District created 1972 Last contested 2014 Elector 56,201 | First contested 1973 Population (2011) 72,715 | |
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec MNA André Lamontagne
Coalition Avenir Québec Census divisions Drummondville (part), Acton Vale, Béthanie | ||
Johnson is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie regions of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes part of the city of Drummondville, as well as numerous other cities and municipalities.
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It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it changed its territory considerably, losing its eastern parts including part of the city of Sherbrooke, and gaining territory to the north, including part of the city of Drummondville.
The riding named in honour of former Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. who served as leader of the province from 1966 until his death in 1968.
Members of the National Assembly
- Jean-Claude Boutin, Liberal (1973–1974)
- Maurice Bellemare, Union nationale (1974–1979)
- Camille Picard, Liberal (1980–1981)
- Carmen Juneau, Parti Québécois (1981–1994)
- Claude Boucher, Parti Québécois (1994–2007)
- Éric Charbonneau, Action démocratique (2007–2008)
- Étienne-Alexis Boucher, Parti Québécois (2008–2012)
- Yves-François Blanchet, Parti Québécois (2012–2014)
- André Lamontagne, Coalition Avenir Québec (2014–present)
Election results
^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