Marie-Victorin (electoral district)

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Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
Bernard Drainville
Parti Québécois
District created 1980
First contested 1981
Last contested 2012
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[edit]

  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[edit]

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


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Election results

Neighbouring electoral districts[edit]