Marguerite-D'Youville

Marguerite-D'Youville is a former provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it consisted of the cities of Boucherville and Sainte-Julie.

For the regional county municipality, see Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality.
Marguerite-D'Youville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1992
District abolished2011
First contested1994
Last contested2008
Demographics
Population (2001)62,832
Electors (2008)[1]51,956
Area (km²)[2]132.55
Census divisionsLongueuil (part), Marguerite D'Youville (part)
Census subdivisionsBoucherville, Sainte-Julie

It was created for the 1994 election from Bertrand and named after Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, founder of the Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal. Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was Montarville.[3]

In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 59% for Quebec to separate.

Members of the National Assembly
  1. François Beaulne, Parti Québécois (1994–2003)
  2. Pierre Moreau, Liberal (2003–2007)
  3. Simon-Pierre Diamond, Action démocratique (2007–2008)
  4. Monique Richard, Parti Québécois (2008–2012)

Election results
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Parti QuébécoisMonique Richard14,53339.75+8.70
  Liberal Jean-Robert Grenier 13,119 35.88 +8.68
Action démocratiqueSimon-Pierre Diamond6,75018.46-18.61
GreenThomas Goyette-Levac1,0973.00-
Québec solidaireHugo Bergeron1,0642.91-1.76
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Action démocratiqueSimon-Pierre Diamond15,53637.07+20.39
Parti QuébécoisSébastien Gagnon13,01531.05-8.14
  Liberal Pierre Moreau 11,401 27.20 -14.18
Québec solidaireDaniel Michelin1,9584.67+3.31*

* Increase is from UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Moreau16,36841.38+10.84
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne15,50139.19-15.09
Action démocratiqueLuc Pommainville6,59616.68+2.95
Bloc PotYan Lacombe5501.39+0.55
UFPMaxime Babeu5361.36–
Total valid votes 39,55198.74
Rejected and declined votes 5061.26+0.31
Turnout 40,05781.93-4.74
Electors on the lists 48,892
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal gain from Parti Québécois Swing +12.97
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne21,22454.28-3.74
LiberalGuy Lafrance11,94130.54-7.44
Action démocratiqueNicolas Gaboury5,37013.73–
Bloc PotHugô St-Onge3270.84–
Socialist DemocracyJonathan Bérubé2400.61–
Total valid votes 39,10299.05
Rejected and declined votes 3760.95-2.63
Turnout 39,47886.67-0.49
Electors on the lists 45,548
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Parti Québécois hold Swing +5.59
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 23,778 59.01
Non 16,520 40.99
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne19,99558.02
LiberalClaude Savaria13,08937.98
GreenJean Dury8222.39
Natural LawJacinthe Vidal5541.61
Total valid votes 34,46096.42
Rejected and declined votes 1,2813.58
Turnout 35,74187.16
Electors on the lists 41,008
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=234&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=234&section=superficie
  3. Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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