Berthier (provincial electoral district)

Berthier
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
André Villeneuve
PQ
District created 1829
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 53,464 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

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.

Contents

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)

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 (2007–2008)
  9. André Villeneuve, Parti québécois (2008–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Andre Villeneuve 13,650 42.50
     Liberal Norman Blackburn 8,393 26.13
     Action démocratique Francois Benjamin 8,239 25.65
     Québec solidaire Jocelyne Dupuis 931 2.90
     Green Party Yan Beaudry 903 2.81

References

Neighbouring electoral districts