LaFontaine

LaFontaine
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Tony Tomassi
Independent
District created 1965
First contested 1966
Last contested 2008
Demographics
Population (2001) 52,971
Electors (2008) 39,794
Area (km²) 28.06
Pop. density (per km²) 1,887.8
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal

LaFontaine is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal in the northeastern corner of the island north of Autoroute 40 and south of Rivière des Prairies. The riding was created in 1965 from a part of Bourget.

The riding was named after the First Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Jean-Paul Beaudry, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
  2. Marcel Léger, Parti Québécois (1970-1985)
  3. Jean-Claude Gobé, Liberal (1985-2003), Independent (2003)
  4. Tony Tomassi, Liberal (2003-2010), Independent (2010-present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Tony Tomassi 14,021 69.76 +7.30
     Parti québécois Luigi De Benedictis 3,840 19.11 +4.86
     Action démocratique Gaetano Giumento 1,306 6.50 -11.74
     Green Gaëtan Berard 549 2.73 -0.20
     Québec solidaire Natacha Larocque 383 1.91 -0.21
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Tony Tomassi 18 164 69.53
     Parti québécois Line Pelletier 4 939 18.91
     Action démocratique Josée Anello 2 697 10,32
     Bloc pot Patrick Forcier 323 1.24

References

Neighbouring electoral districts