The Political Record · Federal electoral districts

Jonquière

Federal riding · QC · No. 24030 · 2023 representation order
Fig. 1 — Jonquière, 2023 boundaries.
Member
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
2025 result
Bloc Québécois hold by 4,933 votes
Turnout
67.8% of 75,860 electors
Population
91,060 2021 census
Area
59,261 km²
Figures as of
2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
  • Smallest immigrant share: 0.9% are immigrants, 2nd lowest of 343 (Share who are immigrants, 2021 census)2nd
    Smallest immigrant share
    0.9% are immigrants, 2nd lowest of 343 (Share who are immigrants, 2021 census)
  • Most French mother tongue: 98.2% have French as a mother tongue, 2nd highest of 343 (Share with French as a mother tongue, 2021 census)2nd
    Most French mother tongue
    98.2% have French as a mother tongue, 2nd highest of 343 (Share with French as a mother tongue, 2021 census)
  • Largest by area in Quebec: 59,261 km² · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 20th of 343 in Canada3rd
    Largest by area in Quebec
    59,261 km² · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 20th of 343 in Canada
  • Least populous in Quebec: 91,060 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 52nd of 343 in Canada3rd
    Least populous in Quebec
    91,060 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 52nd of 343 in Canada
In brief
  1. Mario Simard held the seat for the Bloc Québécoiss by 4,933 votes (+9.8 points).
  2. 30% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
  3. Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 70.8% of votes were cast on the day.
  4. Share who are immigrants is the 2nd lowest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019-10-21 · 3 terms
  • Member: Natural Resources
  • Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
  • Vice-Chair: Natural Resources
291 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Build Canada Homes Act.

IDid this riding change?

Yes. 30% of today's Jonquière came from ridings other than the old Jonquière.

Share of today's areaFormer riding
69.8%Jonquière 97% of it kept
30.2%Lac-Saint-Jean 30% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

Bloc Québécois hold
Elected
Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois
20,247
40.0% of valid votes
Margin
4,933
votes · +9.8 pts
Runner-up
Fanny Boulanger
Conservative
15,314
30.2% of valid votes
Bloc Québécois 40.0% · Conservative 30.2% · Liberal 26.0% · New Democratic 1.8% · People's 1.0%
Turnout67.8% of 75,860 electors
CandidatePartyVotes%2021±
Mario SimardBloc Québécois20,24740.0%42.0%−2.0
Fanny BoulangerConservative15,31430.2%27.6%+2.6
William Van TasselLiberal13,17226.0%20.3%+5.7
Lise GaronNew Democratic9321.8%5.2%−3.4
Patrick GaudreaultPeople's5161.0%—+1.0
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
Marie-Josée YelleGreen4480.9%
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.

IIIHow close was it, really

Swing needed to flip
4.9 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
13,172 votes
Liberal took more than the 4,933-vote margin. True in 100 of 343 ridings in 2025.
Election-day polls won by others
51 of 177
2 polls ended in an exact tie.
Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Bloc Québécoiss (124) · ■ won by another party (51) · ▨ tied (2).
Flip the seatHypothetical

It would have taken 2,467 voters switching from Bloc Québécois to Conservative — 4.9% of the 50,629 valid votes, 4.9 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.

Bloc Québécois20,247
Conservative15,314
Still Bloc Québécois by 4,933 votes. Actual margin: 4,933.

IVElection day versus advance

Only 70.8% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.

Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Bloc Québécois39.7%40.8%+1.1
Conservative33.2%23.0%−10.2
Liberal22.9%33.5%+10.6
New Democratic2.0%1.4%−0.6
People's1.1%0.8%−0.3
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.

VWhat kind of place this is

2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.

VIWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Jonquière and its 5 neighbouring ridings.

The card

No. 24030QC · 2025
Jonquière
Mario Simard
Result
Bloc Québécois hold by 4,933
Turnout
67.8%
Population
91,060
Area
59,261 km²
Smallest immigrant share: 0.9% are immigrants, 2nd lowest of 343 (Share who are immigrants, 2021 census)2ndSmallest immigrant shareMost French mother tongue: 98.2% have French as a mother tongue, 2nd highest of 343 (Share with French as a mother tongue, 2021 census)2ndMost French mother tongueLargest by area in Quebec: 59,261 km² · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 20th of 343 in Canada3rdLargest by area in QuebecLeast populous in Quebec: 91,060 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 78 in Quebec · 52nd of 343 in Canada3rdLeast populous in Quebec
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