Gatineau (provincial electoral district)

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Gatineau
National Assembly Member Stephanie Vallee
Quebec Liberal Party
Electors, 2007 48,095 [1]
Electoral district created 1931
Region Outaouais

Gatineau is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Outaouais region, it was created in 1931. The riding includes most of the area surrounding the Gatineau River including the municipalities of Cantley, Chelsea, La Peche, Gracefield and Maniwaki as well as portions of the Gatineau sector of the amalgamated city of Gatineau north and west of Autoroute 50 and east of the Gatineau River.

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[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly

  • Augustin-Armand Legault, Liberal (1931-1935)
  • Joseph Barthélemi Merleau, Liberal (1935-1936)
  • Georges-Adélard Auger, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
  • Joseph-Célestin Nadon, Liberal (1939-1948)
  • Gérard Desjardins, Union Nationale (1948-1962)
  • Roy Fournier, Liberal (1962-1966)

[edit] Members of National Assembly

  • Roy Fournier, Liberal (1966-1972)
  • Michel Gratton, Liberal (1972-1989)
  • Rejean Lafrenière, Liberal (1989-2007)
  • Stéphanie Vallée, Liberal (2007-)

[edit] Election results

Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Stephanie Vallee 13,602 44.95 -15.74
     Parti québécois Therese Viel-Dery 7,210 23.83 -0.71
     Action démocratique Martin Otis 6,447 21.31 +8.44
     Green Gail Lemmon Walker 1,958 6.47
     Québec solidaire Carmen J. Boucher 896 2.96
     Marxist-leninist Lisa Leblanc 146 0.48 +0.13
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rejean Lafreniere 16,481 60.69 -0.84
     Parti québécois Dominique Bedwell 6,663 24.54 -6.29
     Action démocratique Brian Gibb 3,494 12.87 +6.90
     UFP Julie Mercier 423 1.56
     Marxist-leninist Francoise Roy 95 0.35 +0.05
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rejean Lafreniere 18,481 61.53 -3.52
     Parti québécois Eric Singh 9,259 30.83 -1.15
     Action démocratique Dominic Desrochers 1,794 5.97
     Natural Law Yvan Dolan 208 0.69 -0.19
     PDS Benoit Giguere 202 0.67
     Marxist-leninist Francoise Roy 90 0.30
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 25,254 70.10
Oui 10,774 29.90
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rejean Lafreniere 19,046 65.05 +9.05
     Parti québécois Richard Pinard 9,363 31.98 -0.78
     Lemon Viviane Pare 609 2.08
     Natural Law Deborah C. Abecassis 259 0.88
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Rejean Lafreniere 12,179 56.00 -9.23
     Parti québécois Jocelyne Gadbois 7,125 32.76 +4.15
     Unity Dominic Desrochers 2,446 11.25

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts