Marie-Victorin (electoral district)

Marie-Victorin

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Bernard Drainville Parti Québécois
District created	1980
First contested	1981
Last contested	2012
Demographics
Electors (2012)[1]	46,217
Area (km²)[2]	15.7
Census divisions	Longueuil (part)
Census subdivisions	Longueuil (part)

Marie-Victorin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Longueuil. It is bordered to the north by chemin de Chambly, to the east by Boulevard Jacques-Cartier, to the south by the Canadian National railway and Boulevard Taschereau and to the north by the Saint Lawrence River.

It was created for the 1981 election from parts of Laporte and Taillon electoral districts.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained some territory from Taillon.

It was named after Brother Marie-Victorin, a Quebec botanist.

Members of the National Assembly

1. Pierre Marois, Parti Québécois (1981–1983)
2. Guy Pratt, Liberal (1984–1985)
3. Cécile Vermette, Parti Québécois (1985–2007)
4. Bernard Drainville, Parti Québécois (2007–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Parti Québécois	Pierre Marois	19,472	65.49
	Liberal	Lise Vachon Marcotte	9,208	30.97
	Union Nationale	Joseph Roland Grandmaison	772	2.60
	Parti communiste ouvrier	Alain Saulnier	110	0.37
	Marxist–Leninist	Michelle Dufort-Ginchereau	98	0.33
	United Social Credit	Joseph Ranger	74	0.25
Total valid votes			29,734
Rejected and declined votes			377
Turnout			30,111	81.83
Electors on the lists			36,799

Quebec general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Parti Québécois	Bernard Drainville	11,026	51.56
	Liberal	Isabelle Mercille	6,185	28.92
	Action démocratique	Roger Dagenais	2,369	11.08
	Québec solidaire	Sebastien Robert	957	4.48
	Green	Real Langelier	665	3.11
	Parti indépendantiste	Yves Menard	182	0.85

References

1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=213&section=population
2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=213&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 Montérégie region
• Quebec electoral map, 2011

Neighbouring electoral districts