Saint-François (electoral district)

Saint-François
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		  
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Liberal
District created 1972
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 45,318 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Saint-François 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 Compton, Richmond and Sherbrooke. It includes portions of southern and eastern Sherbrooke south of Autoroute 10 as well as the city of Coaticook and the Compton municipality.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Gérard Déziel, Liberal (1973–1976)
  2. Réal Rancourt, Parti Québécois (1976–1985)
  3. Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Liberal (1985–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Monique Gagnon-Tremblay 13,327 46.96
     Parti québécois Rejean Hebert 11,845 41.74
     Action démocratique Vincent Marmion 2,230 7.86
     Québec solidaire Sandy Tremblay 769 2.71
     Independent Francois Mailly 210 0.74

References

Neighbouring electoral districts

Johnson
Orford
Sherbrooke		 Mégantic-Compton
   Saint-François    
Quebec provincial electoral districts
Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie (Eastern Townships)
Johnson · Mégantic-Compton · Orford · Richmond · Saint-François · Sherbrooke
Eastern Montérégie
South Shore
East Montreal
Central Montreal
West Montreal
North Montreal
Laval
Lanaudière
Laurentians
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
See also: 2008 election · List of elections · Politics of Quebec · Federal electoral ridings in Quebec