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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Groulx
| province            = Quebec
| image               = Quebec 2011 Groulx.svg
| caption             = Location in Thérèse-De Blainville
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 1980
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1981
| prov-election-last  = 2018
| prov-rep            = [[Eric Girard (Groulx MNA)|Eric Girard]]
| prov-rep-party      = CAQ
| demo-census-date    = 2011
| demo-pop            = 74165
| demo-electors       = 56154
| demo-electors-date  = 2012
| demo-electors-ref   = <ref name="electors"/>
| demo-area           = 53.9
| demo-area-ref       = <ref name="area"/>
| demo-cd             = [[Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality|Thérèse-De Blainville]] (part)
| demo-csd            = [[Boisbriand, Quebec|Boisbriand]], [[Rosemère, Quebec|Rosemère]], [[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]]
| warning = no
}}

'''Groulx''' is a provincial electoral district in the [[Laurentides]] region of [[Quebec]], Canada, that elects members to the [[National Assembly of Quebec]]. It notably includes the city of [[Boisbriand]] as well as a few other small cities.

It was created for the [[1981 Quebec general election|1981 election]] from a part of the [[Terrebonne (provincial electoral district)|Terrebonne]] electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained a small part of the city of Blainville from the [[Blainville (provincial electoral district)|Blainville]] electoral district; it did not previously include any part of that city.

In the change from the 2011 to 2017 electoral map, the riding will lose the [[Saint-Rédempteur]] neighbourhood of [[Blainville, Quebec|Blainville]] to the riding of [[Blainville (provincial electoral district)|Blainville]].

From its creation in 1981 until [[2007 Quebec general election|2007]], Groulx was a bellwether riding always sending a member from the governing party to the National Assembly. Since the ADQ breakthrough in the suburbs of Montreal in 2007, the riding has been targeted by all major parties and is part of a collection of ridings that determine Quebec elections. The riding is overwhelmingly francophone and white, and has a strong nationalist undercurrent, making it a battleground riding between the Parti Québécois, ADQ/CAQ, and the Quebec Liberals.

In 2014, the PQ nominated Martine Desjardins, former leader of the FEUQ during the 2012 student strike. She was seen as a star candidate. While the PQ began the campaign with a strong lead among francophones and heavily targeted CAQ-held ridings such as Groulx, the fall of the PQ and rise of the CAQ during the last two weeks of the campaign kept this riding in the hands of the CAQ, albeit in a tight 3-way split with no candidate receiving more than 31% of the vote.

==Members of the National Assembly==

{{QcMNA}}
{{QcMNA nodata|''Riding created from'' [[Terrebonne (provincial electoral district)|Terrebonne]]}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 1981
| ToYr = 1985
| Assembly# = 32
| CanParty = PQ
| RepName = Élie Fallu
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 1985
| ToYr = 1989
| Assembly# = 33
| CanParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepName = Madeleine Bleau
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 1989
| ToYr = 1994
| Assembly# = 34
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 1994
| ToYr = 1998
| Assembly# = 35
| CanParty = PQ
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepName = Robert Kieffer
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 1998
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 36
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2007
| Assembly# = 37
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Pierre Descoteaux
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2007
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 38
| CanParty = ADQ
| RepName = Linda Lapointe
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 39
| #ByElections = 2
| CanParty = PQ
| RepName = René Gauvreau
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2012
| CanParty = Independent
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2012
| ToYr = 2012
| CanParty = PQ
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2012
| ToYr = 2014
| Assembly# = 40
| CanParty = CAQ
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepName = Hélène Daneault
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2014
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 41
| #ByElections = 1
| RepName = Claude Surprenant
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2018
| CanParty = Independent
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2018
| ToYr = 2022
| Assembly# = 42
| RepName = Eric Girard
| RepLink = Eric Girard (Groulx MNA)
| RepTerms# = 2
| CanParty = CAQ
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{QcMNA row
| FromYr = 2022
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 43
}}
{{QcMNA end}}

