# Montcalm (federal electoral district)

Montcalm (French pronunciation:) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004.
In the 2004 election, the Bloc Québécois won a larger percentage of the vote than in any other riding, with 71% of the vote. It held the seat until 2011, when it was defeated by the NDP.

## Geography

The riding is located to the northeast of the Montreal region, in the Quebec region of Lanaudière. It consists of the Montcalm RCM, the city of Mascouche, and the districts of La Plaine and Lachenaie in the city of Terrebonne.
The neighbouring ridings are Joliette, Repentigny, La Pointe-de-l'Île, Honoré-Mercier, Alfred-Pellan, Terrebonne, and Rivière-du-Nord.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 92.4% White, 3.0% Black, 1.8% Indigenous, 1.0% Latin American
Languages: 92.8% French, 1.8% English, 1.0% Spanish
Religions: 66.8% Christian (59.4% Catholic, 7.4% Other), 1.2% Muslim, 31.6% none
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $48,640 (2020)

## History

Montcalm riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into L'Assomption—Montcalm riding.
It was re-created in 2003 from parts of the ridings of Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny, and Terrebonne—Blainville.
This riding lost territory to Terrebonne and gained some territory from Repentigny during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Montcalm |||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Joseph Dufresne | Conservative |
| 1st | 1871–1872 | Firmin Dugas | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Firmin Dugas | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Firmin Dugas | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Firmin Dugas | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Firmin Dugas | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Olaüs Thérien | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | François Octave Dugas | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | François Octave Dugas | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1909 | François Octave Dugas | Liberal |
| 11th | 1909–1911 | David Arthur Lafortune | Independent Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | David Arthur Lafortune | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into L'Assomption—Montcalm |||||
| Riding re-created from Berthier—Montcalm, Repentigny and Terrebonne—Blainville |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Roger Gaudet | Bloc Québécois |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Roger Gaudet | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Roger Gaudet | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2014 | Manon Perreault | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Manon Perreault | Independent |
| 41st | 2015–2015 | Manon Perreault | Strength in Democracy |
| 42nd | 2015–2018 | Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2018 | Luc Thériault | Groupe parlementaire québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2019 | Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois |
| 44th | 2021–present | Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois |

## Election results
### 2004–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 27,378 | 53.2 | -4.8 | $28,966.29 |
| | Liberal | Javeria Qureshi | 10,196 | 19.8 | -0.6 | $5,445.75 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle Desroches | 6,011 | 11.7 | +2.7 | $6,098.27 |
| | New Democratic | Oulai B. Goué | 3,218 | 6.3 | -0.1 | $287.44 |
| | People's | Bruno Beaudry | 2,258 | 4.4 | +3.4 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Mathieu Goyette | 1,317 | 2.6 | -1.8 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Robert Bellerose | 1,074 | 2.1 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,452 | 97.5 | – | $120,692.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,337 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,789 | 57.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,547 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +2.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Bloc Québécois | 25,917 | 53.22 |
| Liberal | 9,730 | 19.98 |
| Conservative | 5,686 | 11.68 |
| New Democratic | 3,054 | 6.27 |
| People's | 2,085 | 4.28 |
| Green | 1,244 | 2.55 |
| Others | 984 | 2.02 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 31,791 | 58.01 | +21.40 | $43,460.97 |
| | Liberal | Isabel Sayegh | 11,200 | 20.44 | -6.88 | $33,958.89 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle DesRoches | 4,942 | 9.02 | -0.59 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Julian Bonello-Stauch | 3,514 | 6.41 | -17.04 | $0.10 |
| | Green | Mathieu Goyette | 2,416 | 4.41 | +2.57 | none listed |
| | People's | Hugo Clenin | 524 | 0.96 | – | none listed |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Marc Labelle | 419 | 0.76 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,806 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,311 | 1.48 | -0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,117 | 63.39 | -1.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,525 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +14.14 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 19,405 | 36.61 | +5.17 | $17,567.65 |
| | Liberal | Louis-Charles Thouin | 14,484 | 27.32 | +22.4 | $70,923.39 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Leclerc | 12,431 | 23.45 | -28.45 | $65,982.01 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle Desroches | 5,093 | 9.61 | +1.66 | $6,282.61 |
| | Green | Yumi Yow Mei Ang | 976 | 1.84 | -1.95 | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Manon Perreault | 620 | 1.17 | –51.80 | $4,015.36 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,009 | 100.0 | | $220,941.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,226 | 2.20 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,235 | 64.92 | +3.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,532 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy | Swing | Swing | +16.78 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 23,228 | 51.90 |
| Bloc Québécois | 14,070 | 31.44 |
| Conservative | 3,556 | 7.95 |
| Liberal | 2,204 | 4.92 |
| Green | 1,697 | 3.79 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Manon Perreault | 34,434 | 52.97 | +39.1 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet | 19,609 | 30.16 | -25.5 |
| | Conservative | Jason Fuoco | 5,118 | 7.87 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal | Yves Dufour | 3,501 | 5.39 | -8.5 |
| | Green | Marianne Girard | 2,347 | 3.61 | +0.5 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,009 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,183 | 1.79 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,192 | 61.76 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 107,180 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet | 33,519 | 55.69 | | $73,797 |
| | Liberal | David Grégoire | 8,387 | 13.93 | – | $7,023 |
| | New Democratic | Marie-Josée Beauchamp | 8,337 | 13.85 | | none listed |
| | Conservative | Claude Marc Boudreau | 8,096 | 13.45 | | $79,804 |
| | Green | Michel Paulette | 1,854 | 3.08 | – | $722 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,193 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,296 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,489 | 61.73 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 99,604 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet | 34,873 | 62.2 | -9.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michel Paulette | 10,812 | 19.3 | +13.4 | $6,764 |
| | Liberal | Luc Fortin | 4,646 | 8.3 | -8.1 | $9,690 |
| | New Democratic | Nancy Leclerc | 3,760 | 6.7 | +3.5 | $0 |
| | Green | Wendy Gorchinsky | 1,948 | 3.5 | +0.1 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 56,039 | 100.0 | – | $86,039 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet | 34,383 | 71.2 | – | $61,436 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Brazeau | 7,915 | 16.4 | – | $78,151 |
| | Conservative | Michel Paulette | 2,831 | 5.9 | – | $3,730 |
| | Green | Serge Bellemare | 1,606 | 3.3 | – | $0 |
| | New Democratic | François Rivest | 1,531 | 3.2 | | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,266 | 100.0 | $81,149 |

### 1867–1917

vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arthur Lafortune | 1,432 | 51.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Eugène-Edmond Marion | 1,374 | 49.0 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,806 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal by-election, 25 September 1909 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| On Mr. Dugas being appointed Judge of the Quebec Superior Court, 6 September 1909 |||||||
| | Independent Liberal | David Arthur Lafortune | 1,256 | 54.3 | |
| | Liberal | Omer Lapierre | 1,058 | 45.7 | -7.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,314 | 100.0 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,432 | 53.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Renaud | 1,256 | 46.7 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,688 | 100.0 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,227 | 53.2 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative | J.E.E. Marion | 1,079 | 46.8 | +1.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,306 | 100.0 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | François Octave Dugas | 1,212 | 54.2 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Louis Euclide Dugas | 1,024 | 45.8 | -11.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,236 | 100.0 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas | 1,202 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal | Louis Victor Labelle | 907 | 43.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,109 | 100.0 |
By-election on 5 March 1892
On election being declared void, 28 January 1892 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Louis-Euclide Dugas | acclaimed |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis Dugas | 673 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 632 | 34.7 | -18.6 |
| | Conservative | Octave Magnan | 516 | 28.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,821 | 100.0 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Olaüs Thérien | 953 | 53.3 | +2.8 |
| | Nationalist | Firmin Dugas | 835 | 46.7 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,788 | 100.0 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | 828 | 50.5 | +0.6 |
| | Unknown | Octave Magnan | 812 | 49.5 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,640 | 100.0 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | 698 | 49.9 |
| | Unknown | N. Forest | 374 | 26.8 |
| | Unknown | I.B. Deslongchamp | 240 | 17.2 |
| | Unknown | V.J.E. Brouillet | 86 | 6.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,398 | 100.0 |
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 15 September 1871
On Mr. Dufresne's resignation, to become Sheriff of the County of St. John, 13 July 1871 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | acclaimed |
vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Dufresne | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||