# Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles

Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles (formerly Charlesbourg and Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.

## Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northeast part of Quebec City, including the borough of Charlesbourg and the eastern portion of La Haute-Saint-Charles (Saint-Émile and Lac-Saint-Charles).
The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Beauport—Limoilou.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 95.3% White, 2.9% Indigenous, 1.8% Other Languages: 96.8% French, 1.1% English, 2.1% other Religions: 88.7% Christian, 0.8% Other, 10.5% none Median income: $32,861 (2010)
Average income: $36,940 (2010)

## History

Charlesbourg was created in 1976 from parts of Portneuf and Montmorency. It was renamed Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier in 2000 and abolished in 2003, at which point a new Charlesbourg riding was created. After the federal election in 2004, it was renamed Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles.
The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Charlesbourg Riding created from Portneuf and Montmorency |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Pierre Bussières | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Pierre Bussières | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Monique Tardif | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Monique Tardif | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jean-Marc Jacob | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Richard Marceau | Bloc Québécois |
| Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier |||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Richard Marceau | Bloc Québécois |
| Charlesbourg |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Richard Marceau | Bloc Québécois |
| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Daniel Petit | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Daniel Petit | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Anne-Marie Day | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Pierre Paul-Hus | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Pierre Paul-Hus | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Pierre Paul-Hus | Conservative |

## Election results
### Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles 2004 - present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 25,623 | 44.7 | +6.6 | $58,750.08 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marie-Christine Lamontagne | 14,237 | 24.8 | -2.4 | $11,815.04 |
| | Liberal | René-Paul Coly | 11,326 | 19.7 | -1.6 | $29,942.88 |
| | New Democratic | Michel Marc Lacroix | 3,446 | 6.0 | -1.7 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Wayne Cyr | 1,296 | 2.3 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Jacques Palardy-Dion | 972 | 1.7 | -1.8 | $524.90 |
| | Free | Daniel Pelletier | 449 | 0.8 | N/A | $389.30 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,349 | 98.1 | – | $114,717.37 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,136 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,485 | 68.7 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,183 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.5 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 26,759 | 45.02 |
| Bloc Québécois | 14,642 | 24.64 |
| Liberal | 11,681 | 19.65 |
| New Democratic | 3,516 | 5.92 |
| People's | 1,310 | 2.20 |
| Green | 994 | 1.67 |
| Others | 531 | 0.89 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 22,484 | 38.05 | -4.19 | $55,938.52 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Alain D'Eer | 16,053 | 27.16 | +14.84 | none listed |
| | Liberal | René-Paul Coly | 12,584 | 21.29 | -1.92 | $25,312.84 |
| | New Democratic | Guillaume Bourdeau | 4,554 | 7.71 | -12.36 | none listed |
| | Green | Samuel Moisan-Domm | 2,042 | 3.46 | +1.30 | $6,186.85 |
| | People's | Joey Pronovost | 1,379 | 2.33 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,096 | 97.91 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,264 | 2.09 | +0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,360 | 70.25 | +0.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,926 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.52 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 24,608 | 42.24 | +11.95 | $64,105.10 |
| | Liberal | Jean Côté | 13,525 | 23.22 | +16.69 | $19,339.48 |
| | New Democratic | Anne-Marie Day | 11,690 | 20.07 | -24.92 | $23,012.10 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Antoine Turmel | 7,177 | 12.32 | -3.96 | $16,642.76 |
| | Green | Nathalie Baudet | 1,256 | 2.16 | +0.6 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,256 | 98.54 | | $222,590.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 866 | 1.46 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,122 | 69.69 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,830 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +18.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 24,197 | 44.99 |
| Conservative | 16,288 | 30.29 |
| Bloc Québécois | 8,756 | 16.28 |
| Liberal | 3,512 | 6.53 |
| Green | 837 | 1.56 |
| Others | 189 | 0.35 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Anne-Marie Day | 24,131 | 45.0 | +31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Petit | 16,220 | 30.3 | -10.8 | |
| | Bloc Québécois | Félix Grenier | 8,732 | 16.3 | -12.9 | |
| | Liberal | Martine Gaudreault | 3,505 | 6.5 | -7.6 | |
| | Green | Simon Verret | 832 | 1.6 | -0.9 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Simon Cormier | 189 | 0.4 | - | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,609 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 801 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,410 | 66.2 | +2.5 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,140 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Daniel Petit | 20,566 | 41.14 | +0.1 | $40,863 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Denis Courteau | 14,602 | 29.21 | -9.1 | $58,190 |
| | Liberal | Denise Legros | 7,039 | 14.08 | +5.3 | $14,902 |
| | New Democratic | Anne-Marie Day | 6,542 | 13.08 | +6.9 | $3,986 |
| | Green | François Bédard | 1,231 | 2.46 | -0.1 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,980 | 100.0 | $85,288 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 811 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,791 | 63.66 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Daniel Petit | 20,406 | 41.0 | +26.3 | $53,716 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Richard Marceau | 19,034 | 38.3 | -9.8 | $63,223 |
| | Liberal | Valérie Giguère | 4,364 | 8.8 | -15.2 | $24,547 |
| | New Democratic | Isabelle Martineau | 3,084 | 6.2 | +2.9 | $0 |
| | Independent | Daniel Pelletier | 1,567 | 3.2 | – | $2,056 |
| | Green | Les Parsons | 1,262 | 2.5 | +0.1 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,717 | 100.0 | $78,519 |

