Gouin (electoral district)

Gouin
National Assembly Member	Nicolas Girard Parti Québécois
Electors, 2007	43,752
Electoral district created	1966
Region	Montreal

Gouin is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal and includes mostly west and north of the Canadian National railway, east of Jean-Talon Boulevard and south of 6th Avenue. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Montréal-Laurier and Montréal—Jeanne-Mance.

The riding is named after former Quebec Premier, Lomer Gouin who was in power from 1905 to 1920.

Members of the National Assembly

1. Yves Michaud, Liberal (1966-1969) and Liberal Independent (1969-1970)
2. Guy Joron, Parti Québécois (1970-1973)
3. Jean-Marie Beauregard, Liberal (1973-1976)
4. Rodrigue Tremblay, Parti Québécois (1976-1979) and Independent (1979-1981)
5. Jacques Rochefort, Parti Québécois (1981-1987) and Independent (1987-1989)
6. André Boisclair, Parti Québécois (1989-2004)
7. Nicolas Girard, Parti Québécois (2004-present)

Geography

Gouin is located on the island of Montreal. It consists of a portion of the municipality of Montreal.

Linguistic demographics

• Francophone: 78.6%
• Anglophone: 3.0%
• Allophone: 18.3%

Election results

Parti Québécois Nicolas Girard 11,318 37.25 Québec solidaire Françoise David 7,910 26.03 Liberal Nathalie Rivard 5,612 18.47 Action démocratique Jean-Philip Ruel 3,540 11.65 Green Yohan Tremblay 1,750 5.76 Bloc pot Hugô St-Onge 147 0.48 Independent Jocelyne Leduc 109 0.36

Parti Québécois Nicolas Girard 8,661 57.78 Liberal Edith Keays 3,645 24.32 UFP Gaétan Breton 1 195 7.97 Action démocratique Stéphane Deschênes 749 5.00 Green Christian Lajoie 558 3.72 Bloc pot Hugô St-Onge 148 0.99 Independent Régent Millette 33 0.22

Parti Québécois André Boisclair 15,890 53.34 Liberal William Aguilar 8,996 30.20 Action démocratique Stéphane Deschênes 2,456 8.24 UFP Colette Provost 1,397 4.69 Green Pierrette Chevalier 584 1.96 Bloc pot Hugô St-Onge 465 1.56

Parti Québécois André Boisclair 16,097 52.68 Liberal Michelle Daines 10,273 33.62 Action démocratique Patricia St-Jacques 3,276 10.72 PDS Geneviève Ricard 624 2.04 Marxist-leninist Claude Brunelle 149 0.49 Communist Athanasios Ntouskas 75 0.25 No designation Annette Kouri 61 0.20

References

• By-Elections Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 8 April 2007
• General Elections Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 8 April 2007
• General information on the provincial electoral divisions Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 8 April 2007
• Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription National Assembly of Quebec, retrieved 8 April 2007
• Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 8 April 2007
• Gouin Election Results, Quebec Politique
• Map of Gouin
• Quebec electoral map

Links

• Map of Gouin Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 7 April 2007

Neighbouring electoral districts