Drummond (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Drummond (Canadian French: [dʁɔmɔnd]) is a former provincial electoral district (riding) in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, which elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it consisted of most of the city of Drummondville and all of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Saint-Eugène, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham and Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| District created | 1890 |
| District abolished | 2011 |
| First contested | 1890 |
| Last contested | 2008 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2008)[1] | 57,967 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 467.1 |
| Census division | Drummond (part) |
| Census subdivision(s) | Drummondville (part), Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Saint-Eugène, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham |
It was created for the 1890 election from parts of the former Drummond-Arthabaska electoral district. Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and its successor electoral districts were Drummond–Bois-Francs and Johnson.[3]
The riding as well as the city of Drummondville were named in honor of former War of 1812 general Gordon Drummond.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
- William John Watts, Liberal (1890–1892)
- Joseph Peter Cooke, Conservative Party (1892–1897)
- William John Watts, Liberal (1897–1901)
- Joseph Laferté, Liberal (1901–1909)
- Louis-Jules Allard, Liberal (1910–1916)
- Hector Laferté, Liberal (1916–1935)
- Arthur Rajotte, Liberal (1935–1936)
- Joseph Marier, Union Nationale (1936–1939)
- Arthur Rajotte, Liberal (1939–1944)
- Robert Bernard, Union Nationale (1944–1952)
- Bernard Pinard, Liberal (1952–1956)
- Robert Bernard, Union Nationale (1956–1960)
- Bernard Pinard, Liberal (1960–1973)
- Robert Malouin, Liberal (1973–1976)
- Michel Clair, Parti Québécois (1976–1985)
- Jean-Guy St-Roch, Liberal (1985–1994)
- Normand Jutras, Parti Québécois (1994–2007)
- Sébastien Schneeberger, ADQ (2007–2008)
- Yves-François Blanchet, Parti Québécois (2008–2012)
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parti Québécois | Yves-Francois Blanchet | 11,480 | 34.40 | ||
| Liberal | Jacques Sigouin | 10,860 | 32.54 | ||
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Schneeberger | 9,757 | 29.23 | ||
| Québec solidaire | Luce Daneau | 1,279 | 3.83 | ||