Prescott and Russell (provincial electoral district)
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Prescott and Russell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. 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.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1967 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
edit| Prescott and Russell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Prescott merged with Russell before the 1967 election | ||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Joseph Albert Bélanger | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | |||
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1984 | Don Boudria | Liberal | |
| 1984–1985 | Jean Poirier | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | |||
| 35th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Jean-Marc Lalonde | ||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Redistributed into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Ottawa—Orléans before the 1999 election |
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Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Albert Bélanger | 11,863 | ||||
| Liberal | Philibert Proulx | 8,877 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joseph Cheff | 3,597 | ||||
| Source(s):[2] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Don Boudria | 15,123 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Albert Bélanger | 9,951 | ||||
| New Democratic | Claude Dion | 1,828 | ||||
| Source(s):[3] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jean Poirier | 10,182 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Patenaude | 8,347 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rheo Lalonde | 1,791 | ||||
| Source(s):[4] | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Source(s):[5] | ||||||
| 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% | ||
| Source(s):[6] | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Source(s):[7] | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| Source(s):[8] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Joseph Albert Bélanger's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Albert Bélanger, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Don Boudria's Legislative Assembly information see "Don Boudria, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Jean Poirier's Legislative Assembly information see "Jean Poirier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Jean -Marc Lalonde's Legislative Assembly information see "Jean -Marc Lalonde, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22.
- ^ Stephens, Robert (December 14, 1984). "Premier, Rae all smiles after by-election wins". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995.