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −0.73 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
vte2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Simard | 11,411 | 38.03 | −8.33 |
| | Action démocratique | Philippe Rochat | 9,413 | 31.37 | +18.26 |
| | Liberal | Gilles Salvas | 7,275 | 24.24 | −13.89 |
| | Green | François Desmarais | 986 | 3.29 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Éric Noël | 778 | 2.59 | |
| | Independent | Normand Philibert | 145 | 0.48 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,008 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 389 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,397 | 75.11 | +2.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,468 | | |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −13.30 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
vte2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Simard | 13,286 | 46.36 | −9.95 |
| | Liberal | Benoît Lefebvre | 10,927 | 38.13 | +10.46 |
| | Action démocratique | Micheline Ulrich | 3,756 | 13.11 | −1.31 |
| | Bloc Pot | Marie-Hélène Charbonneau | 407 | 1.42 |
| | Independent | Nidal Joad | 109 | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Steve Ritter | 100 | 0.35 |
| | Christian Democracy | Florette Villemure Larochelle | 74 | 0.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,659 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,143 | 72.93 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,961 | |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −10.21 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
vte1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Simard | 17,745 | 56.31 | +1.22 |
| | Liberal | Gilles Ferlatte | 8,718 | 27.66 | −12.22 |
| | Action démocratique | Patrick Gauthier | 4,543 | 14.42 |
| | Independent | Michel Groleau | 261 | 0.83 | |
| | Socialist Democracy | Isabelle Latour | 246 | 0.78 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,513 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 689 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,202 | 80.99 | −2.24 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,762 | | |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +6.72 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 22,490 | 62.32 |
| | Non | 13,597 | 37.68 |
vte1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvain Simard | 17,186 | 55.09 | +12.84 |
| | Liberal | Albert Khelfa | 12,441 | 39.88 | −13.49 |
| | Independent | Marcel Cloutier | 1,570 | 5.03 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,197 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 1,003 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,200 | 83.23 | +3.42 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,688 | | |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 20,521 | 64.07 |
| | Oui | 11,510 | 35.93 |
vte1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Khelfa | 15,790 | 53.37 | +0.22 |
| | Parti Québécois | Guy Savard | 12,502 | 42.25 | −1.00 |
| | Independent | Rodrigue Lemoyne | 1,296 | 4.38 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,588 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 1,260 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,848 | 79.81 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,650 | | |
vte1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Khelfa | 16,373 | 53.14 | +13.01 |
| | Parti Québécois | Maurice Martel | 13,326 | 43.25 | −12.81 |
| | New Democratic | Guy Verville | 587 | 1.91 |
| | Independent | Michel Guilbault | 347 | 1.13 |
| | Christian Socialist | Diane Dufour | 105 | 0.34 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Jean-Paul Belley | 72 | 0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,810 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 585 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,395 | 81.90 | −3.95 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,335 |
vte1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Maurice Martel | 18,198 | 56.06 |
| | Liberal | Jean Frappier | 13,025 | 40.13 |
| | Union Nationale | Julien Cordeau | 1,037 | 3.19 | – |
| | Independent | Guy Mandeville | 77 | 0.24 | |
| | Workers Communist | Jean-Paul Cadorette | 72 | 0.22 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mario Bellavance | 50 | 0.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,459 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,787 | 85.85 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,189 | | |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 16,455 | 51.40 |
| | Oui | 15,559 | 48.60 |
vte1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Maurice Martel | 16,141 | 51.98 |
| | Liberal | Jean Cournoyer | 11,867 | 38.22 |
| | Union Nationale | Camille Vertefeuille | 2,189 | 7.05 | – |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Guy Guilbault | 854 | 2.75 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,051 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 399 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,450 | 90.28 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,835 | | |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Claude Simard | 15,198 | 55.21 |
| | Parti Québécois | Serge Lachapelle | 9,464 | 34.38 |
| | Parti créditiste | Édouard Frigon | 2,017 | 7.33 |
| | Union Nationale | A.-Yvon Lamy | 848 | 3.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,527 | 98.23 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 496 | 1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,023 | 87.23 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 32,124 |
1970 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Claude Simard | 12,047 | 42.01 |
| | Union Nationale | Maurice Martel | 9,819 | 34.24 |
| | Parti Québécois | Claude Rochon | 5,866 | 20.45 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Octave Grosariu | 947 | 3.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,679 | 98.42 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 461 | 1.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,140 | 89.02 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 32,736 |
1966 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Maurice Martel | 12,257 | 49.43 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 11,177 | 45.08 |
| | RIN | Normand Héon | 1,221 | 4.92 |
| | Ralliement national | Lorenzo Bonneau | 141 | 0.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,796 | 98.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 379 | 1.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,175 | 87.46 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 29,702 |
1962 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 10,598 | 55.61 |
| | Union Nationale | Bernard Gagné | 8,461 | 44.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,059 | 98.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 222 | 1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,281 | 90.11 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 21,396 |
1960 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 9,617 | 52.91 |
| | Union Nationale | Bernard Gagné | 8,472 | 46.61 |
| | Independent | Joseph-Alexandre-Hervé Larivère | 46 | 0.25 |
| | Independent | Guy Mandeville | 42 | 0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,177 | 98.99 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 185 | 1.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,362 | 88.91 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 20,652 |
1956 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Bernard Gagné | 9,552 | 54.28 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 7,962 | 45.24 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Gérard Labelle | 66 | 0.38 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Jean-Paul Lecavalier | 19 | 0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,599 | 99.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 172 | 0.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,771 | 89.78 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 19,794 |
1952 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 8,751 | 52.88 |
| | Union Nationale | Bernard Gagné | 7,797 | 47.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,548 | 98.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 181 | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,729 | 89.91 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 18,606 |
1948 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Bernard Gagné | 6,647 | 47.86 |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Willie Robidoux | 6,270 | 45.15 |
| | Union des électeurs | Roger Tardif | 970 | 6.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,887 | 99.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 132 | 0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,019 | 84.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 16,594 |
1944 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Willie Robidoux | 7,636 | 55.98 |
| | Union Nationale | Joseph-Honorius Michaud | 3,344 | 24.51 |
| | Bloc populaire | Théode Perron | 2,661 | 19.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,641 | 99.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 132 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,745 | 77.73 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 17,682 |