Johnson (electoral district)

Johnson
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Étienne-Alexis Boucher
PQ
District created 1972
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 43,092 UNIQ24ef308f5ec981f4-ref-02,957,570-QINU
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford. It includes the cities or municipalities of Windsor, Roxton Pond, Acton Vale, Durham-Sud and Ulverton as well as portions of the City of Sherbrooke.

The riding named in honour of former Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. who served as leader of the province from 1966 until his death in 1968.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Jean-Claude Boutin, Liberal (1973–1974)
  2. Maurice Bellemare, Union nationale (1974–1979)
  3. Camille Picard, Liberal (1980–1981)
  4. Carmen Juneau, Parti Québécois (1981–1994)
  5. Claude Boucher, Parti Québécois (1994–2007)
  6. Éric Charbonneau, Action démocratique (2007–2008)
  7. Étienne-Alexis Boucher, Parti Québécois (2008–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois Etienne-Alexis Boucher 11,012 40.25
     Liberal Denis Morin 8,478 30.99
     Action démocratique Éric Charbonneau 6,318 23.09
     Green Party Pierre-Olivier Jette 919 3.36
     Québec solidaire Colombe Landry 634 2.32

References

Neighbouring electoral districts

References

  1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/renseignement_circ_prov.asp?bsq=268