# Vachon (electoral district)

Vachon (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located within the city of Longueuil and includes most of the borough of Saint-Hubert.
It was created for the 1981 election from a part of Taillon electoral district and is named after early Quebec aviation pioneer Roméo Vachon, who worked at Trans-Canada Airlines; the district includes Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport.
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 |||||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | David Payne | Parti Québécois |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Christiane Pelchat | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Christiane Pelchat | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | David Payne | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | David Payne | Parti Québécois |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Camil Bouchard | Parti Québécois |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Camil Bouchard | Parti Québécois |
| 39th | 2008–2010 | Camil Bouchard | Parti Québécois |
| 39th | 2010–2012 | Martine Ouellet | Parti Québécois |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Martine Ouellet | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2017 | Martine Ouellet | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2017–2018 | Martine Ouellet | Independent |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Ian Lafrenière | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Ian Lafrenière | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Ian Lafrenière | 15,984 | 44.91 | |
| | Liberal | Yves Mbattang | 5,718 | 16.07 | |
| | Québec solidaire | Jean-Philippe Samson | 5,343 | 15.01 | |
| | Parti Québécois | Adam Wrzesien | 4,757 | 13.37 | |
| | Conservative | Martine Boucher | 3,166 | 8.90 | |
| | Green | Juan Carlos Nino Caita | 404 | 1.14 | – |
| | Climat Québec | Jean-Pierre Lacombe | 217 | 0.61 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,589 | 98.64 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 491 | 1.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,080 | 68.37 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 52,770 | – | – |
| Source(s) "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Ian Lafrenière | 15,625 | 43.61 | +18.33 |
| | Liberal | Linda Caron | 7,536 | 21.03 | -11.55 |
| | Parti Québécois | Patrick Ney | 6,106 | 17.04 | -16.02 |
| | Québec solidaire | André Vincent | 5,194 | 14.5 | +7.21 |
| | New Democratic | Ian Lecourtois | 453 | 1.26 | |
| | Conservative | Lise des Greniers | 436 | 1.22 | |
| | Bloc Pot | Hugo Bluntss | 278 | 0.78 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Stéphane Marginean | 200 | 0.56 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,828 | 98.15 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 676 | 1.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,504 | 70.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 51,519 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +14.94 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Martine Ouellet | 11,983 | 33.06 | -6.53 |
| Liberal | Michel Bienvenu | 11,809 | 32.58 | +11.37 |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Stephane Robichaud | 9,164 | 25.28 | -4.38 |
| Québec solidaire | Sebastien Robert | 2,644 | 7.29 | +2.24 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Martine Ouellet | 14,723 | 39.59 |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-François Roberge | 11,030 | 29.66 |
| Liberal | Linda Langlois Saulnier | 7,885 | 21.21 |
| Québec solidaire | Sebastien Robert | 1,878 | 5.05 |
vteQuebec provincial by-election, July 5, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Martine Ouellet | 7,863 | 59.15 | +10.51 |
| | Liberal | Simon-Pierre Diamond | 3,236 | 24.34 | −7.94 |
| | Action démocratique | Alain Dépatie | 879 | 6.61 | −7.06 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sébastien Robert | 727 | 5.47 | +3.23 |
| | Green | Yvon Rudolphe | 419 | 3.15 | −0.01 |
| | Independent | Denis Durand | 98 | 0.74 | −2.42 |
| | Independent | Régent Millette | 71 | 0.53 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,293 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,467 | 29.25 | −32.23 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,046 | | |
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Camil Bouchard | 13,312 | 48.64 | +13.76 |
| Liberal | Georges Painchaud | 8,835 | 32.28 | +7.59 |
| Action démocratique | Jean-François Denis | 3,742 | 13.67 | -20.53 |
| Green | Denis Durand | 866 | 3.16 | -0.79 |
| Québec solidaire | Vincent Lagacé | 613 | 2.24 | -0.04 |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Camil Bouchard | 11,560 | 34.88 | -5.57 |
| Action démocratique | Maro Akoury | 11,333 | 34.20 | +16.91 |
| Liberal | Brigitte Mercier | 8,184 | 24.69 | -15.08 |
| Green | Denis Durand | 1,309 | 3.95 | +2.33 |
| Québec solidaire | Richard St-Onge | 755 | 2.28 | +1.41 |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Camil Bouchard | 12,960 | 40.45 | -9.30 |
| Liberal | Brigitte Mercier | 12,741 | 39.77 | +5.36 |
| Action démocratique | Joëlle Lescop | 5,540 | 17.29 | +2.22 |
| Bloc Pot | Denis Durand | 519 | 1.62 | - |
| UFP | Richard St-Onge | 279 | 0.87 | +0.40 |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | David Payne | 16,993 | 49.75 | +0.89 |
| Liberal | Sophie Joncas | 11,755 | 34.41 | -3.45 |
| Action démocratique | Rose Paquet Cyr | 5,147 | 15.07 | +4.05 |
| Independent | Richard St-Onge | 161 | 0.47 | - |
| Innovator | André Plante | 103 | 0.30 | - |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 21,374 | 56.76 |
| | Non | 16,284 | 43.24 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | David Payne | 15,685 | 48.86 | +3.70 |
| Liberal | André Nadeau | 12,154 | 37.86 | -7.64 |
| Action démocratique | Alain Riendeau | 3,536 | 11.02 | - |
| Natural Law | Robert Turgeon | 300 | 0.93 | - |
| Economic | Denis Gagnon | 254 | 0.79 | - |
| Sovereignty | Guillaume Pereira | 170 | 0.53 | - |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 26,333 | 64.14 |
| | Oui | 14,721 | 35.86 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Christiane Pelchat | 15,468 | 45.50 | -3.97 |
| Parti Québécois | David Payne | 15,354 | 45.16 | -1.71 |
| Green | Yvon Rudolphe | 1,216 | 3.58 | - |
| Independent | Daniel Dufour | 979 | 2.88 | - |
| New Democrat | Réjean Benoit | 620 | 1.82 | -0.26 |
| Parti 51 | Paul Ducharme | 223 | 0.66 | - |
| United Social Credit | Yves Rioux | 138 | 0.41 | - |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Christiane Pelchat | 16,011 | 49.47 | +10.27 |
| Parti Québécois | David Payne | 15,169 | 46.87 | -10.98 |
| New Democrat | Michael Kakura Jr. | 673 | 2.08 | - |
| Parti indépendantiste | Daniel Courville | 511 | 1.58 | - |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | David Payne | 17,671 | 57.85 |
| Liberal | Jacques Roy | 11,972 | 39.20 |
| Union Nationale | Jean Paul Côté | 901 | 2.95 |