# Beauce-Sud

Beauce-Sud (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie regions of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Saint-Georges, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Côme-Linière, Saint-Martin, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce and Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.
It was created along with Beauce-Nord for the 1973 election from parts of Beauce electoral district, at the same time also gaining a piece of the old Frontenac district.
There were boundary changes elsewhere between the 2001 and 2011 electoral maps, but the territory of Beauce-Sud was unchanged.

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Beauce and Frontenac |||||
| 30th | 1973–1975 | Fabien Roy | Parti créditiste |
| 30th | 1975–1975 | Fabien Roy | Independent |
| 30th | 1975–1976 | Fabien Roy | Parti national populaire |
| 31st | 1976–1979 | Fabien Roy | Parti national populaire |
| 31st | 1979–1981 | Hermann Mathieu | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Hermann Mathieu | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Robert Dutil | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Robert Dutil | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1996† | Paul-Eugène Quirion | Liberal |
| 35th | 1997–1998 | Diane Leblanc | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Diane Leblanc | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Diane Leblanc | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Claude Morin | Action démocratique |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Robert Dutil | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Robert Dutil | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Robert Dutil | Liberal |
| 41st | 2015–2018 | Paul Busque | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Samuel Poulin | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Samuel Poulin | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Samuel Poulin | 16,615 | 44.55 | -18.13 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Poulin | 16,187 | 43.40 | +40.92 |
| | Québec solidaire | Olivier Fecteau | 1,623 | 4.35 | -1.44 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-François Major | 1,505 | 4.04 | -0.07 |
| | Liberal | Antoine Poulin | 1,057 | 2.83 | -18.00 |
| | Parti 51 | Hans Mercier | 306 | 0.82 | -1.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,293 | 98.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 468 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,761 | 75.93 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 49,732 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | -40.70 |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Samuel Poulin | 20,936 | 62.68 | +24.46 |
| | Liberal | Paul Busque | 6,958 | 20.83 | -29.67 |
| | Québec solidaire | Diane Vincent | 1,934 | 5.79 | +3.63 |
| | Parti Québécois | Guillaume Grondin | 1,374 | 4.11 | -2.74 |
| | Conservative | Milan Jovanovic | 830 | 2.48 | +1.55 |
| | Parti 51 | Hans Mercier | 700 | 2.1 | |
| | Green | Cassandre Poulin | 500 | 1.5 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Jean Paquet | 170 | 0.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,402 | 98.62 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 467 | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,869 | 69.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 48,992 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +27.07 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
Quebec provincial by-election, 9 November 2015 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Busque | 9,996 | 52.21 | +1.71 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Tom Redmond | 6,237 | 32.57 | -5.65 |
| | Parti Québécois | Renaud Fortier | 1,429 | 7.46 | +0.61 |
| | Conservative | Milan Jovanovic | 615 | 3.21 | +2.28 |
| | Québec solidaire | Diane Vincent | 405 | 2.12 | -0.04 |
| | Option nationale | Vanessa Roy | 290 | 1.51 | +0.86 |
| | Independent | Robert Genesse | 175 | 0.91 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,147 | 98.99 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 195 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,342 | 39.81 | -31.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 48,587 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.68 |
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Dutil | 17,055 | 50.50 | +8.11 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Samuel Poulin | 12,909 | 38.22 | -2.3 |
| | Parti Québécois | Alex Gagnon Lacroix | 2,314 | 6.85 | -4.58 |
| | Québec solidaire | Diane Vincent | 729 | 2.16 | -0.31 |
| | Conservative | Stéphane Bégin | 315 | 0.93 | – |
| | Option nationale | Vanessa Roy | 220 | 0.65 | -0.95 |
| | Quebec - Democratic Revolution | Robert Genesse | 163 | 0.48 | -0.25 |
| | Mon pays le Québec | Jean Paquet | 69 | 0.20 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,774 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 349 | 1.02 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,123 | 70.80 | -4.22 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 48,193 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Dutil | 14,791 | 42.39 | -1.23 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Richard Savoie | 14,141 | 40.52 | -1.05* |
| | Parti Québécois | Luc Villeneuve | 3,987 | 11.43 | +0.81 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Claude Verville | 861 | 2.47 | +1.34 |
| | Option nationale | Vanessa Roy | 558 | 1.60 | – |
| | Independent | Jean Rhéaume | 302 | 0.87 | – |
| | Quebec - Democratic Revolution | Robert Genesse | 256 | 0.73 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,896 | 98.72 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 453 | 1.28 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,349 | 74.02 | +14.03 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,758 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Dutil | 12,108 | 43.62 | +13.43 |
