# Laurentides—Labelle

Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Geography

The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Laurentides. It includes the Regional County Municipalities of Antoine-Labelle, and Les Laurentides, and the eastern part of Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
The main towns are Saint-Sauveur, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant and Val-David.
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Pontiac, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Joliette and Rivière-du-Nord.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 95.0% White, 3.3% Indigenous
Languages: 91.4% French, 4.7% English
Religions: 69.1% Christian (62.9% Catholic, 6.2% other), 29.8% none
Median income: $38,000 (2020)
Average income: $48,760 (2020)

## History

The electoral district was created in 2004: 61.5 per cent of the riding came from Laurentides, 34.9 per cent from Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, and 3.6 per cent from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. The borders of the riding were not changed in the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Laurentides—Labelle Riding created from Laurentides, Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle and Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Johanne Deschamps | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Johanne Deschamps | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Johanne Deschamps | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Marc-André Morin | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | David Graham | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | 32,133 | 50.11 | +3.29 | $21,484.26 |
| | Liberal | Antoine Menassa | 15,966 | 24.90 | -8.21 | $30,189.73 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Laframboise | 6,770 | 10.56 | +2.94 | $4,502.65 |
| | New Democratic | Eric-Abel Baland | 3,907 | 6.09 | -0.21 | $2,232.62 |
| | People's | Richard Evanko | 2,432 | 3.79 | +3.15 | $2,846.39 |
| | Green | Michel Le Comte | 1,570 | 2.45 | -2.38 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Michel Leclerc | 1,165 | 1.82 | +1.55 | $2,135.77 |
| | Independent | Jean-Noël Sorel | 180 | 0.28 | – | 2,135.77 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,123 | 98.02 | – | $140,281.75 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,293 | 1.98 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,416 | 61.91 | -4.30 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 105,659 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +5.75 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 24,463 | 52.31 |
| Liberal | 10,974 | 23.47 |
| Conservative | 4,910 | 10.50 |
| New Democratic | 2,601 | 5.56 |
| People's | 1,701 | 3.64 |
| Green | 1,132 | 2.42 |
| Others | 984 | 2.10 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | 30,625 | 46.8 | +17.05 | $15,620.09 |
| | Liberal | David Graham | 21,655 | 33.1 | +1.0 | $98,928.72 |
| | Conservative | Serge Grégoire | 4,983 | 7.6 | -2.23 | $11,670.89 |
| | New Democratic | Claude Dufour | 4,122 | 6.3 | -20.05 | $10,091.59 |
| | Green | Gaël Chantrel | 3,157 | 4.8 | +2.82 | $2,631.54 |
| | People's | Richard Evanko | 418 | 0.6 | | $2,112.25 |
| | Rhinoceros | Ludovic Schneider | 272 | 0.4 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Michel Leclerc | 174 | 0.3 | | $1,784.92 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,406 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1018 | 1.53 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,424 | 66.22 | -0.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 100,315 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.03 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | David Graham | 20,277 | 32.10 | +19.43 | $42,071.27 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Régimbald | 18,793 | 29.75 | -1.71 | $38,438.60 |
| | New Democratic | Simon-Pierre Landry | 16,644 | 26.35 | -17.48 | $46,974.86 |
| | Conservative | Sylvain Charron | 6,209 | 9.83 | +0.56 | $4,589.93 |
| | Green | Niloufar Hedjazi | 1,251 | 1.98 | -0.53 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,173 | 100.00 | | $259,852.50 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,030 | 1.60 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,203 | 66.37 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 96,737 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +18.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Marc-André Morin | 24,800 | 43.83 | +34.60 | $1,258.43 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 17,799 | 31.45 | -15.63 | $86,253.84 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Marc Lacoste | 7,169 | 12.67 | -14.01 | $57,752.84 |
| | Conservative | Guy Joncas | 5,246 | 9.27 | -3.77 | $6,075.77 |
| | Green | François Beauchamp | 1,423 | 2.51 | -1.44 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Mikaël St-Louis | 149 | 0.26 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,586 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 695 | 1.21 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,281 | 62.44 | +2.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,742 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 24,956 | 47.08 | -6.7 | $84,074 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Gfeller | 14,143 | 26.68 | +12.2 | $68,722 |
| | Conservative | Guy Joncas | 6,914 | 13.04 | -7.3 | $21,200 |
| | New Democratic | David Dupras | 4,896 | 9.23 | +2.8 | $2,719 |
| | Green | Jacques Rigal | 2,094 | 3.95 | -0.9 | $700 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,003 | 100.00 | $98,720 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 570 | 1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,573 | 60.40 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 28,217 | 53.8 | -4.6 | $82,985 |
| | Conservative | Guy Joncas | 10,666 | 20.3 | +14.5 | $46,224 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Pierre Fortin | 7,616 | 14.5 | -14.9 | $22,123 |
| | New Democratic | Rose-Aimée Auclair | 3,382 | 6.5 | +3.8 | $1,635 |
| | Green | Richard Savignac | 2,543 | 4.9 | +1.2 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,424 | 100.0 | $90,966 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Johanne Deschamps | 28,675 | 58.4 | – | $76,294 |
| | Liberal | Dominique Boyer | 14,459 | 29.4 | – | $75,647 |
| | Conservative | Guillaume Desjardins | 2,887 | 5.9 | – | $13,907 |
| | Green | Jacques Léger | 1,781 | 3.6 | | $2,090 |
| | New Democratic | Brendan Naef | 1,320 | 2.7 | | $877 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,122 | 100.0 | $88,110 |