### Charlesbourg 2003 - 2004

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Richard Marceau | 23,886 | 48.0 | +9.7 | $73,605 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Marie Laliberté | 11,911 | 24.0 | -12.9 | $60,346 |
| | Conservative | Bertrand Proulx | 7,306 | 14.7 | -6.4 | $8,784 |
| | New Democratic | François Villeneuve | 1,623 | 3.3 | +1.5 | $2,581 |
| | Green | Marilou Moisan-Domm | 1,188 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
| | Marijuana | Benjamin Kasapoglu | 376 | 0.8 | New | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,290 | 98.0 | – | $76,602 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 961 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,251 | 62.3 | -5.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,827 | – | – |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +11.3 |
| Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes. |||||||

### Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier 2000 - 2004

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Bloc Québécois | Richard Marceau | 21,867 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Thivierge | 21,045 | 36.9 |
| | Alliance | Gérard Latulippe | 8,801 | 15.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dann Murray | 3,256 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Samuel Moisan-Domm | 1,136 | 2.0 |
| | New Democratic | Françoise Dicaire | 1,000 | 1.8 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,105 | 97.3 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,747 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,852 | 68.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,361 | |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Charlesbourg 1979 - 2000

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Richard Marceau | 21,556 |
| Liberal | Jacques Portelance | 17,628 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dany Renauld | 13,811 |
| Reform | François Ruel | 1,135 |
| New Democratic | Jocelyn Tremblay | 963 |
| Natural Law | Michel Audy | 709 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 266 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Marc Jacob | 38,327 |
| Liberal | Michel Renaud | 15,084 |
| Progressive Conservative | Monique B. Tardif | 8,032 |
| Natural Law | Michel Audy | 1,743 |
| New Democratic | Gaston Juneau | 1,446 |
| Abolitionist | Nelson Lejeune | 323 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Monique B. Tardif | 35,549 |
| Liberal | Paul Vézina | 15,727 |
| New Democratic | Denis Courteau | 7,914 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Monique B. Tardif | 37,592 |
| Liberal | Pierre Bussieres | 22,637 |
| New Democratic | Etienne Tremblay | 7,301 |
| Rhinoceros | Jean Vadrouille Frenette | 2,557 |
| Parti nationaliste | Jean-Nil Jean | 1,088 |
| Social Credit | Robert Robichaud | 469 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Daniel St-Louis | 84 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre Bussieres | 42,569 |
| New Democratic | Etienne Tremblay | 7,388 |
| Progressive Conservative | Henri Casault | 4,128 |
| Rhinoceros | Denis Van Bernard | 3,066 |
| Social Credit | Claude L'Herault | 2,275 |
| Union populaire | Roch Gaudreau | 480 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre Bussieres | 40,796 |
| Social Credit | Louis Leclerc | 10,461 |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert B. Lafreniere | 5,860 |
| New Democratic | Jean Bernard Jobin | 3,784 |
| Union populaire | Henri Laberge | 948 |