# Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel

Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (French pronunciation:; formerly Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

## Geography

The riding, along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the city of Trois-Rivières, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie.
The riding consists of:
* the Regional County Municipality of Pierre-De Saurel (formerly Le Bas-Richelieu)
* the Regional County Municipality of Nicolet-Yamaska, including Odanak Indian reserve No. 12; and
* the Regional County Municipality of Bécancour, including Wôlinak Indian reserve No. 11.
The neighbouring ridings are Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richmond—Arthabaska, Drummond, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, Berthier—Maskinongé, Trois-Rivières, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 2.1% Indigenous
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.0% English
Religions: 75.9% Christian (70.3% Catholic, 5.6% Other), 23.6% None
Median income: $38,000 (2020)
Average income: $45,320 (2020)

## History

It was created as "Richelieu" riding in 1968 from parts of Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères ridings.
It was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" in 1998.
In 2003, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour was abolished when it was redistributed into a new "Richelieu" riding, which incorporated parts of Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. Richelieu was renamed "Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour" after the 2004 election.
Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution the riding retained its boundaries but was renamed Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel.
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding will continue to retain its boundaries, but will be renamed Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Richelieu Riding created from Nicolet—Yamaska and Richelieu—Verchères |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Florian Côté | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Florian Côté | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Florian Côté | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Jean-Louis Leduc | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Jean-Louis Leduc | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Louis Plamondon | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1990 | Louis Plamondon | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1990–1990 | Louis Plamondon | Independent |
| 34th | 1990–1993 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| Richelieu |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2018 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2018 | Louis Plamondon | Groupe parlementaire québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2019 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 27,403 | 54.81 | -1.85 | $65,506.85 |
| | Liberal | Nathalie Rochefort | 8,451 | 16.90 | -0.93 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Yanick Caisse | 8,404 | 16.81 | +0.69 | $0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Catherine Gauvin | 2,531 | 5.06 | -0.16 | $24.38 |
| | People's | Eric Pettersen | 1,224 | 2.45 | +1.51 | $814.69 |
| | Free | André Blanchette | 1,215 | 2.43 | – | $635.50 |
| | Green | David Turcotte | 770 | 1.54 | -1.70 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,998 | – | – | $110,921.16 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.15 | -5.15 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,444 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -0.46 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 29,653 | 56.66 | +16.68 | $45,011.99 |
| | Liberal | Nathalie Rochefort | 9,332 | 17.83 | -6.43 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Pierre-André Émond | 8,434 | 16.11 | +4.7 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Carole Lennard | 2,732 | 5.22 | -16.87 | $0.10 |
| | Green | David Turcotte | 1,697 | 3.24 | +0.98 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Richard Synnott | 489 | 0.93 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,337 | 98.05 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,042 | 1.95 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,379 | 67.30 | -0.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,314 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +11.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel retained the same boundaries as its predecessor, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, for the 42nd Canadian federal election:
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 20,871 | 39.98 | +1.68 | $130,287.00 |
| | Liberal | Claude Carpentier | 12,666 | 24.26 | +14.16 | $24,296.48 |
| | New Democratic | Nicholas Tabah | 11,531 | 22.09 | -13.51 | $78,226.90 |
| | Conservative | Yves Laberge | 5,955 | 11.41 | -1.62 | $1,826.37 |
| | Green | Corina Bastiani | 1,182 | 2.26 | -0.71 | $3,552.67 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,205 | 100.0 | | $213,094.70 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 958 | 1.80 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,163 | 67.63 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,607 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +7.60 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 2003 representation order

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 19,046 | 38.30 | −16.37 | $78,417.55 |
| | New Democratic | Krista Lalonde | 17,705 | 35.60 | +27.43 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Charles Cartier | 6,478 | 13.03 | −5.12 | $21,283.89 |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Blais | 5,024 | 10.10 | −6.18 | $33,774.36 |
| | Green | Anne-Marie Tanguay | 1,479 | 2.97 | +0.25 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,732 | 100.0 | | $86,248.62 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 1,058 | 2.08 | +0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,790 | 65.71 | +0.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,290 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −21.90 |
| Sources: |||||||
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 26,821 | 54.67 | −1.25 | $81,799.37 |
| | Conservative | Réjean Bériault | 8,904 | 18.15 | −5.21 | $36,546.14 |
| | Liberal | Ghislaine Cournoyer | 7,987 | 16.28 | +3.30 | $12,932.15 |
| | New Democratic | Nourredine Seddiki | 4,010 | 8.17 | +3.64 | $3,019.73 |
| | Green | Rebecca Laplante | 1,334 | 2.72 | −0.50 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,056 | 100.0 | | $83,078 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 918 | 1.84 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,974 | 65.45 | −1.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,352 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +1.98 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 27,742 | 55.92 | −8.75 | $58,032.63 |
| | Conservative | Marie-Ève Hélie-Lambert | 11,588 | 23.36 | +15.71 | $29,709.34 |
| | Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 6,438 | 12.98 | −9.70 | $49,695.62 |
| | New Democratic | Marie-Claude Roberge Cartier | 2,248 | 4.53 | +2.44 | none listed |
| | Green | Louis Lacroix | 1,595 | 3.22 | +1.50 | $115.96 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,611 | 100.00 | | $77,549 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 877 | 1.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,488 | 66.86 | +0.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,514 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −12.23 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### Richelieu, 2003 representation order

vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 31,497 | 64.67 | +8.50 | $62,831.92 |
| | Liberal | Ghislaine Provencher | 11,045 | 22.68 | −8.83 | $57,727.26 |
| | Conservative | Daniel A. Proulx | 3,726 | 7.65 | −1.80 | $4,855.32 |
| | New Democratic | Charles Bussières | 1,017 | 2.09 | +1.09 | none listed |
| | Green | Jean-Pierre Bonenfant | 839 | 1.72 | – | $475.00 |
| | Marijuana | Daniel Blackburn | 580 | 1.19 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,704 | 100.00 | | $76,377 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 1,308 | 2.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,012 | 66.06 | +1.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 75,702 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative totals from 2000. |||||||
| | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | Swing | +8.66 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 26,898 | 56.17 |
| Liberal | 15,089 | 31.51 |
| Alliance | 2,289 | 4.78 |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,233 | 4.67 |
| Others | 896 | 1.87 |
| New Democratic | 479 | 1.00 |

### Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, 1996 representation order

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 25,266 | 56.92 | +2.12 | $58,797 |
| | Liberal | Roland Paradis | 13,781 | 31.04 | +2.13 | $50,880 |
| | Alliance | Frédéric Lajoie | 2,078 | 4.68 | | $882 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Rousseau | 1,944 | 4.38 | −9.78 | $129 |
| | Marijuana | Black D. Blackburn | 901 | 2.03 | – | $9 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Dorion | 421 | 0.95 | −1.18 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,391 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,229 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,620 | 67.27 | −8.80 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 67,815 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### Richelieu, 1996 representation order

vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 26,421 | 54.80 | | $59,298 |
| | Liberal | Jocelyn Paul | 13,941 | 28.91 | – | $41,680 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Schelling | 6,827 | 14.16 | | $1,580 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvain Pelletier | 1,028 | 2.13 | | $560 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,217 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,418 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,635 | 76.07 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 66,566 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. |||||||

### Richelieu, 1968–1996

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Plamondon | 31,558 | 66.52 | | $44,261 |
| | Liberal | Michel Biron | 10,933 | 23.05 | +3.78 | $46,920 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorraine Frappier | 4,455 | 9.39 | −59.52 | $44,361 |
| | New Democratic | Carl Ethier | 337 | 0.71 | −6.06 | $0 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Paulo da Silva | 157 | 0.33 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,440 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,878 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,318 | 81.73 | +1.89 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 60,340 |
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. |||||||
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Louis Plamondon | 32,104 | 68.91 | | $40,540 |
| | Liberal | Yvon Hébert | 8,979 | 19.27 | – | $17,953 |
| | New Democratic | Gaston Dupuis | 3,154 | 6.77 | | $0 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Lacoste | 1,896 | 4.07 | – | $133 |
| | Rhinoceros | Paul Poison Hevey | 457 | 0.98 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,590 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 869 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,459 | 79.84 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 59,440 |
| Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988. |||||||
vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Louis Plamondon | 28,747 | 59.22 | +39.25 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 14,933 | 30.76 | −37.39 |
| | New Democratic | Gaston Dupuis | 2,174 | 4.48 | −2.96 |
| | Parti nationaliste | Guy Vachon | 1,463 | 3.01 | - |
| | Rhinoceros | Yves Pi-oui Banville | 945 | 1.95 | −1.02 |
| | Social Credit | Rénald Bibeau | 202 | 0.42 | - |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Yves Julien | 76 | 0.16 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,540 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 661 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,201 | 81.64 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 60,264 |
| Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984. |||||||
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 27,886 | 68.15 | +12.29 |
| Progressive Conservative | Daniel Rock | 8,155 | 19.97 | -4.92 |
| New Democratic | Julian Heller | 3,004 | 7.34 | +4.02 |
| Rhinoceros | Hélène Moreau | 1,215 | 2.97 | +0.67 |
| Independent | Jean-Paul Cadorette | 268 | 0.65 | Ø |
| Union populaire | Rolland Cousineau | 265 | 0.65 | +0.17 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Mario Bellavance | 124 | 0.30 | -0.02 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jean-Louis Leduc | 25,264 | 55.86 | -3.12 |
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Gervais | 11,258 | 24.89 | -9.28 |
| Social Credit | André Hébert | 5,798 | 12.82 | Ø |
| New Democratic | Madeleine Martel | 1,500 | 3.32 | -1.44 |
| Rhinoceros | Jean-Serge Baribeau | 1,041 | 2.30 | Ø |
| Union populaire | Rolland Cousineau | 218 | 0.48 | Ø |
| Marxist–Leninist | Mario Bellavance | 145 | 0.32 | -1.77 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 20,801 | 58.98 | +10.64 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Biron | 12,052 | 34.17 | +8.81 |
| New Democratic | Hans-G. Zimmermann | 1,679 | 4.76 | +1.53 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert Bibeau | 737 | 2.09 | Ø |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 18,087 | 48.34 | -0.42 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Ménard | 9,487 | 25.36 | -14.25 |
| Social Credit | Guy Dufour | 8,340 | 22.30 | Ø |
| New Democratic | René Bélanger | 1,209 | 3.23 | -0.9 |
| Independent | Guy Mandeville | 292 | 0.78 | Ø |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Florian Coté | 15,350 | 48.76 | Ø |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Gagné | 12,470 | 39.61 | Ø |
| Ralliement créditiste | Armand Preston | 1,966 | 6.25 | Ø |
| New Democratic | Lise Proulx-Morgan | 1,300 | 4.13 | Ø |
| Independent | Joffre Ritter | 395 | 1.25 | Ø |