Nelligan (electoral district)

Nelligan
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Yolande James
Liberal
District created 1980
First contested 1981
Last contested 2008
Demographics
Population (2006) 74,857
Electors (2008) 54,259
Area (km²) 85.13
Pop. density (per km²) 879.3
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Kirkland, Montreal, Senneville

Nelligan is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Pointe-Claire and Robert-Baldwin. It includes portions of the Montreal Island including Île Bizard, Kirkland and Senneville. The riding was named after a Quebec poet, Émile Nelligan.

Contents

Linguistic demographics

Members of the National Assembly

Pointe-Claire

  1. Arthur-E Seguin, Liberal (1973-1976)
  2. William Shaw, Union Nationale (1976-1981)

Nelligan

  1. Clifford Lincoln, Liberal (1981-1989)
  2. Russell Williams, Liberal (1989-2004)
  3. Yolande James, Liberal (2004-present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yolande James 18,251 72.19 +8.37
     Parti Québécois Anaïs Valiquette-L'Heureux 3,656 14.46 +5.61
     Green Jonathan Théorêt 1,562 6.18 -1.43
     Action démocratique François Savard 1,434 5.67 -12.46
     Québec solidaire Elahé Machouf 379 1.50 -0.08
Total valid votes 25,282 99.04
Total rejected ballots 244 0.96
Turnout 25,526 47.04
Electors on the lists 54,259
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yolande James 21,458 63.82 +11.24
     Action démocratique Jean Lecavalier 6,096 18.13 +11.14
     Parti Québécois Dorothée Morin 2,977 8.85 -1.50
     Green Jonathan Théorêt 2,560 7.61 +5.92
     Québec solidaire Elahé Machouf 532 1.58 +0.77*
Total valid votes 33,623 99.33
Total rejected ballots 226 0.67
Turnout 33,849 64.16
Electors on the lists 52,758

* Increase is from UFP

Nelligan by-election, September 20, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yolande James 7,812 52.58 -25.02
     Independent Michel Gibson 4,038 27.18 -
     Parti Québécois Sahar Hawili 1,538 10.35 -2.46
     Action démocratique Tom Pentefountas 1,039 6.99 -0.45
     Green Ryan Young 251 1.69 +0.19
     UFP Josée Larouche 120 0.81 -
     Bloc pot Blair T. Longley 58 0.39 -
Total valid votes 14,856 99.58
Total rejected ballots 62 0.42
Turnout 14,918 28.60
Electors on the lists 52,163
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Russell Williams 27,934 77.60 +1.93
     Parti Québécois Micaël Poirier 4,611 12.81 -3.07
     Action démocratique Sabrina Duguay 2,680 7.44 +1.40
     Green Peter Graham 541 1.50 -
     Equality Giuliana Pendenza 233 0.65 -1.13
Total valid votes 35,999 99.33
Total rejected ballots 241 0.67
Turnout 36,240 69.65
Electors on the lists 52,033
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Russell Williams 35,698 75.67 -1.49
     Parti Québécois André Tremblay 7,492 15.88 -2.40
     Action démocratique Martin Brunet 2,848 6.04 -
     Equality John Novak 840 1.78 -0.21
     Socialist Democracy Érik Cossette 156 0.33 -
     Independent Serge Tétreault 140 0.30 -
Total valid votes 47,174 99.38
Total rejected ballots 295 0.62
Turnout 47,469 79.91
Electors on the lists 59,403
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 42,494 81.82
Oui 9,443 18.18
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Russell Williams 33,804 77.16 +30.13
     Parti Québécois Denise Cypihot 80,10 18.28 -2.12
     Equality Bill Shaw 871 1.99 -27.61
     CANADA! Paul Daoussis 447 1.02 -
     Economic Claudette Benoit 292 0.67 -
     Natural Law Michael Oliver 276 0.63 -
     Republic of Canada Glenford Charles 111 0.25 -
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 33,394 73.81
Non 11,849 26.19
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Russell Williams 16,284 47.03 -28.39
     Equality Jean-Pierre Isoré 10,249 29.60 -
     Parti Québécois Marc Boudreau 7,063 20.40 +1.82
     New Democrat Jean-Paul Rioux 664 1.92 -1.59
     Independent Alexandre Kisak 367 1.06 -
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Clifford Lincoln 24,112 75.42 +1.57
     Parti Québécois François Landry 5,939 18.58 -4.09
     New Democrat Joan Eyolfson Cadham 1,123 3.51 -
     Progressive Conservative Richard K. Kendall 798 2.49 -
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Clifford Lincoln 23,168 73.85
     Parti Québécois Denise Cypihot 7,113 22.67
     Libertarian Irena Bubniuk 392 1.25
     Union Nationale Clément Guimond 375 1.20
     Freedom of Choice Donovan James Carter 324 1.03

References

Neighbouring electoral districts