LaFontaine

LaFontaine

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Marc Tanguay Liberal
District created	1965
First contested	1966
Last contested	2014
Demographics
Population (2001)	52,971
Electors (2014)[1]	41,609
Area (km²)[2]	28.0
Pop. density (per km²)	1,891.8
Census divisions	Montreal (part)
Census subdivisions	Montreal (part)

LaFontaine is a provincial electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhood of Rivière-des-Prairies in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was created for the 1966 election from a part of Bourget electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. From 1992 to 2001, the riding also included the northern half of Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was named after the First Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

1. Jean-Paul Beaudry, Union Nationale (1966–1970)
2. Marcel Léger, Parti Québécois (1970–1985)
3. Jean-Claude Gobé, Liberal (1985–2003), Independent (2003)
4. Tony Tomassi, Liberal (2003–2010), Independent (2010–2012)
5. Marc Tanguay, Liberal (2012–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Marc Tanguay	22,476	73.26	+14.12
	Parti Québécois	Mathieu Pelletier	3,327	10.84	-5.87
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Julie Di Battista Manseau	3,303	10.77	-5.06
	Québec solidaire	Véronique Martineau	1,189	3.88	-0.44
	Green	Benoit Drouin	233	0.76	-1.00
	Option nationale	Geneviève Dao Phan	116	0.38	-0.49
	Marxist–Leninist	Yves Le Seigle	34	0.11	–
Total valid votes			30,678	99.13	–
Total rejected ballots			269	0.87	–
Turnout			30,947	74.38%	–
Electors on the lists			41,609	–	–

Quebec general election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Marc Tanguay	17,081	59.14	+5.22
	Parti Québécois	Marc Boulerice	4,826	16.71	-0.30
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Domenico Cavaliere	4,728	16.37	+0.68
	Québec solidaire	Christine Filiatrault	1,248	4.32	-1.59
	Green	Gaëtan Bérard	507	1.76	-1.26
	Option nationale	Maxime St-Arnault	252	0.87	-0.71
	Conservative	Patrice Raza	160	0.55	-0.71
	Quebec Citizens' Union	Steven Hombrados	78	0.27	–
Total valid votes			28,880	98.88	–
Total rejected ballots			327	1.12	–
Turnout			29,207	71.31%	-
Electors on the lists			40,960	–	–

Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Marc Tanguay	5,446	53.36	-16.40
	Parti Québécois	Frédéric St-Jean	1,736	17.01	-2.10
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Domenico Cavaliere	1,601	15.69	+9.19*
	Québec solidaire	Sébastien Rivard	603	5.91	+4.00
	Green	Gaëtan Bérard	308	3.02	+0.29
	Option nationale	Paolo Zambito	161	1.58	–
	Conservative	Patrice Raza	129	1.26	–
	Independent	Marc-André Beauchesne	104	1.02	–
	Parti nul	Renaud Blais	82	0.80	–
	Autonomist Team	Guy Boivin	36	0.45	–
Total valid votes			10,206	98.24	–
Total rejected ballots			183	1.76	–
Turnout			10,389	25.54	-25.62
Electors on the lists			40,679	–	–

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Tony Tomassi	14,021	69.76	+7.30
	Parti Québécois	Luigi De Benedictis	3,840	19.11	+4.86
	Action démocratique	Gaetano Giumento	1,306	6.50	-11.74
	Green	Gaëtan Berard	549	2.73	-0.20
	Québec solidaire	Natacha Larocque	383	1.91	-0.21
Total valid votes			20,099	98.73	–
Total rejected ballots			258	1.27	–
Turnout			20,357	51.16	-16.22
Electors on the lists			39,794	–	–

Quebec general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Tony Tomassi	16,281	62.46	-7.07
	Action démocratique	Marie-Eve Campéano	4,755	18.24	+7.92
	Parti Québécois	Guido Renzi	3,715	14.25	-4.66
	Green	Jean-Christophe Mortreux	765	2.93	–
	Québec solidaire	Victorien Pilote	552	2.12	–
Total valid votes			26,068	98.91	–
Total rejected ballots			287	1.09	–
Turnout			26,355	67.38	-3.44
Electors on the lists			39,114	–	–

Quebec general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Tony Tomassi	18,164	69.53	+11.94
	Parti Québécois	Line Pelletier	4,939	18.91	-11.45
	Action démocratique	Josée Anello	2,697	10.32	-0.89
	Bloc Pot	Patrick Forcier	323	1.24	–
Total valid votes			26,123	98.68	–
Total rejected ballots			350	1.32	–
Turnout			26,473	70.82	-9.24
Electors on the lists			37,380	–	–

Quebec general election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Jean-Claude Gobé	22,984	57.59	+1.92
	Parti Québécois	Pierre Séwa Adjeté	12,116	30.36	-4.23
	Action démocratique	Réal Barrette	4,476	11.21	+3.22
	Innovator	Renée Devirieux	176	0.44	-0.46
	Socialist Democracy	Pierre-Yves Legault	161	0.40	–
Total valid votes			39,913	99.10	–
Total rejected ballots			362	0.90	–
Turnout			40,275	80.06	-2.81
Electors on the lists			50,305	–	–

1995 Quebec referendum
Side		Votes	%
	Non	26,373	59.73
	Oui	17,780	40.27

References

1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=371&section=population
2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=371&section=superficie

External links

Information

• Elections Quebec

Election results

• Election results (National Assembly)

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

Coordinates: 45°39′44″N 73°33′08″W / 45.6622°N 73.5522°W