Johnson (electoral district)

Johnson

Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
MNA	Étienne-Alexis Boucher PQ
District created	1972
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007)	43,092 UNIQ4ec712bb345dca5f-ref-00,000,000-QINU
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford. It includes the cities or municipalities of Windsor, Roxton Pond, Acton Vale, Durham-Sud and Ulverton as well as portions of the City of Sherbrooke.

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

1. Jean-Claude Boutin, Liberal (1973–1974)
2. Maurice Bellemare, Union nationale (1974–1979)
3. Camille Picard, Liberal (1980–1981)
4. Carmen Juneau, Parti Québécois (1981–1994)
5. Claude Boucher, Parti Québécois (1994–2007)
6. Éric Charbonneau, Action démocratique (2007–2008)
7. Étienne-Alexis Boucher, Parti Québécois (2008–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Etienne-Alexis Boucher	11,012	40.25
	Liberal	Denis Morin	8,478	30.99
	Action démocratique	Éric Charbonneau	6,318	23.09
	Green Party	Pierre-Olivier Jette	919	3.36
	Québec solidaire	Colombe Landry	634	2.32

References

• Election results
• Map of Johnson
• Quebec electoral map