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Gouin (electoral district)

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MNA
  
Vacant

First contested
  
1966

Population (2011)
  
59,345

Elector
  
43,831

District created
  
1965

Last contested
  
2014

Province
  
Québec

Legislature
  
National Assembly of Quebec

Census divisions
  
Urban agglomeration of Montreal (part), Montreal (part)

Gouin is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of part of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal.

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It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Laurier and Montréal–Jeanne-Mance.

Its territory was unchanged during the switch from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

  1. Yves Michaud, Liberal (1966–1969), 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), Independent (1979–1981)
  5. Jacques Rochefort, Parti Québécois (1981–1987), Independent (1987–1989)
  6. André Boisclair, Parti Québécois (1989–2004)
  7. Nicolas Girard, Parti Québécois (2004–2012)
  8. Françoise David, Québec solidaire (2012–2017)

Linguistic demographics

  • Francophone: 78.1%
  • Anglophone: 4.7%
  • Allophone: 17.2%
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    Election results

    * Result compared to Action démocratique

    * Result compared to UFP

    References

    Gouin (electoral district) Wikipedia