Châteauguay (provincial electoral district)

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Châteauguay
National Assembly Member	Jean-Marc Fournier Liberal
Electors, 2003	53,810
Electoral district created	1853
Region	Montérégie

Châteauguay is a provincial electoral district in the Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1853.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Linguistic demographics 3 Members of the National Assembly 4 Electoral results 5 References

[edit] Geography

It consists of the municipalities of:

• Châteauguay
• Léry
• Mercier
• Sainte-Catherine
• Saint-Isidore

In addition, it also consists of the First Nation reserve of:

• Kahnawake

[edit] Linguistic demographics

• Francophone: 78.2%
• Anglophone: 17.9%
• Allophone: 3.9%

[edit] Members of the National Assembly

[edit] Electoral results

Quebec general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Marc Fournier	20,434	51.80
	Parti Québécois	Éric Cardinal	13,751	34.86
	Action démocratique	Daniel Lapointe	4,399	11.15
	Bloc pot	Gilles Lalumière	547	1.39
	Union des forces progressistes	Guylaine Sirard	222	0.56
	Equality	Robert Jason Morgan	93	0.24

1995 Quebec referendum
Side		Votes	%
	Non	20,443	52.52
	Oui	18,481	47.48

[edit] References

• Quebec Votes 2007, Riding Profiles Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 25 February 2007
• Information on the Electoral Divisions Holding Elections Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retreived 25 February 2007
• Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retreived 25 February 2007