Joliette (electoral district)


Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.

Geography

This electoral district, located northeast of Montreal in the Quebec region of Lanaudière, currently consists of:
It is bounded by the:
It was created by the British North America of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm.
It was created again in 1966 from Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne ridings.
This riding lost territory to Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

1968–present

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

Note: results from the 1974 federal election are missing from the Library of Parliament website. Results shown are incomplete results reported in the Globe and Mail on 9 July 1974.
Note: percentage change for Roch LaSalle compares his vote as a PC candidate in 1974 to his vote as an independent candidate in 1972.
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Note: percentage change for Roch LaSalle compares his vote as an independent candidate in 1972 to his vote as a PC candidate in 1968.

1867–1935

N.B. Mr. Guilbault elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer.
Note: The change in Mr. Guilbault's popular vote is compared to his result in the 1882 general election.