Prescott and Russell (provincial electoral district)
Prescott and Russell was a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1967 to 1999, when it was abolished into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Ottawa—Orléans when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. It consisted of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell as well as the Township of Cumberland.
Members of Provincial Parliament
- Joseph Albert Bélanger, Progressive Conservative (1967–1981)
- Don Boudria, Liberal (1981–1984)
- Jean Poirier, Liberal (1984–1995)
- Jean-Marc Lalonde, Liberal (1995–1999)
Election results
| Ontario general election, 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean-Marc Lalonde | 24,808 | 55.7 | -9.3% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Leduc | 13,637 | 30.6 | +23.5% | |
| New Democratic | Yves Deschamps | 4,472 | 10.0 | -13.5% | |
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 626 | 1.4 | -0.2% | |
| Independent | John MacKinnon | 564 | 1.3 | ||
| Natural Law | Pierrette Blondin | 446 | 1.0 | ||
| Ontario general election, 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 25,879 | 65.0 | -10.8% | |
| New Democratic | Carole Roy | 9,369 | 23.5 | +10.9% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Flavell | 2,848 | 7.1 | -4.5% | |
| Family Coalition | Paul Lauzon | 1,119 | 2.8 | ||
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 618 | 1.6 | ||
| Ontario general election, 1987 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 26,811 | 75.8 | +17.8% | |
| New Democratic | Yves Deschamps | 4,460 | 12.6 | +3.5% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Demers | 4,100 | 11.6 | -22.4% | |
| Ontario general election, 1985 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 18,833 | 58.0 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Genier | 11,038 | 34.0 | ||
| New Democratic | Maurice Landry | 2,625 | 8.1 | ||
| 1984 By-Election on Boudria's resignation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 10,182 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Patenaude | 8,347 | |||
| New Democratic | Rheo Lalonde | 1,791 | |||
| Ontario general election, 1981 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Don Boudria | 15,123 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Albert Bélanger | 9,951 | |||
| New Democratic | Claude Dion | 1,828 | |||
| Ontario general election, 1977 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Albert Bélanger | 11,863 | |||
| Liberal | Philibert Proulx | 8,877 | |||
| New Democratic | Joseph Cheff | 3,597 | |||
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