# Chapleau (provincial electoral district)

Chapleau (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located within the city of Gatineau.
It was created for the 1981 election from a part of Papineau electoral district.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory shifted slightly to the west. It gained territory west of Autoroute 50 from Gatineau electoral district, but lost some of its easternmost territory to Papineau electoral district.
It is named after former Quebec Premier Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau who was in power from 1879 to 1882.
For its first four decades, the riding was a Liberal stronghold. Located in the strongly federalist Outaouais region of West Quebec, the riding has many immigrants, federal public servants, and bilingual households, which are all demographic groups that tilt heavily towards the Liberals during provincial elections. More than 70% of the riding voted against sovereignty during the 1995 referendum.
The riding fell out of Liberal hands for the first time in 2018, when the Coalition Avenir Québec seized it en route to taking government.

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Papineau |||||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | John Kehoe | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | John Kehoe | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | John Kehoe | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Claire Vaive | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Benoît Pelletier | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Benoît Pelletier | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Benoît Pelletier | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Marc Carrière | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Marc Carrière | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Marc Carrière | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Mathieu Lévesque | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Mathieu Lévesque | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mathieu Lévesque | 16,363 | 52.30 | +11.88 |
| | Liberal | Assumpta Ndengeyingoma | 4,259 | 13.61 | -18.96 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sabrina Labrecque-Boivin | 4,129 | 13.20 | -2.66 |
| | Conservative | Matthieu Kadri | 3,161 | 10.10 | +8.56 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marisa Gutierrez | 3,033 | 9.70 | +0.65 |
| | Climat Québec | Anne-Marie Meunier | 267 | 0.85 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 72 | 0.23 | -0.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,284 | 98.79 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 383 | 1.21 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,667 | 58.78 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 53,875 |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mathieu Lévesque | 13,057 | 40.42 | +25.68 |
| | Liberal | Marc Carrière | 10,520 | 32.57 | -25.26 |
| | Québec solidaire | Alexandre Albert | 5,122 | 15.86 | +10 |
| | Parti Québécois | Blake Ippersiel | 2,922 | 9.05 | -9.43 |
| | Conservative | Rowen Tanguay | 497 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Françoise Roy | 182 | 0.56 | +0.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,300 | 98.30 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 557 | 1.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,857 | 59.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 54,962 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +25.47 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marc Carrière | 19,697 | 57.83 | +15.70 |
| | Parti Québécois | Yves Morin | 6,295 | 18.48 | –7.53 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Carl Pelletier | 5,022 | 14.74 | -8.56 |
| | Québec solidaire | Laura Avalos | 1,996 | 5.86 | +0.94 |
| | Green | Roger Fleury | 693 | 2.03 | –0.17 |
| | Option nationale | Philippe Boily | 256 | 0.75 | -0.45 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 101 | 0.30 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,060 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 456 | 1.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,516 | 62.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 54,814 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.16 |
| Source: Élections Québec |||||||
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marc Carrière | 14,812 | 42.13 | -12.58 |
| | Parti Québécois | Yves Morin | 9,146 | 26.01 | +0.32 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Luc Angers | 8,191 | 23.30 | +10.79 |
| | Québec solidaire | Benoit Renaud | 1,731 | 4.92 | +2.53 |
| | Green | Roger Fleury | 774 | 2.20 | –1.84 |
| | Option nationale | Eid Harb | 421 | 1.20 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 86 | 0.24 | +0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,161 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 387 | 1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,548 | 65.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 54,425 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.45 |
| Change for Coalition Avenir Québec is compared to Action démocratique |||||||
| Source: Élections Québec |||||||
2008 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Marc Carrière | 13,968 | 54.71 | +9.68 |
| Parti Québécois | Yves Morin | 6,560 | 25.69 | +3.65 |
| Action démocratique | Gilles Taillon | 3,194 | 12.51 | -12.41 |
| Green | Roger Fleury | 1,032 | 4.04 | -1.38 |
| Québec solidaire | Benoit Renaud | 609 | 2.39 | ±0.00 |
| Independent | Michel Soucy | 118 | 0.46 | - |
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 51 | 0.20 | ±0.00 |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benoît Pelletier | 14,581 | 45.03 | -17.36 |
| | Action démocratique | Jocelyn Dumais | 8,071 | 24.92 | +11.80 |
| | Parti Québécois | Edith Gendron | 7,137 | 22.04 | +0.40 |
| | Green | Roger Fleury | 1,755 | 5.42 | - |
| | Québec solidaire | Jennifer Jean-Brice Vales | 774 | 2.39 | +1.29* |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 65 | 0.20 | -0.21 |
| * Increase is from UFP |||||||
2003 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Benoît Pelletier | 18,774 | 62.39 | +3.17 |
| Parti Québécois | Sylvie Simard | 6,512 | 21.64 | -9.08 |
| Action démocratique | Berthe Miron | 3,949 | 13.12 | +4.30 |
| Bloc Pot | Daniel Leblanc-Poirier | 402 | 1.34 | - |
| UFP | Jean Marois | 331 | 1.10 | - |
| Marxist–Leninist | Gabriel Girard-Bernier | 122 | 0.41 | +0.27 |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Benoît Pelletier | 24,228 | 59,22 | -4.07 |
| Parti Québécois | Claude Hallé | 12,600 | 30.72 | -0.86 |
| Action démocratique | Serge Charette | 3,617 | 8.82 | - |
| Socialist Democracy | Julie Lavoie | 281 | 0.69 | -1.78 |
| Natural Law | Jean-Claude Pommet | 167 | 0.41 | -0.15 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Kim Roberge | 59 | 0.14 | - |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 37,788 | 72.47 |
| | Oui | 14,354 | 27.53 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Claire Vaive | 25,181 | 63.29 | +8.05 |
| Parti Québécois | Jocelyne Gadbois | 12,563 | 31.58 | -13.18 |
| New Democrat | Steve Fortin | 984 | 2.47 | - |
| Lemon | Alain Lafortune | 618 | 1.55 | - |
| Natural Law | Marie-Thérèse Nault | 222 | 0.56 | - |
| Independent | Jean-Pierre Winter | 219 | 0.55 | - |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 23,968 | 58.29 |
| | Non | 17,153 | 41.71 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John J. Kehoe | 15,569 | 55.24 | -5.25 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean Alfred | 12,615 | 44.76 | +8.81 |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John J. Kehoe | 16,154 | 60.49 | +7.09 |
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Claude Charette | 9,813 | 35.95 | -8.85 |
| New Democrat | Jean-Philippe Rheault | 686 | 2.51 | - |
| Parti Indépendantiste | Marcel Vaive | 188 | 0.69 | |
| Christian Socialist | Stéphane Plouffe | 99 | 0.36 | - |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | John J. Kehoe | 15,364 | 53.44 |
| Parti Québécois | Jean Alfred | 12,880 | 44.80 |
| Union Nationale | André Lortie | 413 | 1.43 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 95 | 0.33 |