Berthier (provincial electoral district)

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Berthier
National Assembly Member Francois Benjamin
Action democratique du Quebec
Electors, 2007 53,464 [1]
Electoral district created 1829
Region Lanaudière

Berthier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Situated in the Lanaudière region and created in 1867, the riding includes the municipalities of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Come and Mandeville

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[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly

  1. Louis-Joseph Moll, Conservative Party (1867-1871)
  2. Louis Sylvestre, Liberal (1871-1878)
  3. Joseph Robillard, Conservative Party (1878-1886)
  4. Louis Sylvestre, Liberal (1886-1889)
  5. Omer Dostaler, Liberal (1890)
  6. Cuthbert-Alphonse Chenevert, Liberal (1890-1892)
  7. Victor Allard, Conservative Party, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
  8. Cuthbert-Alphonse Chenevert, Liberal (1897-1903)
  9. Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1904-1912)
  10. Joseph-Olivier Gadoury, Conservative Party (1912-1916)
  11. Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1916-1919)
  12. Simeon Lafrenière, Liberal (1919-1925)
  13. Amédée Sylvestre, Liberal (1925-1927)
  14. Cléophas Bastien, Liberal (1927-1944)
  15. Armand Sylvestre, Liberal (1944-1948)
  16. Azéllus Lavallée, Union nationale (1948-1962)
  17. Lucien McGuire, Liberal (1962-1966)

[edit] Members of the National Assembly

  1. Guy Gauthier, Union nationale (1966-1973)
  2. Michel Denis, Liberal (1973-1976)
  3. Jean-Guy Mercier, Parti québécois (1976-1981)
  4. Albert Houde, Liberal (1981-1994)
  5. Gilles Baril, Parti québécois (1994-2002)
  6. Marie Grégoire, Action démocratique (2002-2003)
  7. Alexandre Bourdeau, Parti québécois (2003-2007)
  8. François Benjamin, Action démocratique (2007-present)

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

Laviolette
v • d • e
 
Labelle, Bertrand North Maskinongé
West   Berthier    East
South
Rousseau, Joliette, L'Assomption, Richelieu, Verchères, Nicolet-Yamaska
v • d • e
Quebec provincial electoral districts
Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie (Eastern Townships)
Eastern Montérégie
South Shore
East Montreal
                          Central Montreal
West Montreal
North Montreal
Laval
Lanaudière
Berthier • Joliette • L'Assomption • Masson • Rousseau • Terrebonne
Laurentians
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec