Prescott and Russell (electoral district)
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Prescott and Russell was a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1967 to 1999, when it was abolished into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Ottawa—Orléans when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. It consisted of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell as well as the Township of Cumberland.
[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament
- J. Albert Belanger, Progressive Conservative (1967-1981)
- Don Boudria, Liberal (1981-1984)
- Jean Poirier, Liberal (1984-1995)
- Jean-Marc Lalonde, Liberal (1995-1999)
[edit] Election results
| Ontario general election, 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean-Marc Lalonde | 24,808 | 55.7 | -9.3% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Leduc | 13,637 | 30.6 | +23.5% | |
| New Democrat | Yves Deschamps | 4,472 | 10.0 | -13.5% | |
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 626 | 1.4 | -0.2% | |
| Independent | John MacKinnon | 564 | 1.3 | ||
| Natural Law | Pierrette Blondin | 446 | 1.0 | ||
| Ontario general election, 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 25,879 | 65.0 | -10.8% | |
| New Democrat | Carole Roy | 9,369 | 23.5 | +10.9% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Flavell | 2,848 | 7.1 | -4.5% | |
| Family Coalition | Paul Lauzon | 1,119 | 2.8 | ||
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 618 | 1.6 | ||
| Ontario general election, 1987 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 26,811 | 75.8 | +17.8% | |
| New Democrat | Yves Deschamps | 4,460 | 12.6 | +3.5% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Demers | 4,100 | 11.6 | -22.4% | |
| Ontario general election, 1985 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 18,833 | 58.0 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Genier | 11,038 | 34.0 | ||
| New Democrat | Maurice Landry | 2,625 | 8.1 | ||
| 1984 By-Election on Boudria's resignation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 10,182 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Patenaude | 8,347 | |||
| New Democrat | Rheo Lalonde | 1,791 | |||
| Ontario general election, 1981 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Don Boudria | 15,123 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | J. Albert Belanger | 9,951 | |||
| New Democrat | Claude Dion | 1,828 | |||
| Ontario general election, 1977 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | J. Albert Belanger | 11,863 | |||
| Liberal | Philibert Proulx | 8,877 | |||
| New Democrat | Joseph Cheff | 3,597 | |||
