Rivière-du-Nord, QC — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Rivière-du-Nord — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Rivière-du-Nord was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Rhéal Fortin, the Bloc Québécois candidate, won the riding with 18,157 votes (32.0% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Pierre Dionne Labelle (NDP-New Democratic Party) with 17,077 votes (30.1%), defeated by a margin of 1,080 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Janice Bélair Rolland (Liberal, 26%) and Romain Vignol (Conservative, 8%).
Riding information
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Centred on Saint-Jerome at the gateway to the Laurentians, Riviere-du-Nord covers the regional county municipality of La Riviere-du-Nord, including the communities of Sainte-Sophie, Prevost, Saint-Hippolyte, and Saint-Colomban. The Riviere du Nord itself winds through the riding's forested hills before emptying into the Riviere des Mille Iles to the south.
The Bloc Quebecois held Riviere-du-Nord from its creation in 2004 through 2008. The lone exception came in 2011, when the NDP's Pierre Dionne Labelle rode the orange wave to victory. By 2015, the Bloc was seeking to reclaim its traditional stronghold under a new candidate, while the Liberals and NDP competed for progressive voters.
Candidates
Rheal Fortin (Bloc Quebecois) — A lawyer who had been practising in Saint-Jerome since 1992, Fortin served as president of the law firm Bissonnette Fortin Giroux. He had been politically active since his youth, volunteering for the Parti Quebecois while in high school. Before studying law at the Universite de Sherbrooke, he had worked as an electrician in Laval.
Pierre Dionne Labelle (NDP) — The incumbent since 2011, Dionne Labelle had been a development agent before entering federal politics. In Parliament he focused on fiscal policy issues, including advocating against tax evasion.
Janice Belair Rolland (Liberal) — A businesswoman, Belair Rolland campaigned on environmental protection, infrastructure investment, and middle-class tax relief.
Romain Vignol (Conservative) — Vignol carried the Conservative Party's colours in the riding.
Joey Leckman (Green Party) — Leckman represented the Green Party.
About the Riding
Saint-Jerome, the regional capital of the Laurentians with a population of roughly 75,000, is the economic and administrative hub of the riding. Historically a gateway for settlers heading into the northern forests, the city now serves as a service centre for the surrounding recreational and residential communities. Tourism related to skiing, hiking, and the P'tit Train du Nord cycling trail contributes significantly to the local economy. The riding's mix of exurban growth and small-town character placed issues of transportation links to Montreal, health-care access at the regional hospital, and affordable housing at the forefront of the 2015 campaign. The contest was closely watched as a barometer of the Bloc's recovery in its traditional Laurentian base.