| | Action démocratique | Claude Morin | 11,538 | 41.57 | -15.28 |
| | Parti Québécois | André Côté | 2,947 | 10.62 | +0.11 |
| | Green | Francis Cossette | 536 | 1.93 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Anne-Marie Provost | 315 | 1.13 | -1.32 |
| | Independent | Léo Doyon | 311 | 1.12 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,755 | 98.53 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 415 | 1.47 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,170 | 59.99 | -14.10 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,954 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | Claude Morin | 19,361 | 56.85 | +17.13 |
| | Liberal | Diane Leblanc | 10,283 | 30.19 | -13.61 |
| | Parti Québécois | André Côté | 3,578 | 10.51 | -5.30 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Claude Bisson | 834 | 2.45 | +1.78* |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,056 | 99.01 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 339 | 0.99 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,395 | 74.09 | +1.64 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,422 | – | – |
* Result compared to UFP
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Diane Leblanc | 14,170 | 43.80 |
| | Action démocratique | Claude Lemieux | 12,852 | 39.72 |
| | Parti Québécois | Stéphane Pouliot | 5,115 | 15.81 |
| | UFP | Ginette Lewis | 216 | 2.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,353 | 98.97 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 336 | 1.03 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,689 | 72.45 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,118 | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Diane Leblanc | 15,784 | 48.77 |
| | Parti Québécois | Norbert Rodrigue | 11,907 | 36.79 |
| | Action démocratique | Lise Papineau | 4,235 | 13.09 |
| | Socialist Democracy | Berthier Guay | 233 | 0.72 |
| | Independent | Richard Lebreux | 131 | 0.40 |
| | Independent | Lionel Beaudoin | 74 | 0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,364 | 99.11 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 290 | 0.89 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,654 | 76.08 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 42,919 | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, 1997 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Diane Leblanc | 15,570 | 57.13 |
| | Parti Québécois | Richard Busque | 10,414 | 38.21 |
| | Action démocratique | Richard Lamarche | 1,269 | 4.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,253 | 98.44 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 432 | 1.56 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,685 | 67.06 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,284 | – |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 20,823 | 57.54 |
| | Oui | 15,365 | 42.46 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Paul-Eugène Quirion | 13,122 | 45.18 |
| | Parti Québécois | Paul-André Busque | 12,958 | 44.61 |
| | Independent | Marcel Turcotte | 1,543 | 5.31 |
| | New Democratic | Berthier Guay | 856 | 2.95 |
| | Lemon | Daniel Lambert | 567 | 1.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,046 | 97.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 635 | 2.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,681 | 75.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,129 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 15,138 | 52.84 |
| | Oui | 13,512 | 47.16 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Dutil | 18,623 | 69.78 |
| | Parti Québécois | Joël Pinon | 5,322 | 19.94 |
| | Green | Yves Castera | 2,745 | 10.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,690 | 97.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 687 | 2.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,377 | 73.28 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 37,359 | – |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Dutil | 19,592 | 66.12 |
| | Parti Québécois | Pier Dutil | 9,618 | 32.46 |
| | Christian Socialism | Sylvain Couture | 422 | 1.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,632 | 98.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 489 | 1.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,121 | 78.80 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,225 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Hermann Mathieu | 13,393 | 46.89 |
| | Parti Québécois | Bernard Mathieu | 13,296 | 46.54 |
| | Union Nationale | Dorila Béland | 1,519 | 5.32 |
| | Independent | Clairette Buteau | 357 | 1.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,565 | 95.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,502 | 5.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,067 | 82.95 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,246 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 16,371 | 57.45 |
| | Oui | 12,125 | 42.55 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti national populaire | Fabien Roy | 17,238 | 68.24 |
| | Liberal | Guy Lebel | 5,665 | 22.43 |
| | Parti Québécois | Pierre Pelletier | 2,356 | 9.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,259 | 98.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 468 | 1.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,727 | 83.62 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 30,768 | – |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti créditiste | Fabien Roy | 10,481 | 46.29 |
| | Liberal | Paul-H. Lacasse | 9,586 | 42.34 |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel Garneau | 1,898 | 8.38 |
| | Union Nationale | Alain Lacasse | 676 | 2.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,641 | 97.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 467 | 2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,108 | 80.39 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 28,744 | – |