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RICHELIEU — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

RICHELIEU was won by Bloc Québécois at the 2004 general election, with a margin of 20,452 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in RICHELIEU from 1867 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1867–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 777 55.4% Unknown (625) 152 (10.8 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,249 53.0% Independent Conservative (1,108) 141 (6.0 pts)
1874 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 1,320 54.1% Conservative (1,119) 201 (8.2 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,227 52.3% Independent Conservative (1,117) 110 (4.7 pts)
1882 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,205 56.5% Independent Conservative (927) 278 (13.0 pts)
1887 Conservative Conservative 1,618 50.9% Liberal (1,560) 58 (1.8 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,701 55.0% Liberal (1,393) 308 (10.0 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 1,609 52.2% Conservative (1,475) 134 (4.3 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 1,803 54.0% Conservative (1,533) 270 (8.1 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,081 54.1% Conservative (1,769) 312 (8.1 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,468 63.0% Conservative (1,448) 1,020 (26.0 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 2,373 59.1% Conservative (1,639) 734 (18.3 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 3,355 80.1% Unionist (834) 2,521 (60.2 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 4,706 69.7% Conservative (2,044) 2,662 (39.4 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 4,562 64.0% Conservative (2,565) 1,997 (28.0 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 4,893 62.6% Conservative (2,927) 1,966 (25.1 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 5,644 63.6% Conservative (3,236) 2,408 (27.1 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 15,350 48.8% Progressive Conservative (12,470) 2,880 (9.1 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 18,087 48.3% Progressive Conservative (9,487) 8,600 (23.0 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 20,801 59.0% Progressive Conservative (12,052) 8,749 (24.8 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 25,264 55.9% Progressive Conservative (11,258) 14,006 (31.0 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 27,886 68.2% Progressive Conservative (8,155) 19,731 (48.2 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 28,747 59.2% Liberal (14,933) 13,814 (28.5 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,104 68.9% Liberal (8,979) 23,125 (49.6 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 31,558 66.5% Liberal (10,933) 20,625 (43.5 pts)
1997 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 26,421 54.8% Liberal (13,941) 12,480 (25.9 pts)
2004 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 31,497 64.7% Liberal (11,045) 20,452 (42.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative77755.4%
Unknown62544.6%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,24953.0%
Independent Conservative1,10847.0%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative1,32054.1%
Conservative1,11945.9%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,22752.3%
Independent Conservative1,11747.7%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,20556.5%
Independent Conservative92743.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,61850.9%
Liberal1,56049.1%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,70155.0%
Liberal1,39345.0%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,60952.2%
Conservative1,47547.8%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,80354.0%
Conservative1,53346.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,08154.1%
Conservative1,76945.9%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,46863.0%
Conservative1,44837.0%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,37359.1%
Conservative1,63940.9%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition3,35580.1%
Unionist83419.9%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,70669.7%
Conservative2,04430.3%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,56264.0%
Conservative2,56536.0%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,89362.6%
Conservative2,92737.4%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,64463.6%
Conservative3,23636.4%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,35048.8%
Progressive Conservative12,47039.6%
Social Credit1,9666.2%
NDP1,3004.1%
Independent3951.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,08748.3%
Progressive Conservative9,48725.4%
Social Credit8,34022.3%
NDP1,2093.2%
Independent2920.8%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,80159.0%
Progressive Conservative12,05234.2%
NDP1,6794.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party7372.1%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,26455.9%
Progressive Conservative11,25824.9%
Social Credit5,79812.8%
NDP1,5003.3%
Rhinoceros1,0412.3%
Union Populaire2180.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1450.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,88668.2%
Progressive Conservative8,15519.9%
NDP3,0047.3%
Rhinoceros1,2153.0%
Independent2680.7%
Union Populaire2650.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party1240.3%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,74759.2%
Liberal14,93330.8%
NDP2,1744.5%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec1,4633.0%
Rhinoceros9451.9%
Social Credit2020.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada760.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,10468.9%
Liberal8,97919.3%
NDP3,1546.8%
Green1,8964.1%
Rhinoceros4571.0%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois31,55866.5%
Liberal10,93323.0%
Progressive Conservative4,4559.4%
NDP3370.7%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1570.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois26,42154.8%
Liberal13,94128.9%
Progressive Conservative6,82714.2%
NDP1,0282.1%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois31,49764.7%
Liberal11,04522.7%
Conservative3,7267.7%
NDP1,0172.1%
Green8391.7%
Marijuana Party5801.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1867: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1872: Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1874: Independent Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1882: Liberal-Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1887: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1891: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1896: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1904: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1908: Liberal margin 26.0 pts 1911: Liberal margin 18.3 pts 1917: Opposition margin 60.2 pts 1921: Liberal margin 39.4 pts 1925: Liberal margin 28.0 pts 1926: Liberal margin 25.1 pts 1930: Liberal margin 27.1 pts 1968: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1972: Liberal margin 23.0 pts 1974: Liberal margin 24.8 pts 1979: Liberal margin 31.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 48.2 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 28.5 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 49.6 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 43.5 pts 1997: Bloc Québécois margin 25.9 pts 2004: Bloc Québécois margin 42.0 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2004

Trend

RICHELIEU has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal-Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won RICHELIEU in the 2004 general election?

Bloc Québécois won RICHELIEU in 2004 with 31,497 votes (64.7%), a margin of 20,452 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won RICHELIEU since 1867?

Since 1867, RICHELIEU has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in RICHELIEU?

The closest contested result on record for RICHELIEU was 1887, when Conservative beat Liberal by 58 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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