# Lotbinière (provincial electoral district)

Lotbinière (French pronunciation:) is a former provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of Lotbinière, Saint-Flavien, Lemieux, Laurierville, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Sainte-Croix and Laurier-Station.
It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral districts were Lotbinière-Frontenac, Nicolet-Bécancour, and Arthabaska.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

* Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, Liberal (1867–1885)
* Édouard-Hippolyte Laliberté, Liberal (1886–1900)
* Napoleon Lemay, Conservative – Liberal (1900–1908)
* Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur, Liberal (1908–1936)
* Maurice Pelletier, Union Nationale (1936–1939)
* René Chaloult, Liberal (1939–1944)
* Guy Roberge, Liberal (1944–1948)
* René Bernatchez, Union Nationale (1948–1970)
* Jean-Louis Béland, Ralliement creditiste (1970–1973)
* Georges Massicotte, Liberal (1973–1976)
* Rodrigue Biron, Union Nationale (1976–1980), Parti Québécois (1980–1985)
* Lewis Camden, Liberal (1985–1994)
* Jean-Guy Paré, Parti Québécois (1994–2003)
* Sylvie Roy, Action démocratique (2003–2012), CAQ (2012)

## Election results

2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Action démocratique | Sylvie Roy | 9,659 | 43.98 | -15.24 |
| Liberal | Julie Champagne | 7,577 | 34.50 | +12.61 |
| Parti Québécois | Guy St-Pierre | 4,238 | 19.30 | +2.82 |
| Québec solidaire | Guillaume Dorval | 488 | 2.22 | -0.19 |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Action démocratique | Sylvie Roy | 15,472 | 59.22 | +21.77 |
| Liberal | Laurent Boissonneault | 5,720 | 21.89 | -12.61 |
| Parti Québécois | Annie Thériault | 4,305 | 16.48 | -9.09 |
| Québec solidaire | Catherine Drolet | 630 | 2.41 | +1.72* |
* Increase is from UFP
vte2003 Quebec general election: Lotbinière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | Sylvie Roy | 9,522 | 37.45 | +23.00 |
| | Liberal | Monique Drolet Glazier | 8,773 | 34.50 | -3.41 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-Guy Paré | 6,502 | 25.57 | -22.07 |
| | Green | Marc Allard | 306 | 1.20 | – |
| | UFP | Étienne Hallé | 175 | 0.69 | – |
| | Christian Democracy | Paul Biron | 150 | 0.59 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,428 | 98.85 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 296 | 1.15 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,724 | 77.57 | -3.89 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 33,161 |
| Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec |||||||
| | Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois | Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +22.54 |
vte1998 Quebec general election: Lotbinière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-Guy Paré | 11,496 | 47.64 | +2.08 |
| | Liberal | Christian Lessard | 9,148 | 37.91 | -6.41 |
| | Action démocratique | Claude Carignan | 3,486 | 14.45 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,130 | 98.71 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 315 | 1.29 | -1.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,445 | 81.46 | +0.58 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 30,007 |
| Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec |||||||
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +4.25 |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 13,263 | 50.10 |
| | Non | 13,209 | 49.90 |
vte1994 Quebec general election: Lotbinière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-Guy Paré | 10,398 | 45.56 | +10.81 |
| | Liberal | Lewis Camden | 10,115 | 44.32 | -15.53 |
| | Independent | Denis Cameron | 2,308 | 10.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,821 | 97.61 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 558 | 2.39 | +0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,379 | 80.88 | +2.62 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 28,906 |
| Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec |||||||
| | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +13.17 |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 14,165 | 60.77 |
| | Oui | 9,145 | 39.23 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lewis Camden | 13,335 | 59.85 | +6.33 |
| Parti Québécois | Alonzo Le Blanc | 7,742 | 34.75 | -10.36 |
| New Democrat | Allen Guilbert | 616 | 2.76 | - |
| Lemon | Martin Bussières | 589 | 2.64 | - |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lewis Camden | 12,382 | 53.52 | +10.32 |
| Parti Québécois | Rodrigue Biron | 10,437 | 45.11 | -3.83 |
| Christian Socialist | Guy Martin | 317 | 1.37 | - |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Rodrigue Biron | 11,653 | 48.94 | +29.47 |
| Liberal | Jean Tremblay | 10,288 | 43.20 | +19.35 |
| Union Nationale | Denis Lacasse | 1,872 | 7.86 | -44.36 |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 15,627 | 62.91 |
| | Oui | 9,212 | 37.09 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Union Nationale | Rodrigue Biron | 12,355 | 52.22 | +41.52 |
| Liberal | Georges-J.-P. Massicotte | 5,642 | 23.85 | -24.26 |
| Parti Québécois | Ghyslain Théberge | 4,605 | 19.47 | +8.21 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Gaston Judd | 1,055 | 4.46 | -25.47 |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Georges-J.-P. Massicotte | 9,907 | 48.11 | +15.02 |
| Parti créditiste | Jean-Louis Béland | 6,163 | 29.93 | -5.91 |
| Parti Québécois | Robert Bergeron | 2,318 | 11.26 | +7.52 |
| Union Nationale | Fernand Grenier | 2,204 | 10.70 | -16.63 |