# Laporte (electoral district)

Laporte (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.
It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly.
It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970.
In the change from the 2011 to the 2017 electoral map, it will gain the area around the Champlain Mall from the riding of La Pinière.

## Geography

The riding currently includes:
* The entire City of Saint-Lambert
* The following areas of the City of Longueuil:
** Borough of Greenfield Park,
** LeMoyne district of the Borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil,
** Laflèche district of the Borough of Saint-Hubert
* The north-west areas of Brossard
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

## Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the National Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Taillon and Chambly |||||
| 30th | 1973–1976 | André Déom | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Pierre Marois | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | André Bourbeau | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | André Bourbeau | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | André Bourbeau | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | André Bourbeau | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | André Bourbeau | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Michel Audet | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Nicole Ménard | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Isabelle Poulet | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Isabelle Poulet | 10,361 | 30.76 | +2.20 |
| | Liberal | Mathieu Gratton | 9,707 | 28.82 | -6.80 |
| | Québec solidaire | Claude Lefrançois | 5,968 | 17.72 | +0.62 |
| | Parti Québécois | Soledad Orihuela-Bouchard | 4,108 | 12.19 | -1.03 |
| | Conservative | Evelyne Latreille | 2,488 | 7.39 | +6.03 |
| | Green | Jean-Philippe Charest | 497 | 1.48 | -1.31 |
| | Canadian | Herby Fremont | 445 | 1.32 | |
| | Climat Québec | Ian Parent | 113 | 0.34 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,687 | 98.84 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 394 | 1.16 | -0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,081 | 64.04 | -2.25 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 53,217 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.50 |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicole Ménard | 12,514 | 35.61 | -12.04 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jacinthe-Eve Arel | 10,035 | 28.56 | +10.71 |
| | Québec solidaire | Claude Lefrançois | 6,007 | 17.10 | +9.47 |
| | Parti Québécois | Annie Lessard | 4,647 | 13.22 | -10.90 |
| | Green | Sabrina Huet-Côté | 980 | 2.79 | +1.06 |
| | New Democratic | Marc André Audet | 480 | 1.37 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Therrien | 475 | 1.35 | +0.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,138 | 98.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 540 | 1.51 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,678 | 66.29 | -6.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,823 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.38 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicole Ménard | 12,827 | 37.19 | -11.78 |
| | Parti Québécois | Simon Bélanger | 10,752 | 31.18 | -2.33 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Donald LeBlanc | 8,023 | 23.26 | +13.82* |
| | Québec solidaire | Michèle St-Denis | 2,043 | 5.92 | +2.28 |
| | Option nationale | Linda Dupuis | 550 | 1.59 | – |
| | Conservative | Camil Lambert | 291 | 0.84 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,486 | 98.74 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 440 | 1.26 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,926 | 76.33 | +18.28 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,754 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicole Ménard | 12,823 | 48.97 | +8.00 |
| | Parti Québécois | Robert Pellan | 8,765 | 33.51 | +8.35 |
| | Action démocratique | Alain Dépatie | 2,472 | 9.44 | -14.37 |
| | Green | Richard Morisset | 1,162 | 4.44 | -1.74 |
| | Québec solidaire | Michèle St-Denis | 954 | 3.64 | -0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,186 | 98.54 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 387 | 1.46 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,573 | 58.05 | -12.87 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,776 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicole Ménard | 13,249 | 40.97 | -14.25 |
| | Parti Québécois | Robert Pellan | 8,137 | 25.16 | -4.94 |
| | Action démocratique | Michel Beaudoin | 7,699 | 23.81 | +12.32 |
| | Green | Richard Morisset | 1,998 | 6.18 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Michèle St-Denis | 1,256 | 3.88 | +2.43* |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,339 | 99.02 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 320 | 0.98 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,659 | 70.92 | -0.88 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,048 | – | – |
* Result compared to UFP
2003 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Michel Audet | 18,673 | 55.22 | +2.37 |
| Parti Québécois | Clément Arcand | 10,178 | 30.10 | -5.59 |
| Action démocratique | Judy Fay | 3,885 | 11.49 | +2.23 |
| UFP | Christian Montmarquette | 489 | 1.45 | – |
| Bloc Pot | Patrick Fiset | 487 | 1.44 | – |
| Equality | Mary Bevan Ouellette | 106 | 0.31 | -0.20 |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | No | 25,140 | 59,03 |
| | Yes | 17,447 | 40.97 |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | No | 20,692 | 50.76 |
| | Yes | 20,072 | 49.24 |