Dorion (provincial electoral district)

Last updated
Dorion
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Coordinates: 45°32′25″N73°37′40″W / 45.540143°N 73.627882°W / 45.540143; -73.627882
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
District created1965
District abolished1992
First contested 1966
Last contested 1989
Demographics
Census division(s) Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s) Montreal (part)

Dorion was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Contents

It corresponded to the Villeray neighbourhood in Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Outremont, Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier electoral districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier-Dorion.

A Montréal-Dorion district also existed from 1912 to 1939.

The electoral district was named in honour of a prime minister of the United Province of Canada, Antoine-Aimé Dorion.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Montréal-Outremont,
Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
28th  1966–1968   François Aquin Liberal
 1969–1970   Mario Beaulieu Union Nationale
29th  1970–1973  Alfred Bossé Liberal
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981   Lise Payette Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985 Huguette Lachapelle
33rd  1985–1989   Violette Trépanier Liberal
34th  1989–1994
Dissolved into Laurier-Dorion

Election results

1989 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Violette Trépanier 11,63251.00
Parti Québécois Joseph Facal 9,42541.33
Green Agnès Grimaud8783.85
New Democratic Gaétan Nadeau 4371.92
Lemon Pierre Corbeil2971.30
Marxist–Leninist Francine Tremblay1370.60
Total valid votes22,806100.00
Rejected and declined votes421
Turnout23,22776.03
Electors on the lists30,551
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1985 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Violette Trépanier 12,72451.71
Parti Québécois Huguette Lachapelle 10,22641.56
New Democratic Paul Comtois6532.65
Progressive Conservative Robert Zambito 2901.18
Parti indépendantiste Normand Lacasse 2681.09
Humanist Alain Despaties 1550.63
Communist Line Chabot760.31
United Social Credit Réal Bastien 660.27
Commonwealth of Canada M. Luisa Grau 560.23
Christian Socialist André St-Arnaud 550.22
N/A (Workers) Mario Caluori 360.15
Total valid votes24,605
Rejected and declined votes453
Turnout25,058 74.58
Electors on the lists33,601
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1981 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti Québécois Huguette Lachapelle 14,55151.54
Liberal Henri-François Gautrin 12,65744.83
Union Nationale François Lefebvre5241.86
Workers Communist Suzanne Barbeau Foisy1610.57
Workers Gilles Frenière1140.40
Marxist–Leninist Ginette Boutet880.31
Independent Raymond Beaudoin740.26
United Social Credit Fernand Bélisle660.23
Total valid votes28,235100.00
Rejected and declined votes666
Turnout28,90182.58
Electors on the lists34,997
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.


Related Research Articles

The 1923 Quebec general election was held on February 5, 1923, to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vaudreuil-Dorion</span> City in Quebec, Canada

Vaudreuil-Dorion is a suburb of Greater Montreal, in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, it is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.

Vaudreuil—Soulanges is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension</span> Borough of Montreal in Quebec, Canada

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 143,853 according to the 2016 Census and a land area of 16.5 square kilometres (6.4 sq mi).

Dorion can mean:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurier-Dorion</span> Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Laurier-Dorion is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Park Extension in the city of Montreal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viau</span> Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Viau is a provincial electoral district in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the Districts of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gouin (electoral district)</span> Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Gouin is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of part of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal. The riding covers the neighbourhoods of La Petite-Patrie and Parc Molson, plus a small part of Vieux-Rosemont.

Mont-Royal is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located within the island of Montreal, and comprises the city of Mount Royal and part of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough of Montreal.

Laurier is the French word for the laurel plant, and is a francophone family name, common in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerry Sklavounos</span> Canadian politician

Gerry Sklavounos is a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion. He is currently an international public affairs and business development consultant at Hygaemon Strategy Corp..

Laurier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It corresponded to the Parc-Extension neighbourhood in Montreal.

Hochelaga was a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Montréal-Dorion was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

The Quebec by-elections of September 20, 2004 were held in the Quebec provincial electoral districts of Gouin, Laurier-Dorion, Nelligan and Vanier in Canada. They resulted in the election of two PQ, one Liberal and one ADQ Member to the National Assembly of Quebec.

The province of Quebec, in Canada, elects members of Parliament at the federal level and members of the National Assembly at the provincial level. Electoral districts at the provincial level have evolved over the years.

Montréal-Mercier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

Montréal–Jeanne-Mance was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrés Fontecilla</span> Canadian politician

Andrés Fontecilla is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruba Ghazal</span> Canadian politician

Ruba Ghazal is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Mercier as a member of Québec solidaire.