# Terrebonne—Blainville

Terrebonne—Blainville (French pronunciation:) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015.
It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Joliette ridings.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution saw the riding abolished into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel.

## Geography

The riding contains the towns of Blainville et Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines in the region of Laurentides, and the town of Terrebonne in Lanaudière.
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm, Alfred-Pellan, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Terrebonne—Blainville Riding created from Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Terrebonne and Joliette |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Paul Mercier | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Diane Bourgeois | Bloc Québécois |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Diane Bourgeois | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Diane Bourgeois | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Diane Bourgeois | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Charmaine Borg | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel |||||

## Election results, 1997–2015

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Charmaine Borg | 28,260 | 49.3 | +35.8 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 17,663 | 30.8 | -21.8 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Philippe Payment | 5,236 | 9.1 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Frégeau | 4,893 | 8.5 | -8.0 |
| | Green | Michel Paulette | 1,219 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,271 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,025 | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,296 | 65.9 | -0.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,442 | – | – |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +28.8 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 28,303 | 52.3 | -6.8 | $62,243 |
| | Liberal | Eva Nassif | 8,937 | 16.5 | +7.6 | $14,566 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lebel | 7,551 | 14.0 | -6.0 | $36,447 |
| | New Democratic | Michel Le Clair | 7,278 | 13.5 | +6.0 | $2,256 |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 1,714 | 3.2 | -1.2 | $806 |
| | Independent | M. Zamboni Cadieux | 283 | 0.5 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,066 | 100.0 | $87,417 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 911 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,977 | 66.0 | +3.7 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 30,197 | 59.2 | -9.0 | $42,306 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lebel | 10,212 | 20.0 | +14.4 | $15,696 |
| | Liberal | Maxime Thériault | 4,576 | 9.0 | -10.7 | $8,126 |
| | New Democratic | Michel Leclair | 3,829 | 7.5 | +4.3 | $1,211 |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 2,216 | 4.3 | +1.0 | $291 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,030 | 100.0 | $78,841 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 886 | 1.7 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,916 | 62.3 | +5.7 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 31,288 | 68.1 | +16.2 | $62,201 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Gingras | 9,048 | 19.7 | -12.0 | $54,385 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Légaré | 2,582 | 5.6 | -6.6 | $3,305 |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 1,554 | 3.4 | – | |
| | New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 1,451 | 3.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,923 | 100.0 | $75,469 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,252 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,175 | 56.6 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 28,933 | 51.9 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | François-Hugues Liberge | 17,668 | 31.7 | +5.3 |
| | Alliance | Guylaine St-Georges | 3,741 | 6.7 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mélanie Gemme | 3,089 | 5.5 | -15.8 |
| | Natural Law | Pascale Levert | 1,193 | 2.1 | |
| | New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 1,111 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,735 | 100.0 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Paul Mercier | 28,066 | 50.4 | -18.5 |
| | Liberal | Marcel Therrien | 14,687 | 26.4 | +8.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dominic Dupuis | 11,883 | 21.3 | +9.7 |
| | New Democratic | Colette Bouchard | 1,090 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,726 | 100.0 |