Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Berthier—Maskinongé electoral district Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°06′W / 46.33°N 73.10°W /46.33; -73.10 Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Yves Perron Bloc Québécois District created 1924 First contested 1925 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile ,map Demographics Population (2016 )[ 1] 100,371 Electors (2019)84,301 Area (km²)[ 2] 4,150.60 Pop. density (per km²) 24.2 Census division(s) D'Autray ,Maskinongé ,Trois-Rivières Census subdivision(s) Trois-Rivières (part),Lavaltrie ,Louiseville ,Saint-Félix-de-Valois ,Saint-Boniface ,Lanoraie ,Saint-Jean-de-Matha ,Saint-Étienne-des-Grès ,Berthierville ,Saint-Sulpice
Berthier—Maskinongé (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtje Berthier andBerthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière ) is a federalelectoral district inQuebec , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516.
The riding extends along the north bank of theSaint Lawrence River between the north suburbs ofMontreal andTrois-Rivières , straddling the Quebec regions ofLanaudière andMauricie .
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities ofD'Autray andMaskinongé , and the former cities ofPointe-du-Lac andTrois-Rivières-Ouest in the City ofTrois-Rivières .
The neighbouring ridings areJoliette ,Repentigny ,Verchères—Les Patriotes ,Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour ,Trois-Rivières , andSaint-Maurice—Champlain .
According to the2021 Canadian census ,2023 representation order [ 3]
Race: 96.3% White, 1.8% IndigenousLanguages: 97.6% French, 1.7% EnglishReligions: 74.9% Christian (68.9% Catholic, 5.9% Other), 24.5% NoneMedian income: $37,600 (2020)Average income: $44,520 (2020)
Theriding was created in 1924 fromBerthier andMaskinongé . It consisted ofBerthier County andMaskinongé County .
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Berthier and the town of Berthierville, the county of Maskinongé and the town of Louiseville, and Gouin township in the county of Joliette.
In 1952, it was abolished when it was merged intoBerthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière riding.
The riding was recreated in 1966 as "Berthier" from the districts ofBerthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière ,Chapleau ,Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm ,St-Maurice—Laflèche , andThree Rivers .
In 1975, the name of the riding was changed to "Berthier-Maskinongé". After the 1980 election, the name of the district was changed toBerthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière .
In the1984 election , the seat was won byProgressive Conservative Robert de Cotret , who held it until the1988 election . The riding was abolished in 1987. It was divided betweenBerthier—Montcalm ,Champlain , andSaint-Maurice .
Berthier—Maskinongé was re-created in 2003. 44.8% of the riding came fromTrois-Rivières , 36.0% from Berthier—Montcalm, and 19.2% from Saint-Maurice.
In the2004 election and the2006 election ,Bloc Québécois MPGuy André was elected in the riding.
This riding lost territory toTrois-Rivières and gained territory fromJoliette during the2012 electoral redistribution .
Following2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution , it gainedSaint-Sulpice fromRepentigny .
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
[ edit ] Vote share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 Liberal Conservative NDP Green Bloc Québécois People's election results in Berthier—Maskinongé
Graph of election results in Berthier—Maskinongé (since 2004, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 19,133 35.22 -2.40 $21,700.43 New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 18,200 33.50 -1.45 $106,147.42 Liberal Alexandre Bellemare 8,264 15.21 +1.38 $5,445.75 Conservative Léo Soulières 5,963 10.98 +0.67 $5,344.17 People's Geneviève Sénécal 1,489 2.74 +1.98 $315.35 Green Laurence Requilé 546 1.01 -0.78 $0.00 Free Denis Brown 529 0.97 $1,306.74 Marijuana Steven Lamirande 199 0.37 +0.18 $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 54,323 – – $115,385.75 Total rejected ballots Turnout 54,323 63.08 Registered voters 86,119 Source:Elections Canada [ 7]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 21,200 37.62 +11.82 none listed New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 19,698 34.95 -7.22 $35,745.36 Liberal Christine Poirier 7,796 13.83 -6.45 $33,806.20 Conservative Josée Bélanger 5,812 10.31 +0.11 $13,544.45 Green Éric Laferrière 1,008 1.79 +0.23 none listed People's Luc Massé 428 0.76 – $3,303.24 Independent Alain Bélanger 154 0.27 – none listed Rhinoceros Martin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville 151 0.27 – none listed Marijuana Danny Légaré 107 0.19 – none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 56,354 100.0 Total rejected ballots 977 1.16 +0.14 Turnout 57,331 68.01 +1.87 Eligible voters 84,301 Bloc Québécois gain fromNew Democratic Swing +9.52 Source:Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 22,942 42.17 +0.93 $37,968.71 Bloc Québécois Yves Perron 14,037 25.80 -5.21 $30,493.57 Liberal Pierre Destrempes 11,032 20.28 +8.21 $6,302.22 Conservative Marianne Foucrault 5,548 10.20 -2.52 $6,268.53 Green Victoria Cate May Burton 847 1.56 -0.78 – Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,406 100.0 $219,786.82 Total rejected ballots 844 1.02 – Turnout 55,250 66.14% – Eligible voters 82,803 Source:Elections Canada [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
2011 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Ruth Ellen Brosseau 22,484 39.63 +29.19 $0 Bloc Québécois Guy André 16,668 29.38 −16.45 $48,739 Liberal Francine Gaudet 8,109 14.29 −4.15 $32,253 Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 7,909 13.94 −8.25 $23,495 Green Léonie Matteau 1,193 2.10 −1.01 $0 Rhinoceros Martin Jubinville 375 0.66 $0 Total votes/expense limit 56,738 100.0 $94,930 Source:"Berthier—Maskinongé election results" . Elections Canada. May 2, 2011. RetrievedApril 4, 2011 .
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Guy André 24,945 45.83 -3.7 $51,026 Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 12,078 22.19 -8.9 $84,917 Liberal Jean-Luc Matteau 10,035 18.44 +8.0 $27,551 New Democratic André Chauvette 5,684 10.44 +4.1 $1,358 Green Denis Lefebvre 1,691 3.11 -0.5 $109 Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,433 100.00 $90,701 Total rejected ballots 994 1.8 Turnout 55,427 –
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Guy André 25,032 48.5 -11.4 $36,769 Conservative Marie-Claude Godue 16,039 31.1 +19.8 $22,363 Liberal Serge Lafrénière 5,386 10.4 -12.3 $24,384 New Democratic Anne-Marie Aubert 3,274 6.3 +3.0 $5 Green Nathalie Gratton 1,839 3.6 +0.9 Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,570 100.0 $83,453
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Bloc Québécois Guy André 29,432 59.9 – $47,895 Liberal Laurier Thibault 11,198 22.8 – $35,533 Conservative Ann Julie Fortier 5,535 11.3 – $13,200 New Democratic Denis McKinnon 1,653 3.4 – $2,990 Green Eric Labrecque 1,314 2.7 – $0 Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,132 100.0 $81,153
[ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
^ Statistics Canada : 2017^ Statistics Canada : 2017^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 2, 2024)."Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Berthier--Maskinongé [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Quebec" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedJune 12, 2025 . ^ "Voter information service" .Elections Canada . RetrievedMay 3, 2025 .^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts" . Elections Canada. RetrievedJune 12, 2025 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 9, 2024 .^ "Confirmed candidates — Berthier—Maskinongé" .Elections Canada . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. RetrievedNovember 12, 2019 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Berthier—Maskinongé, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at theWayback Machine ^ "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions" .^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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