Global News has declared Conservative Steven Blaney re-elected in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
Blaney has represented the riding in the House of Commons since 2006 and was Minister of Public Safety Canada (2011-2013), Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State for La Francophonie (2011-2013) in the Harper government.
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis is located between Quebec City and the Canada-US border on the south. The riding is in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of the province neighbouring the ridings of Beauce, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Louis-Hébert, Québec, Beauport—Limoilou, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Montmagny—L’Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup.
According to the last census, the riding is the most populous riding in Quebec. There were 114,966 people living in it.
Boundaries: The municipal and electoral boundaries of this riding consist of the Regional County Municipality of Bellechasse, the eastern part of Lévis and most of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins.
Last election: It has been a Conservative stronghold since 2006 and voters in the riding re-elected MP Steven Blaney of the Conservatives in the 2015 federal election.
History: Blaney was first elected here in 2006, defeating the Bloc Québécois incumbent, Réal Lapierre.
Candidates
Conservative: Steven Blaney (Incumbent)
Liberal: Laurence Harvey
NDP: Khuon Chamroeun
Green: André Voyer
PPC: Marc Johnston
Bloc Québécois: Sébastien Bouchard-Théberge
Rhinoceros: Judahrhino Soucy-Rousseau
Christian Heritage: Yves Gilbert
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