==Election results==

{{2022 Quebec general election/Groulx}}
{{2018 Quebec general election/Groulx}}

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|[[Claude Surprenant]]|12,776|30.85|-7.17}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Vicki Emard|12,520|30.24|+10.27}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|[[Martine Desjardins (activist)|Martine Desjardins]]|12,424|30.00|-4.00}}
{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Sylvie Giguère|2,810|6.79|+2.49}}
{{CANelec|QC|Parti nul|Jonathan Davis|493|1.19|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Alain Marginean|384|0.93|-1.11}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|41,407|98.49|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|635|1.51|+0.36}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|42,042|73.48|-5.60}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|57,216|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/hold|QC|CAQ|-8.72}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2012|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|[[Hélène Daneault]]|16,711|38.02|+17.57}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Raymond Archambault|14,948|34.01|-4.05}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|[[Linda Lapointe]]|8,776|19.97|-15.70}}
{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Sylvie Giguère|1,892|4.30|+1.92}}
{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Alain Marginean|895|2.04|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|QC|Green| Alec Ware | 591 | 1.34 | -1.80}}
{{CANelec|QC|Independent| Alex Munteanu | 140 | 0.32 |&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|43,953|98.85|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|511|1.15|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|44,464|79.08|&nbsp;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|56,228|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/gain|QC|CAQ|PQ|+10.81}}
{{end}}
^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2008|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|[[René Gauvreau]]|11,226|37.62|+8.73}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Monique Laurin|10,823|36.27|+9.07}}
{{CANelec|QC|ADQ|[[Linda Lapointe]]|6,036|20.23|-17.22}}
{{CANelec |QC |Green |Carmen Brisebois |955 |3.20 | -0.93}}
{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Adam Veilleux|701|2.35|+0.01}}
{{CANelec |QC |PI |Sébastien Hotte |102 |0.34 |&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|29,843|98.41|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|481|1.59|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|30,324|61.33|-14.02}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|49,441|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|QC|ADQ|[[Linda Lapointe]]|13,630|37.45|+18.07}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Rachel Gagnon|10,513|28.89|-9.78}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|[[Pierre Descoteaux]]|9,898|27.20|-12.34}}
{{CANelec|QC|Green|Robert Harenclak|1,503|4.13|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Adam Veilleux|850|2.34|+1.09*}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|36,394|99.15|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|311|0.85|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|36,705|75.35|+1.83}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|48,715|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{end}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Result compared to [[Union des forces progressistes (Canada)|UFP]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="electors">http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=481&section=population {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
<ref name="area">http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=481&section=superficie {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
;Information:
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=481 Elections Quebec]

;Election results:
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/resultatselec/eg.html#grou Election results] (National Assembly)
* [http://quebecpolitique.com/elections-et-referendums/circonscriptions/elections-dans-groulx Election results] (QuébecPolitique)

;Maps
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160406011542/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/documents/pdf/cartesElectorales/2011/481.pdf 2011 map] (PDF)
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/documents/swf/carte_2001_v2/afficher-carte.php?bsq=478&lang=en 2001 map] (Flash)
*:[http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/lacartechange/media/carte-finale/CEP_cartes.asp?bsq=478&l=en 2001–2011 changes] (Flash)
*:[http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/provincial/carte-electorale/carte_1992-2001/proposition_dec_2001/groulx.html 1992–2001 changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060002/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/francais/provincial/carte-electorale/carte_1992-2001/proposition_dec_2001/groulx.html |date=2016-03-04 }} (Flash)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130528150926/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/maps-of-electoral-divisions-by-administrative-region-2011.php?region=15 Electoral map of Laurentides region]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207072440/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/the-electoral-map-of-quebec-2011.php Quebec electoral map, 2011]

{{Geographic location
|title=Neighbouring electoral districts
|North=[[Blainville (provincial electoral district)|Blainville]]
|West=[[Mirabel (provincial electoral district)|Mirabel]], [[Deux-Montagnes (provincial electoral district)|Deux-Montagnes]]
|Center=Groulx
|East=[[Vimont (electoral district)|Vimont]]
|South=[[Sainte-Rose (provincial electoral district)|Sainte-Rose]]
|Southwest=[[Fabre (electoral district)|Fabre]]
}}

{{QC-ED}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|45.6277|N|73.8192|W|display=title}}

[[Category:Quebec provincial electoral districts]]
[[Category:Boisbriand]]
[[Category:Blainville, Quebec]]
[[Category:Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec]]