Dorion (provincial electoral district)

Dorion was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Dorion
Quebec electoral district
Coordinates:45.540143°N 73.627882°W / 45.540143; -73.627882
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1965
District abolished1992
First contested1966
Last contested1989
Demographics
Census division(s)Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s)Montreal (part)

It corresponded to the Villeray neighbourhood in Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Outremont, Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier electoral districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier-Dorion.

A Montréal-Dorion district also existed from 1912 to 1939.

The electoral district was named in honour of a prime minister of the United Province of Canada, Antoine-Aimé Dorion.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Montréal-Outremont,
Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier
28th  1966–1968     François Aquin Liberal
 1969–1970     Mario Beaulieu Union Nationale
29th  1970–1973     Alfred Bossé Liberal
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981     Lise Payette Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985 Huguette Lachapelle
33rd  1985–1989     Violette Trépanier Liberal
34th  1989–1994
Dissolved into Laurier-Dorion

Election results

1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalViolette Trépanier11,63251.00
Parti QuébécoisJoseph Facal9,42541.33
GreenAgnès Grimaud8783.85
New DemocraticGaétan Nadeau4371.92
LemonPierre Corbeil2971.30
Marxist–LeninistFrancine Tremblay1370.60
Total valid votes 22,806100.00
Rejected and declined votes 421
Turnout 23,22776.03
Electors on the lists 30,551
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalViolette Trépanier12,72451.71
Parti QuébécoisHuguette Lachapelle10,22641.56
New DemocraticPaul Comtois6532.65
Progressive ConservativeRobert Zambito2901.18
Parti indépendantisteNormand Lacasse2681.09
HumanistAlain Despaties1550.63
CommunistLine Chabot760.31
United Social CreditRéal Bastien660.27
Commonwealth of CanadaM. Luisa Grau560.23
Christian SocialistAndré St-Arnaud550.22
N/A (Workers)Mario Caluori360.15
Total valid votes 24,605
Rejected and declined votes 453
Turnout 25,058 74.58
Electors on the lists 33,601
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisHuguette Lachapelle14,55151.54
LiberalHenri-François Gautrin12,65744.83
Union NationaleFrançois Lefebvre5241.86
Workers CommunistSuzanne Barbeau Foisy1610.57
WorkersGilles Frenière1140.40
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet880.31
IndependentRaymond Beaudoin740.26
United Social CreditFernand Bélisle660.23
Total valid votes 28,235100.00
Rejected and declined votes 666
Turnout 28,90182.58
Electors on the lists 34,997
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.


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