Nicolet-Bécancour

Nicolet-Bécancour (French pronunciation: [nikɔlɛ(t) bekɑ̃kuʁ]) is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Bécancour, Nicolet, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Daveluyville, Pierreville, Saint-François-du-Lac, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets and Saint-Wenceslas.

Nicolet-Bécancour

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Donald Martel Coalition Avenir Québec
District created	2011
First contested	2012
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Population (2011)	49,310
Electors (2012)[1]	39,261
Area (km²)[2]	2,796.3
Pop. density (per km²)	17.6
Census division(s)	Arthabaska (part), Bécancour (part), Drummond (part), Nicolet-Yamaska (part)
Census subdivision(s)	Aston-Jonction, Baie-du-Febvre, Bécancour, Daveluyville, Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, Fortierville, Grand-Saint-Esprit, La Visitation-de-Yamaska, Lemieux, Maddington Falls, Manseau, Nicolet, Parisville, Pierreville, Saint-Bonaventure, Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Célestin (municipality), Saint-Célestin (village), Saint-Elphège, Sainte-Eulalie, Saint-François-du-Lac, Sainte-Françoise, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Sainte-Monique, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Pie-de-Guire, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Saint-Sylvère, Saint-Wenceslas, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval; Odanak, Wôlinak.

It was created for the 2012 election from parts of the former Nicolet-Yamaska and Lotbinière electoral districts.^[3]

Members of the National Assembly

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Nicolet-Yamaska and Lotbinière
40th	2012–2014		Donald Martel	Coalition Avenir Québec
41st	2014–2018
42nd	2018–2022
43rd	2022–Present

Election results

v t e 2022 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Donald Martel
	Conservative	Mario Lyonnais
	Parti Québécois	Philippe Dumas
	Québec solidaire	Jacques Thériault Watso
	Liberal	Marie-Josée Jacques
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots				–
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Donald Martel	15,562	55.29	+16.65
	Parti Québécois	Lucie Allard	4,423	15.71	-6.55
	Liberal	Marie-Claude Durand	3,539	12.57	-15.24
	Québec solidaire	François Poisson	3,474	12.34	+4.42
	Conservative	Jessie Mc Nicoll	576	2.05	+0.54
	Green	Vincent Marcotte	403	1.43	–
	Bloc Pot	Blak D. Blackburn	170	0.6	–
Total valid votes			28,147	98.06
Total rejected ballots			556	1.94
Turnout			28,703	71.77	-2.43
Eligible voters			39,995
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+11.6
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Donald Martel	11,168	38.64	+6.63
	Liberal	Denis Vallée	8,038	27.81	+5.34
	Parti Québécois	Jean-René Dubois	6,433	22.26	+3.72
	Québec solidaire	Marc Dion	2,290	7.92	–
	Option nationale	Marjolaine Lachapelle	638	2.21	-23.64
	Conservative	Guillaume Laquerre	333	1.15	+0.01
Total valid votes			28,900	98.27	–
Total rejected ballots			510	1.73	–
Turnout			29,410	74.20	-4.41
Electors on the lists			39,638	–	–

2012 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Donald Martel	9,745	32.01	+4.65
	Option nationale	Jean-Martin Aussant	7,869	25.85	–
	Liberal	Marc Descôteaux	6,840	22.47	-11.51
	Parti Québécois	Gilles Mayrand	5,644	18.54	-16.24
	Conservative	Mathieu Benoit	348	1.14	–
Total valid votes			30,446	98.54	–
Total rejected ballots			450	1.46	–
Turnout			30,896	78.61
Electors on the lists			39,304	–	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Parti Québécois			Swing	+10.44

^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