Châteauguay (provincial electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Châteauguay
National Assembly Member	Jean-Marc Fournier Liberal
Electors, 2007	55,949
Electoral district created	1853 [1]
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 Legislative Assembly 3.1 Chateauguay riding 3.2 Châteauguay–Laprairie riding 4 Members of the National Assembly 5 Electoral results 6 References 7 Neighbouring electoral districts

[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 Legislative Assembly

[edit] Chateauguay riding

• Édouard Laberge, Liberal (1867-1883)
• Joseph-Émery Robidoux, Liberal (1884-1892)
• William Greig, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
• Joseph-Émery Robidoux, Liberal (1897-1900)
• François-Xavier Dupuis, Liberal (1900-1907)
• Honoré Mercier Jr., Liberal (1907-1908)
• Hospice Desrosiers, Conservative Party (1908)
• Honoré Mercier Jr., Liberal (1908-1936)
• Auguste Boyer, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
• Honoré Mercier III, Liberal (1944-1948)
• Arthur Laberge, Union Nationale (1948-1957)
• Joseph-Maurice Laberge, Union Nationale (1957-1962)
• George Kennedy, Liberal (1962-1966)

[edit] Châteauguay–Laprairie riding

• Roméo Fortin, Liberal (1939-1944)

[edit] Members of the National Assembly

• George Kennedy, Liberal (1966-1976)
• Roland Dussault, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
• Pierrette Cardinal, Liberal (1985-1994)
• Jean-Marc Fournier, Liberal (1994-)

[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, retrieved 25 February 2007
• Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 25 February 2007
• Chateauguay election results
• Chateauguay-Laprairie election results
• Map of Chateauguay
• Quebec electoral map

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

		Jacques-Cartier, Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Verdun, Marquette		v • d • e
	Beauharnois, Vaudreuil		La Prairie
		Chateauguay
		Huntingdon

v • d • e Quebec provincial electoral districts Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine Bonaventure • Gaspé • Îles-de-la-Madeleine • Kamouraska-Témiscouata • Matane • Matapédia • Rimouski • Rivière-du-Loup Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord Chicoutimi • Dubuc • Duplessis • Jonquière • Lac-Saint-Jean • René-Lévesque • Roberval Capitale-Nationale Charlesbourg • Charlevoix • Chauveau • Jean-Lesage • Jean-Talon • La Peltrie • Louis-Hébert • Montmorency • Portneuf • Taschereau • Vanier Mauricie Champlain • Laviolette • Maskinongé • Saint-Maurice • Trois-Rivières Chaudière-Appalaches and Centre-du-Québec Arthabaska • Beauce-Nord • Beauce-Sud • Bellechasse • Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Drummond • Frontenac • Lévis • Lotbinière • Montmagny-L'Islet • Nicolet-Yamaska Estrie (Eastern Townships) Johnson • Mégantic-Compton • Orford • Richmond • Saint-François • Sherbrooke Eastern Montérégie Borduas • Brome-Missisquoi • Chambly • Iberville • Richelieu • Saint-Hyacinthe • Saint-Jean • Shefford • Verchères South Shore Beauharnois • Châteauguay • Huntingdon • La Pinière • Laporte • La Prairie • Marguerite-D'Youville • Marie-Victorin • Soulanges • Taillon • Vachon • Vaudreuil East Montreal Anjou • Bourget • Hochelaga-Maisonneuve • LaFontaine • Pointe-aux-Trembles • Rosemont                           Central Montreal D'Arcy-McGee • Gouin • Marguerite-Bourgeoys • Mercier • Mont-Royal • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce • Outremont • Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne • Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques • Verdun • Westmount—Saint-Louis West Montreal Jacques-Cartier • Marquette • Nelligan • Robert-Baldwin • Saint-Laurent North Montreal Acadie • Bourassa-Sauvé • Crémazie • Jeanne-Mance—Viger • Laurier-Dorion • Viau Laval Chomedey • Fabre • Laval-des-Rapides • Mille-Îles • Vimont Lanaudière Berthier • Joliette • L'Assomption • Masson • Rousseau • Terrebonne Laurentians Argenteuil • Bertrand • Blainville • Deux-Montagnes • Groulx • Labelle • Mirabel • Prévost Outaouais Chapleau • Gatineau • Hull • Papineau • Pontiac Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec Abitibi-Est • Abitibi-Ouest • Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue • Ungava See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec