Drummond (federal electoral district)

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Coordinates:45°54′00″N 72°27′00″W / 45.900°N 72.450°W / 45.900; -72.450
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
Drummond
Quebec electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2004 federal election
Coordinates:45°54′00″N 72°27′00″W / 45.900°N 72.450°W / 45.900; -72.450
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Martin Champoux
Bloc Québécois
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]103,397
Electors (2019)83,916
Area (km²)[1]1,670
Pop. density (per km²)61.9
Census division(s)Drummond RCM
Census subdivision(s)Drummondville, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Wickham, Saint-Lucien, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, L'Avenir

Drummond (Canadian French: [dʁɔmɔnd]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.

Since 2019 its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).

The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.

The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.

There were no changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Drummond
Riding created from Drummond—Arthabaska,
Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe
28th  1968–1972     Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit
30th  1974–1979     Yvon Pinard Liberal
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Pauline Picard Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Roger Pomerleau
41st  2011–2015     François Choquette New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Martin Champoux Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Election results

See also

References

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