René-Lévesque

René-Lévesque
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Marjolain Dufour
PQ
District created 2003
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 34,480 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The Manicouagan RCM and La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM are situated in this district. The cities of Baie-Comeau and Forestville are within the limits. The riding was created in 2003 from Saguenay and is named after former Quebec Premier René Lévesque who led the province from 1976 to 1985.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Marjolain Dufour, Parti Québécois (2003-present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Marjolain Dufour 10554 58.72
     Liberal Patrick Sullivan 4725 26.29
     Action démocratique Louis-Olivier Minville 2198 12.23
     Québec solidaire Marie-Claude Ouellette 498 2.77
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Marjolain Dufour 12160 51.78 +10.92
     Action démocratique André Desrosiers 6642 28.28 -5.13
     Liberal François Désy 3723 15.85 -7.84
     Green Styves Griffith 533 2.27
     Québec solidaire Mylène Lapierre 426 1.81
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Marjolain Dufour 8997 40.86 +16.91
     Action démocratique François Corriveau 7356 33.41 -14.43
     Liberal François Désy 5215 23.69 -4.52
     Independent Jean-Pierre Brisson 449 2.04

References

Neighbouring electoral districts