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Viau

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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 (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.

Viau
Quebec electoral district
Location in Montreal
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Frantz Benjamin
Liberal
District created1972
First contested1973
Last contested2022
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)

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

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Legislature Years Member Party
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

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2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frantz Benjamin 8,049 38.18 -8.45
Québec solidaire Renée-Chantal Belinga 6,418 30.44 +6.11
Coalition Avenir Québec Justine Savard 3,201 15.18 -0.55
Parti Québécois Marc-Antoine Lecompte 1,598 7.58 -0.73
Conservative Alex Tembel 1,294 6.14 +4.88
Green Manel Chaouche 342 1.62 –
Bloc Montreal Marc II Réjouis 100 0.47 –
Climat Québec Serge Ricard 80 0.38 –
Total valid votes 21,082 97.84 –
Total rejected ballots 466 2.16 –
Turnout 21,548 54.03
Electors on the lists 39,883 – –
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frantz Benjamin 10,113 46.63 -15.39
Québec solidaire Sylvain Lafrenière 5,276 24.33 +13.46
Coalition Avenir Québec Janny Gaspard 3,411 15.73 +6.47
Parti Québécois Mounddy Sanon 1,803 8.31 -6.40
New Democratic Mamoun Ahmed 494 2.28 –
Conservative Patrick St-Onge 274 1.26 –
Bloc Pot Hugo Pépino 162 0.75 +0.19
Independent Beverly Bernardo 153 0.71 –
Total valid votes 21,686 97.45
Total rejected ballots 568 2.55
Turnout 22,254 53.44 -9.89
Eligible voters 41,646
Liberal hold Swing -14.43
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Heurtel 15,945 62.02 +2.21
Parti Québécois Odette Lavigne 3,782 14.71 +0.15
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau 2,795 10.87 -2.41
Coalition Avenir Québec Wilner Cayo 2,380 9.26 +5.87
Green Marijo Bourgault 304 1.18 -0.49
Parti nul Benoit Valiquette 181 0.70 –
Option nationale Benjamin Michaud 177 0.69 -3.38
Bloc Pot Ana Da Silva 145 0.56 –
Total valid votes 25,709 98.62 –
Total rejected ballots 360 1.38 –
Turnout 26,069 63.33 +46.40
Electors on the lists 41,161 – –
Liberal hold Swing –
Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Heurtel 4,047 59.89 +12.61
Parti Québécois Tania Longpré 984 14.56 -9.10
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau 897 13.28 +1.76
Option nationale Patrick Bourgeois 309 4.57 +1.60
Coalition Avenir Québec Jamilla Leboeuf 229 3.39 -9.05
Green Morgan Crockett 113 1.67 -0.46
Quebec Citizens' Union Emilio Alvarez Garcia 82 1.21 –
Conservative Jean-Paul Pellerin 82 1.21 –
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur 14 0.21 –
Total valid votes 6,757 98.53 –
Total rejected ballots 101 1.47 –
Turnout 6,858 16.93 -45.42
Electors on the lists 40,518 – –
Liberal hold Swing +10.86
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 11,788 47.28 -11.33
Parti Québécois Gabriel Arbieto Munayco 5,900 23.66 -2.52
Coalition Avenir Québec Walid Hadid 3,103 12.44 +5.95*
Québec solidaire Geneviève Fortier-Moreau 2,873 11.52 +6.51
Option nationale Simon-Pierre Bélanger 740 2.97 –
Green Eric Perreault-Chamberland 530 2.13 -1.59
Total valid votes 24,934 98.48 –
Total rejected ballots 384 1.52 –
Turnout 25,318 62.35 +17.83
Electors on the lists 40,605 – –
Liberal hold Swing -4.40

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 10,705 58.60 +6.68
Parti Québécois Martine Banolok 4,783 26.18 +4.45
Action démocratique Martin Fournier 1,186 6.49 -10.22
Québec solidaire Rosa Matilde Dutra 915 5.01 +0.06
Green Michel Cummings 678 3.71 -0.99
Total valid votes 18,267 98.03 –
Total rejected ballots 368 1.97 –
Turnout 18,635 44.52 -14.81
Electors on the lists 41,859 – –
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg 12,917 51.92 -13.21
Parti Québécois Naima Mimoune 5,406 21.73 -0.87
Action démocratique Sylvie Fontaine 4,157 16.71 +7.86
Québec solidaire Valérie Lavoie 1,231 4.95 +3.54*
Green Simon Bernier 1,169 4.70 –
Total valid votes 24,880 98.39 –
Total rejected ballots 407 1.61 –
Turnout 25,287 59.33 -3.48
Electors on the lists 42,619 – –

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,703 65.13 -4.95
Parti Québécois Maka Kotto 6,142 22.60 –
Action démocratique Paolo Tamburello 2,406 8.85 -10.61
Bloc Pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin 426 1.57 -4.66
UFP Jocelyne Dupuis 384 1.41 –
  No designation Yannick Duguay 121 0.45 –
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 18,774 70.08 +6.89
Action démocratique Luc Leclerc 5,214 19.46 –
Bloc Pot Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin 1,668 6.23 –
  Socialist Democracy Caroline Perron 426 1.59 -3.63
  Innovator Patrick Ravet 326 1.22 +0.45
Communist Kostas Miritis 207 0.77 –
Equality Jean-Paul Savoie 174 0.65 –
  Parti Québécois Aurèle Bourassa Withdrew
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 23,701 68.80
Yes 10,746 31.20
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,946 63.19 +1.71
Parti Québécois Raphaël Delli Gatti 8,463 29.80 -1.83
  New Democratic Paul Montpetit 1,482 5.22 +1.02
  Natural Law Pierre Bergeron 291 1.02 –
  Innovator Claire Cartier 218 0.77 –
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 15,803 60.84
Non 10,173 39.16
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 13,965 61.48 -4.64
Parti Québécois André Comeau 7,184 31.63 +2.88
  New Democratic Raymond Gagnon 954 4.20 +0.86
  Parti indépendantiste Manon Robert 409 1.80 –
People's Front Linda Michaud 204 0.90 –
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 17,086 66.12 +10.93
Parti Québécois Marie-Claire Nivolon 7,428 28.75 -12.85
  New Democratic Giuseppe Sciortino 864 3.34 –
  Humanist Doris Gervais 196 0.76 –
Commonwealth of Canada Martin Daoust 204 0.90 –
  Christian Socialist Jean-François Grenier 204 0.90 –
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cusano 16,657 55.19 +17.96
Parti Québécois Charles-A. Lefebvre 12,554 41.60 -1.84
Union Nationale Roger Dominguez 574 1.90 -13.83
  Workers Communist Luigi D'Alonzo 161 0.53 –
  Workers Albani Laporte 107 0.36 –
Communist Vittoria Bronzati 78 0.26 –
People's Front André Gagnon 204 0.90 –
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 20,890 65.92
Yes 10,800 34.08

References

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  1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=427&section=population [dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=427&section=superficie [dead link]
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45°35′N 73°37′W / 45.58°N 73.61°W / 45.58; -73.61

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