Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Racial groups: 86.7% White, 4.0% Black, 2.2% Latin American, 2.1% Arab, 1.7% Indigenous, 1.4% West Asian <br />
Languages: 87.8% French, 4.4% English, 2.3% Spanish, 1.7% Arabic<br />
Religions: 60.9% Christian (52.9% Catholic, 8.0% Other), 4.8% Muslim, 33.2% None<br />
Median income: $35,600 (2020)<br />
Average income: $44,320 (2020)
Geography
This riding in the south of the province is located in the Quebec region of Estrie. It consists of most of the city of Sherbrooke, other than certain areas to the north and south.
The riding is enclosed in its only neighbour, Compton—Stanstead.
History
It was created in 1924 from parts of Town of Sherbrooke and Richmond—Arthabaska ridings.
It was one of the two seats to be won by the Progressive Conservatives in their washout in the 1993 federal election, won by former Cabinet minister and subsequent leader Jean Charest.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain and lose territory with Compton—Stanstead.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost the Parc-Belvédère area to Compton—Stanstead.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Liberal ||align=right| 21,462 ||align=right| 37.53
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| Bloc Québécois ||align=right| 16,588 ||align=right| 29.01
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,964 ||align=right| 13.93
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| Conservative ||align=right| 7,338 ||align=right| 12.83
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| Green ||align=right| 1,643 ||align=right| 2.87
|-
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| People's ||align=right| 1,408 ||align=right| 2.46
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| Free ||align=right| 585 ||align=right| 0.99
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| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 57,181 ||align=right| 97.73
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| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 1,328 ||align=right| 2.27
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| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 89,805 ||align=right| 65.15
|}
<small>Source: Elections Canada</small>
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament