Viau

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.

For other uses, see Viau (disambiguation).
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
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
2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrantz Benjamin8,04938.18-8.45
Québec solidaireRenée-Chantal Belinga6,41830.44+6.11
Coalition Avenir QuébecJustine Savard3,20115.18-0.55
Parti QuébécoisMarc-Antoine Lecompte1,5987.58-0.73
ConservativeAlex Tembel1,2946.14+4.88
GreenManel Chaouche3421.62–
Bloc MontrealMarc II Réjouis1000.47–
Climat QuébecSerge Ricard800.38–
Total valid votes 21,08297.84–
Total rejected ballots 4662.16–
Turnout 21,54854.03
Electors on the lists 39,883––
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFrantz Benjamin10,11346.63-15.39
Québec solidaireSylvain Lafrenière5,27624.33+13.46
Coalition Avenir QuébecJanny Gaspard3,41115.73+6.47
Parti QuébécoisMounddy Sanon1,8038.31-6.40
New DemocraticMamoun Ahmed4942.28–
ConservativePatrick St-Onge2741.26–
Bloc PotHugo Pépino1620.75+0.19
IndependentBeverly Bernardo1530.71–
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%±%
LiberalDavid Heurtel15,94562.02+2.21
Parti QuébécoisOdette Lavigne3,78214.71+0.15
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau2,79510.87-2.41
Coalition Avenir QuébecWilner Cayo2,3809.26+5.87
GreenMarijo Bourgault3041.18-0.49
Parti nulBenoit Valiquette1810.70–
Option nationaleBenjamin Michaud1770.69-3.38
Bloc PotAna Da Silva1450.56–
Total valid votes 25,70998.62–
Total rejected ballots 3601.38–
Turnout 26,06963.33+46.40
Electors on the lists 41,161––
Liberal hold Swing –
Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Heurtel4,04759.89+12.61
Parti QuébécoisTania Longpré98414.56-9.10
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau89713.28+1.76
Option nationalePatrick Bourgeois3094.57+1.60
Coalition Avenir QuébecJamilla Leboeuf2293.39-9.05
GreenMorgan Crockett1131.67-0.46
Quebec Citizens' UnionEmilio Alvarez Garcia821.21–
ConservativeJean-Paul Pellerin821.21–
Équipe AutonomisteStéphane Pouleur140.21–
Total valid votes 6,75798.53–
Total rejected ballots 1011.47–
Turnout 6,85816.93-45.42
Electors on the lists 40,518––
Liberal hold Swing +10.86
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg11,78847.28-11.33
Parti QuébécoisGabriel Arbieto Munayco5,90023.66-2.52
Coalition Avenir QuébecWalid Hadid3,10312.44+5.95*
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau2,87311.52+6.51
Option nationaleSimon-Pierre Bélanger7402.97–
GreenEric Perreault-Chamberland5302.13-1.59
Total valid votes 24,93498.48–
Total rejected ballots 3841.52–
Turnout 25,31862.35+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%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg10,70558.60+6.68
Parti QuébécoisMartine Banolok4,78326.18+4.45
Action démocratiqueMartin Fournier1,1866.49-10.22
Québec solidaireRosa Matilde Dutra9155.01+0.06
GreenMichel Cummings6783.71-0.99
Total valid votes 18,26798.03–
Total rejected ballots 3681.97–
Turnout 18,63544.52-14.81
Electors on the lists 41,859––
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg12,91751.92-13.21
Parti QuébécoisNaima Mimoune5,40621.73-0.87
Action démocratiqueSylvie Fontaine4,15716.71+7.86
Québec solidaireValérie Lavoie1,2314.95+3.54*
GreenSimon Bernier1,1694.70–
Total valid votes 24,88098.39–
Total rejected ballots 4071.61–
Turnout 25,28759.33-3.48
Electors on the lists 42,619––

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,70365.13-4.95
Parti QuébécoisMaka Kotto6,14222.60–
Action démocratiquePaolo Tamburello2,4068.85-10.61
Bloc PotGuillaume Blouin-Beaudoin4261.57-4.66
UFPJocelyne Dupuis3841.41–
  No designation Yannick Duguay 121 0.45 –
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano18,77470.08+6.89
Action démocratiqueLuc Leclerc5,21419.46–
Bloc PotGuillaume Blouin-Beaudoin1,6686.23–
  Socialist Democracy Caroline Perron 426 1.59 -3.63
  Innovator Patrick Ravet 326 1.22 +0.45
CommunistKostas Miritis2070.77–
EqualityJean-Paul Savoie1740.65–
  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%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,94663.19+1.71
Parti QuébécoisRaphaël Delli Gatti8,46329.80-1.83
  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%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano13,96561.48-4.64
Parti QuébécoisAndré Comeau7,18431.63+2.88
  New Democratic Raymond Gagnon 954 4.20 +0.86
  Parti indépendantiste Manon Robert 409 1.80 –
People's FrontLinda Michaud2040.90–
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,08666.12+10.93
Parti QuébécoisMarie-Claire Nivolon7,42828.75-12.85
  New Democratic Giuseppe Sciortino 864 3.34 –
  Humanist Doris Gervais 196 0.76 –
Commonwealth of CanadaMartin Daoust2040.90–
  Christian Socialist Jean-François Grenier 204 0.90 –
1981 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano16,65755.19+17.96
Parti QuébécoisCharles-A. Lefebvre12,55441.60-1.84
Union NationaleRoger Dominguez5741.90-13.83
  Workers Communist Luigi D'Alonzo 161 0.53 –
  Workers Albani Laporte 107 0.36 –
CommunistVittoria Bronzati780.26–
People's FrontAndré Gagnon2040.90–
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
No 20,890 65.92
Yes 10,800 34.08

References
  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=427&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=427&section=superficie
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