Acadie (electoral district)

Coordinates: 45°31′N 73°41′W / 45.52°N 73.68°W

Acadie

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Christine St-Pierre Liberal
District created	1972
First contested	1973
Last contested	2014
Demographics
Population (2011)	76,200
Electors (2014)[1]	49,413
Area (km²)[2]	14.9
Pop. density (per km²)	5,114.1
Census divisions	Montreal (part)
Census subdivisions	Montreal (part)

Acadie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located in northern Montreal and consists of parts of the Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville boroughs.

It was created as L'Acadie for the 1973 election from parts of Ahuntsic and Saint-Laurent electoral districts. It changed to its present name in 1989.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

1. François Cloutier, Liberal (1973–1976)
2. Thérèse Lavoie-Roux, Liberal (1976–1989)
3. Yvan Bordeleau, Liberal (1989–2007)
4. Christine St-Pierre, Liberal (2007–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Christine St-Pierre	24,211	70.96	+15.31
	Parti Québécois	Évelyne Abitbol	3,985	11.68	-5.54
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Serge Pourreaux	3,050	8.94	-8.52
	Québec solidaire	Geneviève Dick	2,241	6.57	-1.44
	Green	Alix Nyaburerwa	405	1.19	–
	Option nationale	Julie Boivin	162	0.47	-1.19
	Marxist–Leninist	Yvon Breton	67	0.20	–
Total valid votes			34,121	99.08	–
Total rejected ballots			318	0.92	–
Turnout			34,459	69.70	+4.94
Electors			49,413	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		+10.43

Quebec general election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Christine St-Pierre	17,191	55.65	-11.51
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Abel-Claude Aslanian	5,393	17.46	+13.11*
	Parti Québécois	Rachid Bandou	5,319	17.22	-3.70
	Québec solidaire	Marianne Breton Fontaine	2,474	8.01	+3.76
	Option nationale	Sebastien Croteau	512	1.66	–
Total valid votes			30,889	98.67	–
Total rejected ballots			416	1.33	–
Turnout			31,305	64.76	+17.85
Electors			48,339	–	–

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Christine St-Pierre	15,145	67.16	+7.07
	Parti Québécois	Marc-André Nolet	4,718	20.92	+4.29
	Action démocratique	Ahamed Badawy	982	4.35	-10.12
	Québec solidaire	André Parizeau	958	4.25	+0.45
	Green	Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier	747	3.31	-1.71
Total valid votes			22,550	98.67	–
Total rejected ballots			304	1.33	–
Turnout			22,854	46.91	-15.12
Electors			48,719	–	–

Quebec general election, 2007: Acadie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Christine St-Pierre	17,962	60.09	−10.30
	Parti Québécois	Frédéric Lapointe	4,970	16.63	−3.70
	Action démocratique	Charles Ghorayeb	4,327	14.47	+7.64
	Green	Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier	1,500	5.02	–
	Québec solidaire	André Parizeau	1,135	3.80	+3.31
Total valid votes			29,894	98.93	–
Total rejected ballots			322	1.07	–
Turnout			30,216	62.03	−3.63
Electors			48,712	–	–
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Quebec general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Yvan Bordeleau	23,211	70.39	−4.80
	Parti Québécois	Maria Mourani	6,702	20.33	+1.22
	Action démocratique	Jean-Pierre Chamoun	2,253	6.83	+2.18
	Bloc Pot	Jonathan Bérubé	440	1.33	–
	Independent	André Parizeau	161	0.49	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Linda Sullivan	111	0.34	–
	Equality	Marina Paümann	95	0.29	–
Total valid votes			32,973	99.05	–
Total rejected ballots			316	0.95	–
Turnout			33,289	65.66	−12.39
Electors on the lists			50,699	–	–

References

1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=437&section=population
2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=437&section=superficie

External links

Information

• Elections Quebec

Election results

• Election results as "Acadie" (National Assembly)
• Election results as "L'Acadie" (National Assembly)
• Election results (QuébecPolitique)

Maps

• 2011 map (PDF)
• 2001 map (Flash)

  2001–2011 changes (Flash)

  1992–2001 changes (Flash)

• Electoral map of Montréal region
• Quebec electoral map, 2011

Neighbouring electoral districts