Viau

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Viau
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Quebec 2011 Viau.svg
Location in Montreal
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Frantz Benjamin
Liberal
District created1972
First contested 1973
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2006)69,069
Electors (2014) [1] 41,161
Area (km²) [2] 10.2
Pop. density (per km²)6,771.5
Census division(s) Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s) Montreal (part)

Viau (French pronunciation: [vjo] ) 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 (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.

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It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier electoral districts.

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

The riding is named after former Quebec businessman Charles-Théodore Viau, founder of the Biscuits Viau company.

Members of the National Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier
30th  1973–1976   Fernand Picard Liberal
31st  1976–1981  Charles Lefebvre Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985   William Cusano Liberal
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008 Emmanuel Dubourg
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2013
 2013–2014 David Heurtel
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022 Frantz Benjamin
43rd  2022–Present

Election results

2022 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frantz Benjamin 8,04938.18-8.45
Québec solidaire Renée-Chantal Belinga6,41830.44+6.11
Coalition Avenir Québec Justine Savard3,20115.18-0.55
Parti Québécois Marc-Antoine Lecompte1,5987.58-0.73
Conservative Alex Tembel1,2946.14+4.88
Green Manel Chaouche3421.62–
Bloc Montreal Marc II Réjouis1000.47–
Climat Québec Serge Ricard800.38–
Total valid votes21,08297.84–
Total rejected ballots4662.16–
Turnout21,54854.03
Electors on the lists39,883––
2018 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frantz Benjamin 10,11346.63-15.39
Québec solidaire Sylvain Lafrenière5,27624.33+13.46
Coalition Avenir Québec Janny Gaspard3,41115.73+6.47
Parti Québécois Mounddy Sanon1,8038.31-6.40
New Democratic Mamoun Ahmed4942.28–
Conservative Patrick St-Onge2741.26–
Bloc Pot Hugo Pépino1620.75+0.19
Independent Beverly Bernardo1530.71–
Total valid votes21,68697.45
Total rejected ballots5682.55
Turnout22,25453.44-9.89
Eligible voters41,646
Liberal hold Swing -14.43
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Heurtel 15,94562.02+2.21
Parti Québécois Odette Lavigne3,78214.71+0.15
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau2,79510.87-2.41
Coalition Avenir Québec Wilner Cayo2,3809.26+5.87
Green Marijo Bourgault3041.18-0.49
Parti nul Benoit Valiquette1810.70–
Option nationale Benjamin Michaud1770.69-3.38
Bloc Pot Ana Da Silva1450.56–
Total valid votes25,70998.62–
Total rejected ballots3601.38–
Turnout26,06963.33+46.40
Electors on the lists41,161––
Liberal hold Swing –
Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Heurtel 4,04759.89+12.61
Parti Québécois Tania Longpré98414.56-9.10
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau89713.28+1.76
Option nationale Patrick Bourgeois3094.57+1.60
Coalition Avenir Québec Jamilla Leboeuf2293.39-9.05
Green Morgan Crockett1131.67-0.46
Quebec Citizens' Union Emilio Alvarez Garcia821.21–
Conservative Jean-Paul Pellerin821.21–
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur140.21–
Total valid votes6,75798.53–
Total rejected ballots1011.47–
Turnout6,85816.93-45.42
Electors on the lists40,518––
Liberal hold Swing +10.86
2012 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 11,78847.28-11.33
Parti Québécois Gabriel Arbieto Munayco5,90023.66-2.52
Coalition Avenir Québec Walid Hadid3,10312.44+5.95*
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau2,87311.52+6.51
Option nationale Simon-Pierre Bélanger7402.97–
Green Eric Perreault-Chamberland5302.13-1.59
Total valid votes24,93498.48–
Total rejected ballots3841.52–
Turnout25,31862.35+17.83
Electors on the lists40,605––
Liberal hold Swing -4.40

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 10,70558.60+6.68
Parti Québécois Martine Banolok4,78326.18+4.45
Action démocratique Martin Fournier1,1866.49-10.22
Québec solidaire Rosa Matilde Dutra9155.01+0.06
Green Michel Cummings6783.71-0.99
Total valid votes18,26798.03–
Total rejected ballots3681.97–
Turnout18,63544.52-14.81
Electors on the lists41,859––
2007 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 12,91751.92-13.21
Parti Québécois Naima Mimoune5,40621.73-0.87
Action démocratique Sylvie Fontaine4,15716.71+7.86
Québec solidaire Valérie Lavoie1,2314.95+3.54*
Green Simon Bernier1,1694.70–
Total valid votes24,88098.39–
Total rejected ballots4071.61–
Turnout25,28759.33-3.48
Electors on the lists42,619––

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,70365.13-4.95
Parti Québécois Maka Kotto 6,14222.60–
Action démocratique Paolo Tamburello 2,4068.85-10.61
Bloc Pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin4261.57-4.66
UFP Jocelyne Dupuis3841.41–
 No designationYannick Duguay1210.45–
1998 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 18,77470.08+6.89
Action démocratique Luc Leclerc5,21419.46–
Bloc Pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin1,6686.23–
  Socialist Democracy Caroline Perron4261.59-3.63
  Innovator Patrick Ravet3261.22+0.45
Communist Kostas Miritis2070.77–
Equality Jean-Paul Savoie1740.65–
  Parti Québécois Aurèle BourassaWithdrew
1995 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
No23,70168.80
Yes10,74631.20
1994 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,94663.19+1.71
Parti Québécois Raphaël Delli Gatti8,46329.80-1.83
  New Democratic Paul Montpetit1,4825.22+1.02
  Natural Law Pierre Bergeron2911.02–
  Innovator Claire Cartier2180.77–
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
SideVotes%
Oui15,80360.84
Non10,17339.16
1989 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 13,96561.48-4.64
Parti Québécois André Comeau7,18431.63+2.88
  New Democratic Raymond Gagnon9544.20+0.86
  Parti indépendantiste Manon Robert4091.80–
People's FrontLinda Michaud2040.90–
1985 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,08666.12+10.93
Parti Québécois Marie-Claire Nivolon7,42828.75-12.85
  New Democratic Giuseppe Sciortino8643.34–
  Humanist Doris Gervais1960.76–
Commonwealth of Canada Martin Daoust2040.90–
  Christian Socialist Jean-François Grenier2040.90–
1981 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cusano 16,65755.19+17.96
Parti Québécois Charles-A. Lefebvre12,55441.60-1.84
Union Nationale Roger Dominguez5741.90-13.83
  Workers Communist Luigi D'Alonzo1610.53–
  Workers Albani Laporte1070.36–
Communist Vittoria Bronzati780.26–
People's FrontAndré Gagnon2040.90–
1980 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
No20,89065.92
Yes10,80034.08

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45°35′N73°37′W / 45.58°N 73.61°W / 45.58; -73.61

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