# Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)

Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 2004. It is one of five federal electoral districts in Quebec City. Since 2015, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Gérard Deltell of the Conservative Party.
It was created in 2003 from parts of the Portneuf and Quebec East former districts.

## Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the northwestern part of Quebec City, including parts of the boroughs of Laurentien, Les Rivières, and La Haute-Saint-Charles, along with the Wendake Indian reserve and the city of L'Ancienne-Lorette.
The neighbouring ridings are Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Québec, and Louis-Hébert.
The riding lost a small fraction of territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and gained a small fraction from Louis-Hébert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding lost territory to Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles east of the following line: Boul. Val-Cartier to Rue de la Rivière-Nelson, Rivière Saint-Charles, the eastern limits of the Wendake Indian Reserve, Boul. Bastien and Boul. Pierre-Bertrand.

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 94.9% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Black, 1.5% other Languages: 96.8% French, 1.3% English, 1.9% other Religions: 88.9% Christian, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% other, 10.2% none Median income: $35,225 (2010)
Average income: $39,793 (2010)

## History

The riding is named after former prime minister Louis St. Laurent, and is mostly a reconfigured version of his old riding of Quebec East; ironically, it has not been represented by an MP from his Liberal Party at any point since its creation. In the 2004 federal election, Bernard Cleary defeated Conservative candidate Josée Verner by some 3,000 votes. Verner's win in the 2006 election, was part of a Conservative breakthrough in Quebec that helped the party win government for the first time. After five years, Verner was swept out by the NDP's Alexandrine Latendresse as part of the NDP's sweep of Quebec City.
Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, the riding shrank to the south to cede a portion of territory to the Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles riding. When the final report was adopted on June 16, 2023, Louis-Saint-Laurent changed its name to Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk. The name initially proposed by the commission was Louis-Saint-Laurent—Wendake since the reserve of the same name is located on the territory, but the Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendatt Nation of Wendake, Rémy Vincent, instead proposed Akiawenhrahk, which means “trout” in Wendat, but is also the name for the Saint-Charles River which runs along the western boundary of the reserve.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk Riding created from Portneuf and Quebec East |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Bernard Cleary | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Josée Verner | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Josée Verner | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Alexandrine Latendresse | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Gérard Deltell | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Gérard Deltell | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Gérard Deltell | Conservative |

## Election results
### Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 30,443 | 52.03 |
| Bloc Québécois | 11,778 | 20.13 |
| Liberal | 10,145 | 17.34 |
| New Democratic | 3,087 | 5.28 |
| People's | 1,244 | 2.13 |
| Green | 833 | 1.42 |
| Others | 985 | 1.68 |

### Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gérard Deltell | 33,098 | 51.64 | +6.98 | $58,431.61 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Thierry Bilodeau | 13,609 | 20.39 | -1.99 | $5,282.09 |
| | Liberal | Nathanielle Morin | 11,228 | 17.52 | -3.18 | $13,078.75 |
| | New Democratic | Yu-Ti Eva Huang | 3,370 | 5.26 | -1.36 | $305.95 |
| | People's | Guillaume Côté | 1,337 | 2.09 | -0.27 | $100.00 |
| | Free | Mélanie Fortin | 1,089 | 1.70 | – | $416.51 |
| | Green | Daniel Chicoine | 907 | 1.42 | -1.87 | $661.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,098 | – | – | $123,881.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.52 | -4.06 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 96,352 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.49 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gérard Deltell | 29,279 | 44.66 | -5.80 | $47,164.29 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jeanne-Paule Desgagnés | 14,674 | 22.38 | +12.04 | $1,905.18 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Christophe Cusson | 13,571 | 20.70 | -0.72 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Colette Amram Ducharme | 4,339 | 6.62 | -9.30 | $1,469.48 |
| | Green | Sandra Mara Riedo | 2,155 | 3.29 | +1.42 | $2,280.42 |
| | People's | Guillaume Côté | 1,543 | 2.35 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,561 | 97.93 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,389 | 2.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,950 | 70.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,851 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -17.82 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Louis-Saint-Laurent :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gérard Deltell | 32,637 | 50.46 | +12.58 | $74,381.15 |
| | Liberal | Youri Rousseau | 13,852 | 21.42 | +15.05 | $26,310.43 |
| | New Democratic | G. Daniel Caron | 10,296 | 15.92 | -23.96 | $48,765.46 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Ronald Sirard | 6,688 | 10.34 | -4.02 | $12,115.99 |
| | Green | Michel Savard | 1,210 | 1.87 | +0.37 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,683 | 100.0 | | $234,522.60 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 852 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,535 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,332 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +18.27 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 22,576 | 39.88 |
| Conservative | 21,278 | 37.58 |
| Bloc Québécois | 8,128 | 14.36 |
| Liberal | 3,606 | 6.37 |
| Green | 852 | 1.50 |
| Others | 175 | 0.31 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Alexandrine Latendresse | 22,629 | 39.87 | +29.42 |
| | Conservative | Josée Verner | 21,334 | 37.59 | -9.55 |
| | Bloc Québécois | France Gagné | 8,148 | 14.36 | -12.17 |
| | Liberal | Philippe Mérel | 3,612 | 6.36 | -7.00 |
| | Green | Jean Cloutier | 857 | 1.51 | -1.00 |
| | Christian Heritage | Daniel Arseneault | 175 | 0.31 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,755 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 800 | 1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,555 | 66.35 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Josée Verner | 23,683 | 47.14 | -10.54 | $75,380 |
| | Bloc Québécois | France Gagné | 13,330 | 26.53 | +2.34 | $40,886 |
| | Liberal | Hélène H. Leone | 6,712 | 13.36 | +6.95 | $14,160 |
| | New Democratic | Alexandrine Latendresse | 5,252 | 10.45 | +4.71 | $1,021 |
| | Green | Jean Cloutier | 1,260 | 2.51 | -0.45 | $253 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,237 | 100.00 | $85,998 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 729 | 1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,966 | 62.88 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Josée Verner | 28,606 | 57.68 | +26.55 | $76,425 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Cleary | 11,997 | 24.19 | -14.25 | $36,060 |
| | Liberal | Isa Gros-Louis | 3,180 | 6.41 | -15.93 | $46,551 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Donnelly | 2,848 | 5.74 | +2.69 | $3,702 |
| | Independent | Christian Légaré | 1,498 | 3.02 | – | $28,956 |
| | Green | Lucien Gravelle | 1,468 | 2.96 | +0.19 | $112 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,597 | 100.00 | $79,200 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 467 | 0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,064 | 64.01 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | -10.7 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Cleary | 17,248 | 38.44 | +1.4 | $29,253 |
| | Conservative | Josée Verner | 13,967 | 31.13 | +7.6 | $66,667 |
| | Liberal | Michel Fragasso | 10,025 | 22.34 | -15.6 | $66,345 |
| | New Democratic | Christopher Bojanowski | 1,369 | 3.05 | +1.3 | $271 |
| | Green | Yonnel Bonaventure | 1,243 | 2.77 | – | |
| | Independent | Jean-Guy Carignan | 563 | 1.25 | – | $20,647 |
| | Independent | Henri Gauvin | 332 | 0.74 | – | |
| | Communist | Dominique Théberge | 119 | 0.27 | – | $889 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,851 | 100.00 | $77,479 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 985 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,851 | 59.39 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -3.1 |
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.