Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton (formerly Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is located in Quebec, Canada. Its population in 2006 was 95,983. In the 2015 election, the winner received the lowest vote percentage of any winning candidate in the country.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order

Racial groups: 92.6% White, 2.6% Black, 1.9% Latin American, 1.5% Indigenous
Languages: 94.8% French, 2.0% Spanish, 1.6% English
Religions: 72.3% Christian (64.6% Catholic, 7.7% Other), 1.4% Muslim, 25.8% None
Median income: $39,600 (2020)
Average income: $45,760 (2020)

Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Acton and Les Maskoutains. It includes the communities of Saint-Hyacinthe, Acton Vale, Saint-Pie, Sainte-Madeleine, and Saint-Dominique.

Political geography

Almost all of the riding voted for the Bloc in 2006 except for parts of Roxton Falls and its surrounding township, Roxton which voted Conservative.

History

The electoral district was created in 1933 from Bagot and St. Hyacinthe—Rouville ridings as "St. Hyacinthe—Bagot". In 1947, the name was changed to "Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot".

In 1966, the riding was abolished. Parts of the riding were combined with parts of Chambly—Rouville and Richelieu—Verchères riding into a new riding named "Saint-Hyacinthe". Saint-Hyacinthe was renamed "Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot" after the 1980 election.

After the resignation of Yvan Loubier on 21 February 2007, a by-election occurred on 17 September 2007.

This riding was not changed as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1981–2025

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Saint-Hyacinthe, 1966–1980

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Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1947–1966

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St. Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1933–1947

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• Template:SCref
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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• 2011 Results from Elections Canada