# Saint-François (electoral district)

Saint-François (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Sherbrooke as well as the municipalities of Coaticook and Compton.
It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Compton, Richmond and Sherbrooke electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained territory from Orford and Mégantic-Compton electoral districts, and also gained the Brompton borough of Sherbrooke from Johnson electoral district.

## Geography

The Saint-François electoral district covers the following territory:
* Barnston-Ouest
* Coaticook
* Compton
* Dixville
* East Hereford
* Hatley
* Martinville
* Sherbrooke - the boroughs of Brompton, Fleurimont, and Lennoxville
* Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton
* Saint-Herménégilde
* Saint-Malo
* Saint-Venant-de-Paquette
* Stanstead-Est
* Waterville

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Compton, Richmond and Sherbrooke |||||
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Gérard Déziel | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Réal Rancourt | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Réal Rancourt | Parti Québécois |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Réjean Hébert | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Guy Hardy | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Geneviève Hébert | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Geneviève Hébert | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Geneviève Hébert | 17,280 | 42.43 | +7.70 |
| | Québec solidaire | Mélissa Généreux | 11,491 | 28.21 | +5.53 |
| | Conservative | Dany Bernier | 4,483 | 11.01 | – |
| | Parti Québécois | Sylvie Tanguay | 3,712 | 9.11 | -7.08 |
| | Liberal | Claude Charron | 3,220 | 7.91 | -15.39 |
| | Canadian | Colleen McInerney | 285 | 0.70 | – |
| | Climat Québec | Olivier Dion | 257 | 0.63 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,728 | 98.63 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 566 | 1.37 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,294 | 69.45 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 59,460 |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Geneviève Hébert | 13,524 | 34.73 | +17.64 |
| | Liberal | Charles Poulin | 9,074 | 23.30 | -15.23 |
| | Québec solidaire | Kévin Côté | 8,833 | 22.68 | +14.57 |
| | Parti Québécois | Solange Masson | 6,304 | 16.19 | -16.72 |
| | Green | Mathieu Morin | 691 | 1.77 | +0.53 |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Cyrille Mc Elreavy | 514 | 1.32 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,940 | 98.29 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 677 | 1.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,617 | 69.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 57,290 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.44 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Guy Hardy | 14,899 | 38.53 |
| | Parti Québécois | Réjean Hébert | 12,725 | 32.91 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Gaston Stratford | 6,607 | 17.09 |
| | Québec solidaire | André Poulin | 3,136 | 8.11 |
| | Green | Vincent J. Carbonneau | 478 | 1.24 |
| | Bloc Pot | Philippe Lafrance | 292 | 0.76 |
| | Option nationale | Étienne Boudou-Laforce | 265 | 0.69 |
| | Conservative | Marcel Collette | 181 | 0.47 |
| | Unité Nationale | Lionel Lambert | 82 | 0.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,665 | 98.52 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 581 | 1.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,246 | 70.15 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,945 | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Réjean Hébert | 15,303 | 36.34 | -5.70 |
| | Liberal | Nathalie Goguen | 15,238 | 36.18 | -9.29 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Giroux | 7,607 | 18.06 | +9.20 |
| | Québec solidaire | André Poulin | 2,103 | 4.99 | +2.27 |
| | Option nationale | Gaby Machabée | 932 | 2.21 | |
| | Green | Lindsay-Jane Gowman | 809 | 1.92 | +1.64 |
| | Unité Nationale | Lionel Lambert | 124 | 0.29 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,116 | 98.64 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 581 | 1.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,697 | 77.25 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,274 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +1.80 |
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 13,327 | 46.96 | +9.10 |
| Parti Québécois | Réjean Hébert | 11,845 | 41.74 | +12.16 |
| Action démocratique | Vincent Marmion | 2,230 | 7.86 | -15.99 |
| Québec solidaire | Sandy Tremblay | 769 | 2.71 | -0.65 |
| Independent | François Mailly | 210 | 0.74 | |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 12,528 | 37.86 | |
| Parti Québécois | Mariette Fugère | 9,788 | 29.58 | |
| Action démocratique | François Rioux | 7,892 | 23.85 | |
| Green | Anick Proulx | 1,772 | 5.35 | – |
| Québec solidaire | Suzanne Thériault | 1,111 | 3.36 | |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 16,562 | 52.32 |
| | Parti Québécois | Guillaume Breault-Duncan | 9,926 | 31.36 |
| | Action démocratique | Michel-André Samson | 4,541 | 14.35 |
| | UFP | Suzanne Thériault | 314 | 0.99 |
| | Bloc Pot | François Boudreau | 310 | 0.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,653 | 98.93 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 342 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,995 | 71.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,641 | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 16,908 | 51.00 |
| | Parti Québécois | Frédéric Dubé | 13,229 | 39.90 |
| | Action démocratique | Suzie Larouche | 2,575 | 7.77 |
| | Socialist Democracy | Patrick Jasmin | 296 | 0.89 |
| | Natural Law | Daniel Jolicoeur | 106 | 0.32 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 42 | 0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,156 | 99.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 301 | 0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,457 | 79.60 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 342,031 | – |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 19,314 | 50.16 |
| | Non | 19,193 | 49.84 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 15,861 | 49.48 |
| | Parti Québécois | René Turcotte | 13,245 | 41.32 |
| | Action démocratique | Alain Boulanger | 2,422 | 7.56 |
| | Natural Law | Eric E. Simon | 294 | 0.76 |
| | Equality | Murray D. Powell | 236 | 0.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,058 | 97.89 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 692 | 2.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,750 | 82.20 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,844 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 18,920 | 57.02 |
| | Oui | 14,260 | 42.98 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 14,961 | 51.97 |
| | Parti Québécois | Réal Rancourt | 10,492 | 36.45 |
| | Unity | Richard Evans | 1,881 | 6.53 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Julian | 884 | 3.07 |
| | Parti 51 | France Bougie | 568 | 1.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,786 | 96.32 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,099 | 3.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,885 | 74.98 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,856 | – |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 15,571 | 53.85 |
| | Parti Québécois | Réal Rancourt | 11,960 | 41.37 |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Johnson | 1,220 | 4.22 |
| | Christian Socialism | Élise Bérubé | 162 | 0.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,913 | 98.09 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 563 | 1.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,476 | 74.25 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,700 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Réal Rancourt | 15,990 | 52.08 |
| | Liberal | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 13,866 | 45.16 |
| | Union Nationale | Rolland Boisseau | 722 | 2.35 |
| | Communist | Yves Lawler | 124 | 0.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,702 | 98.93 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 331 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,033 | 82.77 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 37,491 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 17,377 | 58.14 |
| | Oui | 12,513 | 41.86 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Réal Rancourt | 11,115 | 41.60 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Déziel | 7,492 | 28.04 |
| | Union Nationale | Michel Laflamme | 6,114 | 22.89 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Adélard Larose | 1,996 | 7.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,717 | 97.95 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 560 | 2.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,277 | 84.96 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 32,104 | – |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Déziel | 12,519 | 53.38 |
| | Parti Québécois | Robert Sabourin | 6,840 | 29,17 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Léo Leboeuf | 2,885 | 12.30 |
| | Union Nationale | Yves Dubreuil | 1,208 | 5.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,452 | 98.43 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 374 | 1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,826 | 80.26 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 29,687 | – |