Montmagny-L'Islet (electoral district)

Montmagny-L'Islet is a former provincial electoral district in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the cities or municipalities of Montmagny, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, L'Islet, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Pamphile and Cap-Saint-Ignace.

Montmagny-L'Islet
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1972
District abolished2011
First contested1973
Last contested2008
Demographics
Population (2006)40,460
Electors (2008)[1]32,006
Area (km²)[2]3,695.81
Census division(s)L'Islet, Montmagny
Census subdivision(s)Berthier-sur-Mer, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Lac-Frontière, L'Islet, Montmagny, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Adalbert, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Saint-Aubert, Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet, Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Sainte-Félicité, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Saint-Marcel, Saint-Omer, Saint-Pamphile, Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Tourville

It was created for the 1973 election from Montmagny and a part of L'Islet. Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Côte-du-Sud.[3]

Its territory never changed during its entire existence, despite overall electoral map reforms in 1980, 1985, 1988, 1992 and 2001.[4]

Members of the National Assembly edit

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Montmagny and L'Islet
30th  1973–1976     Julien Giasson Liberal
31st  1976–1981
32nd  1981–1985     Jacques Leblanc Parti Québécois
33rd  1985–1989     Réal Gauvin Liberal
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007 Norbert Morin
38th  2007–2008     Claude Roy (politician) Action démocratique
39th  2008–2012     Norbert Morin Liberal
Riding dissolved into Côte-du-Sud

Election results edit

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Norbert Morin 10,027 51.78 +13.59
Action démocratique Claude Roy (politician) 5,632 29.08 -14.27
Parti Québécois Guy Belanger 3,058 15.79 +0.60
Green Richard Piper 356 1.84 -0.08
Québec solidaire Bernard Beaulieu 293 1.51 +0.17
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Action démocratique Claude Roy (politician) 10,022 43.35 +6.53
  Liberal Norbert Morin 8,829 38.19 -2.98
Parti Québécois Réjean Boulet 3,512 15.19 -5.84
Green Richard Piper 445 1.92 -
Québec solidaire Yvon Léveillé 310 1.34 +0.37*

* Increase is from UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Norbert Morin 9,518 41.17 -4.82
Action démocratique Mario Dolan 8,513 36.82 +21.29
Parti Québécois Louise Soucy 4,863 21.03 -17.45
UFP Fernand Dorval 225 0.97 -
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 11,047 45.99 +1.63
Parti Québécois Mario Cantin 9,242 38.48 -2.21
Action démocratique Frédéric Gagné 3,729 15.53 -
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 15,173 55.11
Oui 12,360 44.89
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 10,339 44.36 -13.39
Parti Québécois Daniel Blanchet 9,484 40.69 +4.85
  Independent Jean-Claude Roy 2,605 11.18 -
  New Democrat Gaston Bourget 881 3.78 -
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,145 57.83
Oui 9,586 42.17
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 12,688 57.75 -2.77
Parti Québécois Daniel Blanchet 7,874 35.84 +1.83
Green André Blouin 1,407 6.40 -
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 14,492 60.52 +15.92
Parti Québécois Jacques Leblanc 8,143 34.01 -11.49
  New Democrat Louise Saint-Pierre 564 2.35 -
  Independent Antonio Cicchetti 500 2.09 -
  Parti indépendantiste Alain Raby 199 0.83 -
  Christian socialist Réjean Tardif 47 0.20 -
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Jacques Leblanc 11,797 45.50 +17.69
  Liberal Julien Giasson 11,566 44.60 +7.16
Union Nationale Jean-Pierre Caron 2,566 9.90 -17.91
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 16,348 61.92
Oui 10,052 38.08
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Julien Giasson 9,220 37.44 -14.44
Union Nationale André Rousseau 6,850 27.81 +1.42
Parti Québécois Maurice Chouinard 6,849 27.81 +16.24
Ralliement créditiste Clermont Avoine 1,710 6.94 -3.22
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Julien Giasson 11,375 51.88
Union Nationale Jean-Paul Cloutier 5,787 26.39
Parti Québécois Georges Caron 2,538 11.57
  Parti créditiste Yvon-C. Roy 2,227 10.16

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=684&section=population [dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=684&section=superficie [dead link]
  3. ^ Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "General information on the provincial electoral divisions - le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)". www.electionsquebec.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03.

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