Vimont (electoral district)

Vimont
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		  
Vincent Auclair
Liberal
District created 1980
First contested 1981
Last contested 2008
Demographics
Population (2001) 67,502
Electors (2008) 57,291
Area (km²) 40.91
Pop. density (per km²) 1,650
Census divisions Laval
Census subdivisions Laval

Vimont is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and is bordered by Rivière des Mille-Îles, Autoroute 19, Autoroute 440 and Fabre neighborhood of Laval. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Fabre and Mille-Îles.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Jean-Guy Rodrigue, Parti Québécois (1981–1985)
  2. Jean-Paul Théorêt, Liberal (1985–1989)
  3. Benoît Fradet, Liberal (1989–1994)
  4. David Cliche, Parti Québécois (1994–2002)
  5. François Gaudreau, Action démocratique (2002–2003)
  6. Vincent Auclair, Liberal (2003–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Vincent Auclair 16,217 47.78 +11.81
     Parti Québécois Rachel Demers 12,257 36.11 +9.10
     Action démocratique Pierre Brien 3,932 11.58 -19.48
     Québec solidaire Audrey Boisvert 1,537 4.53 +2.43
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Vincent Auclair 14,936 35.97 -10.34
     Action démocratique François Gaudreau 12,898 31.06 +12.37
     Parti Québécois Marie-France Charbonneau 11,215 27.01 -6.26
     Green Catherine Ouellet-Cummings 1,606 3.87 +2.83
     Québec solidaire Mickael Labrie 871 2.10 +1.40*

* Increase is from UFP

Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Vincent Auclair 17,908 46.31 +13.14
     Parti Québécois Normand Dupont 12,865 33.27 +17.13
     Action démocratique François Gaudreau 7,227 18.69 -31.31
     Green Serge Légaré 403 1.04 -
     UFP André Pigeon 269 0.70 -
Vimont by-election, June 17, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Action démocratique François Gaudreau 15,236 50.00 +37.85
     Liberal Vincent Auclair 10,109 33.17 -8.20
     Parti Québécois Manon Sauvé 4,918 16.14 -29.25
     Independent Régent Millette 212 0.70 -
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois David Cliche 20,938 45.39 +0.51
     Liberal François Macerola 19,085 41.37 -3.21
     Action démocratique François Gaudreau 5,604 12.15 +5.57
     Bloc pot David Ferron 292 0.63 -
     Socialist Democracy Martin Duplantis 215 0.47 -2.23
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 24,548 50.01
Non 24,542 49.99

References

Neighbouring electoral districts

Groulx, Mille-Îles
Fabre Mille-Îles
   Vimont    
Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides
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