Maskinongé (provincial electoral district)

Maskinongé
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
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District created	1853
Demographics
Population
Electors (2007)	49,150 [1]
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

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Maskinongé is a provincial electoral district that is located in the province of Quebec. Situated in the Mauricie region, it was created in 1853. It includes western portions of the city of Trois-Rivières as well as the cities or municipalities of Maskinongé, Yamachiche, Saint-Etienne-des-Gres, Louiseville, Saint-Paulin and Saint-Alexis-des-Monts

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (1867–1968) and the National Assembly of Quebec (since 1968)

Name	Assignments ^[1]	Party	Election ^[2]	Popular Vote ^[3]
Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers ^[4]	Government MLA	Conservative	1867	54%
Moïse Houde	Official Opposition MLA	Liberal	1871	56%
Moïse Houde ^[5]	Government MLA (until 1878) Official Opposition MLA (after 1878)	Conservative	1875	59%
Édouard Caron	Official Opposition MLA (until 1879) Government MLA (after 1879)	Conservative	1878	51%
Édouard Caron	Government MLA	Conservative	1881	72%
Édouard Caron ^[6]	Government MLA (until 1887) Official Opposition MLA (after 1887)	Conservative	1886	49%
Joseph-Hormisdas Legris ^[7]	Government MLA	Parti National	1888	51%
Joseph Lessard ^[8]	Official Opposition MLA (until 1891) Government MLA (after 1891)	Conservative	1890	51%
Hector Caron	Official Opposition MLA	Liberal	1892	51%
Hector Caron	Government MLA	Liberal	1897	60%
Hector Caron ^[9]	Government MLA	Liberal	1900	unopposed
Georges Lafontaine	Official Opposition MLA	Conservative	1904	52%
Georges Lafontaine	Official Opposition MLA	Conservative	1904	55%
Georges Lafontaine ^[10]	Official Opposition MLA	Conservative	1908	52%
Rodolphe Tourville	Government MLA	Liberal	1912	52%
Rodolphe Tourville	Government MLA	Liberal	1916	56%
Rodolphe Tourville	Government MLA	Liberal	1919	67%
Rodolphe Tourville	Government MLA	Liberal	1923	55%
Joseph-William Gagnon ^[11]	Government MLA	Liberal	1927	60%
Louis-Joseph Thisdel	Government MLA	Liberal	1930	56%
Louis-Joseph Thisdel	Government MLA	Liberal	1931	61%
Louis-Joseph Thisdel ^[12]	Government MLA	Liberal	1935	64%
Joseph-Napoléon Caron	Government MLA	Union Nationale	1936	55%
Louis-Joseph Thisdel ^[13]	Cabinet Member	Liberal	1939	58%
Germain Caron	Government MLA	Union Nationale	1944	55%
Germain Caron	Government MLA	Union Nationale	1948	56%
Germain Caron	Government MLA	Union Nationale	1952	54%
Germain Caron	Government MLA Deputy Speaker (after 1958) Government House Whip (after 1959)	Union Nationale	1956	57%
Germain Caron	Official Opposition MLA	Union Nationale	1960	54%
Germain Caron ^[14]	Official Opposition MLA	Union Nationale	1962	54%
Rémi Paul	Speaker (until 1968) Cabinet Member (after 1968) Government House Leader (after 1969)	Union Nationale	1966	53%
Rémi Paul ^[15]	Official Opposition House Leader	Union Nationale	1970	43%
Yvon Picotte	Government MNA	Liberal	1973	49%
Yvon Picotte	Official Opposition MNA	Liberal	1976	36%
Yvon Picotte	Official Opposition MNA	Liberal	1981	47%
Yvon Picotte	Cabinet Member	Liberal	1985	62%
Yvon Picotte	Cabinet Member	Liberal	1989	64%
Rémy Désilets	Government MNA	Parti Québécois	1994	48%
Rémy Désilets ^[16]	Government MNA Parliamentary Secretary (after 2002)	Parti Québécois	1998	48%
Francine Gaudet ^[17]	Parliamentary Secretary	Liberal	2003	38%
Jean Damphousse	Official Opposition MNA	Action démocratique du Québec	2007	40%
Jean-Paul Diamond	Government MNA	Liberal	2008	42%

[edit] Footnotes

^ Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.
^ By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.
^ Elections par circonscriptions - Maskinongé
^ Desaulniers lost the 1871 election.
^ Houde lost the 1878 election.
^ The election was cancelled in 1887. Édouard Caron lost the 1888 by-election.
^ The election was cancelled in 1890. Legris lost the 1890 election.
^ The election was cancelled in 1892. Lessard lost the 1892 election.
^ Hector Caron resigned to become superintendent in 1903.
^ Lafontaine lost the 1912 election.
^ Gagnon died in office in 1929.
^ Thisdel lost the 1936 election.
^ Thisdel died in office in 1943.
^ Germain Caron died in office in 1966.
^ Paul lost the 1973 election.
^ Désilets lost the 2003 election.
^ Gaudet lost the 2007 election.

[edit] Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Paul Diamond	13,277	42.18
	Parti québécois	Remy Desilets	10,841	34.44
	Action démocratique	Jean Damphousse	6,252	19.86
	Québec solidaire	Mariannick Mercure	709	2.25
	Independent	Michel Thibeault	395	1.26

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

[0] Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.

[1] By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.

[2] Elections par circonscriptions - Maskinongé

[3] Desaulniers lost the 1871 election.

[4] Houde lost the 1878 election.

[5] The election was cancelled in 1887. Édouard Caron lost the 1888 by-election.

[6] The election was cancelled in 1890. Legris lost the 1890 election.

[7] The election was cancelled in 1892. Lessard lost the 1892 election.

[8] Hector Caron resigned to become superintendent in 1903.

[9] Lafontaine lost the 1912 election.

[10] Gagnon died in office in 1929.

[11] Thisdel lost the 1936 election.

[12] Thisdel died in office in 1943.

[13] Germain Caron died in office in 1966.

[14] Paul lost the 1973 election.

[15] Désilets lost the 2003 election.

[16] Gaudet lost the 2007 election.

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Berthier		Saint-Maurice, Trois-Rivières
	Maskinongé

	Nicolet-Yamaska, Richelieu

Maskinongé (provincial electoral district)

Contents

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (1867–1968) and the National Assembly of Quebec (since 1968)

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Election results

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

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