Bertrand (electoral district)

Bertrand
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Claude Cousineau
PQ
District created 1994
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 52,358 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Bertrand is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1994 from parts of Labelle, Prévost and Rousseau. It includes the municipalities of Saint-Donat, Chertsey, Saint-Adele, Saint-Sauveur and Saint-Agathe-des-Monts.

The riding is named after former Union Nationale and Quebec premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand who was in power from 1968 to 1970 after the death of Daniel Johnson.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Robert Thérien, Liberal (1994-1997)
  2. Denis Chalifoux, Liberal (1997-1998)
  3. Claude Cousineau, Parti Québécois (1998-present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Claude Cousineau 14,970 49.02
     Liberal Isabelle Lord 10,424 34.13
     Action démocratique Diane Bellemare 3,463 11.34
     Québec solidaire Mylene Jaccoud 843 2.76
     Green Party Michelle Dery 839 2.75
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Claude Cousineau 13,672 37.02
     Action démocratique Sylvain Charron 11,188 30.29
     Liberal Daniel Desjardins 9,082 24.59
     Green Party Richard Savignac 1,766 4.78
     Québec solidaire Jocelyne Lavoie 1,228 3.32
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Claude Cousineau 14,704 43.33
     Liberal Michelle Monpetit 13,502 39.79
     Action démocratique Danielle Tremblay 4,834 14.24
     Green Party Richard Savignac 664 1.96
     Christian Democracy Serge Haroun 190 0.56
     No Affiliation David Rovins 41 0.12
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Claude Cousineau 15,666 46.63
     Liberal Denis Chalifoux 13,923 41.44
     Action démocratique Benoît Martin 3,725 11.09
     Socialist Democracy Jacques Rose 125 0.37
     Natural Law Pierre Monpetit 98 0.29
     Independent David Rovins 59 0.18

References

Neighbouring electoral districts