Taschereau (electoral district)

Taschereau
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		  
Agnès Maltais
PQ
District created 1972
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 47,620 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Taschereau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Quebec City and includes parts of the southern and central parts of the city. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Jean-Talon and Saint-Sauveur.

The district is named after former Quebec Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau who served as the province's top politician from 1920 to 1936.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Irénée Bonnier, Liberal (1973-1976)
  2. Richard Guay, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
  3. Jean Leclerc, Liberal (1985-1994)
  4. André Gaulin, Parti Québécois (1994-1998)
  5. Agnès Maltais, Parti Québécois (1998-present)

Results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti québécois Agnès Maltais 11,768 44.22
     Liberal Hébert Dufour 7,845 29.48
     Action démocratique Renée-Claude Lizotte 3,563 13.39
     Québec solidaire Serge Roy 2,241 8.42
     Green Party Antonine Yaccarini 1,048 3.94
     Parti independantiste Mélanie Theriault 149 0.56

References

Neighbouring electoral districts

Jean-Lesage
Vanier Lévis
   Taschereau    
Jean-Talon
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
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)
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