Viau

Viau
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Emmanuel Dubourg
Liberal
District created 1972
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007) 42,619 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions Montreal
Census subdivisions Montreal

Viau is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal and consists of the neighbourhoods of Saint-Michel and Saint-Michel-Nord. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier.

The riding is named after former Quebec businessman Charles-Théodore Viau, founder of the Biscuits Viau company.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

Olier

  1. Fernand Picard, Liberal (1965–1973)

Viau

  1. Fernand Picard, Liberal (1973–1976)
  2. Charles-A. Lefebvre, Parti Québécois (1976–1981)
  3. William Cusano, Liberal (1981–2007)
  4. Emmanuel Dubourg, Liberal (2007–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 10,705 58.60
     Parti québécois Martine Banolok 4,783 26.18
     Action démocratique Martin Fournier 1,186 6.49
     Québec solidaire Rosa Dutra 916 5.01
     Green Party Michel Cummings 678 3.71
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 12,917 51.92
     Parti québécois Naima Mimoune 5,406 21.73
     Action démocratique Sylvie Fontaine 4,157 16.71
     Québec solidaire Valérie Lavoie 1,231 4.95
     Green Party Simon Bernier 1,169 4.70
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 17,703 65.13
     Parti québécois Maka Kotto 6,142 22.60
     Action démocratique Paolo V. Tamburello 2,406 8.85
     Bloc pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin 426 1.57
     UFP Jocelyne Dupuis 384 1.41
     No designation Yannick Duguay 121 0.45
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 18,774 70.08
     Action démocratique Luc Leclerc 5,214 19.46
     Bloc pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin 1,668 6.23
     Socailist Democracy Caroline Perron 426 1.59
     Innovator Patrick Ravet 326 1.22
     Communist Kostas Miritis 207 0.77
     Equality Jean-Paul Savoie 174 0.65
     Parti québécois Aurèle Bourassa Withdrew Withdrew
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 23,701 68.80
Yes 10,746 31.20
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 17,946 63.19
     Parti québécois Raphaël Delli Gatti 8,463 29.80
     New Democratic Paul Montpetit 1,482 5.22
     Natural Law Pierre Bergeron 291 1.02
     Innovator Claire Cartier 218 0.77
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 15,803 60.84
Non 10,173 39.16
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 13,965 61.48
     Parti québécois André Comeau 7,184 31.63
     New Democratic Raymond Gagnon 954 4.20
     Parti indépendantiste Manon Robert 409 1.80
     Marxist-Leninist Linda Michaud 204 0.90
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 17,086 66.12
     Parti québécois Marie-Claire Nivolon 7,428 28.75
     New Democratic Giuseppe Sciortino 864 3.34
     Humanist Doris Gervais 196 0.76
     Commonwealth Martin Daoust 204 0.90
     Christian Socialist Jean-François Grenier 204 0.90
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal William Cusano 16,657 55.19
     Parti québécois Charles Lefebvre 12,554 41.60
     Union Nationale Roger Dominguez 574 1.90
     Workers Communist Luigi D'Alonzo 161 0.53
     Workers Albani Laporte 107 0.36
     Communist Vittoria Bronzati 78 0.26
     Marxist-Leninist André Gagnon 204 0.90
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 20,890 65.92
Yes 10,800 34.08

References

Neighbouring electoral districts