Verdun (provincial electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Verdun Quebec electoral district

Location in Montreal

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| National Assembly of Quebec
MNA| |

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Alejandra Zaga Mendez
Québec solidaire
District created| 1965
First contested| 1966
Last contested| 2022
Demographics
Population (2011)| 66,155
Electors (2014)[1]| 48,594
Area (km²)[2]| 22.6
Pop. density (per km²)| 2,927.2
Census division(s)| Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s)| Montreal (part)

Verdun (French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ⓘ, Quebec French: [vaɛ̯ʁdœ̃˞]) is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Its territory corresponds exactly to the borough of Verdun of the city of Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from Montréal-Verdun electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

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This riding has elected the following members of the National Assembly:

Legislature | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from Montréal-Verdun
28th |  1966–1970 |      | Claude Wagner | Liberal
29th |  1970–1973 | Lucien Caron
30th |  1973–1976
31st |  1976–1981
32nd |  1981–1985
33rd |  1985–1989 | Paul Gobeil
34th |  1989–1994 | Henri-François Gautrin
35th |  1994–1998
36th |  1998–2003
37th |  2003–2007
38th |  2007–2008
39th |  2008–2012
40th |  2012–2014
41st |  2014–2016 | Jacques Daoust
2016–2018 | Isabelle Melançon
42nd |  2018–2022
43rd |  2022–Present |      | Alejandra Zaga Mendez | Québec solidaire

## Election results

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2022 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Québec solidaire | Alejandra Zaga Mendez | 9,562 | 30.75 | +6.80
| Liberal | Isabelle Melançon | 9,101 | 29.27 | -6.24
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Véronique Tremblay | 7,150 | 23.00 | +2.62
| Parti Québécois | Claudia Valdivia | 2,591 | 8.33 | -4.29
| Conservative | Lucien Koty | 1,664 | 5.35 | +4.65
| Green | Jannie Pellerin | 542 | 1.74 | -1.97
| Canadian | Scott Kilbride | 301 | 0.97 | –
| Parti nul | Marc-André Milette | 65 | 0.21 | -0.28
| Climat Québec | Alexandre Desmarais | 61 | 0.20 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Fernand Deschamps | 30 | 0.10 | +0.01
| Famille et communautés | Alain Rioux | 26 | 0.08 | –
Total valid votes  | 31,093 | 99.03 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 303 | 0.97 | -0.16
Turnout  | 31,396 | 64.52 | +1.34
Electors on the lists  | 48,656 | – | –
| Québec solidaire gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.52

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2018 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Isabelle Melançon | 11,054 | 35.51 | -0.10
| Québec solidaire | Vanessa Roy | 7,457 | 23.95 | +5.37
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Nicole Leduc | 6,343 | 20.38 | +7.65
| Parti Québécois | Constantin Fortier | 3,929 | 12.62 | -14.53
| Green | Alex Tyrrell | 1,157 | 3.72 | -0.56
| New Democratic | Raphaël Fortin | 717 | 2.30 | –
| Conservative | Yedidya-Eitan Moryoussef | 217 | 0.70 | +0.05
| Parti nul | Marc-André Milette | 151 | 0.49 | –
| Bloc Pot | Hugo Richard | 76 | 0.24 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Eileen Studd | 29 | 0.09 | –
Total valid votes  | 31130 | 98.88
Total rejected ballots  | 354 | 1.12
Turnout  | 31,484 | 63.19
Eligible voters  | 49,826
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.74

Source(s)

"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Quebec provincial by-election, 5 December 2016

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Isabelle Melançon | 5,116 | 35.61 | -14.98
| Parti Québécois | Richard Langlais | 3,900 | 27.15 | +2.78
| Québec solidaire | Véronique Martineau | 2,669 | 18.58 | +8.93
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Ginette Marotte | 1,829 | 12.73 | +0.50
| Green | David Cox | 615 | 4.28 | +2.18
| Option nationale | Frédéric Dénommé | 115 | 0.80 | +0.33
| Conservative | David Girard | 94 | 0.65 | –
| Équipe Autonomiste | Sébastien Poirier | 27 | 0.19 | –
Total valid votes  | 14,365 | 100.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 138 | 0.95 | -0.24
Turnout  | 14,503 | 29.15 | -41.54
Electors on the lists  | 49,758 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.88
2014 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jacques Daoust | 17,172 | 50.59 | +15.17
| Parti Québécois | Lorraine Pintal | 8,271 | 24.37 | -9.43
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Benoit Richer | 4,151 | 12.23 | -6.71
| Québec solidaire | Rosa Pires | 3,277 | 9.65 | +2.38
| Green | Antonin Bergeron-Bossé | 713 | 2.10 | -0.35
| Option nationale | Julien Longchamp | 160 | 0.47 | -1.09
| Bloc Pot | Raynald St-Onge | 157 | 0.46 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Eileen Studd | 42 | 0.12 | -0.05
Total valid votes  | 33,943 | 98.81 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 409 | 1.19 | +0.05
Turnout  | 34,352 | 70.69 | -0.68
Electors on the lists  | 48,594 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | +12.30
2012 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 11,920 | 35.42 | -12.28
| Parti Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 11,373 | 33.80 | -1.54
| Coalition Avenir Québec | André Besner | 6,373 | 18.94 | +12.94*
| Québec solidaire | Chantale Michaud | 2,449 | 7.28 | +2.11
| Green | Jeffrey Mackie | 825 | 2.45 | -2.17
| Option nationale | Marc-Antoine Daneau | 525 | 1.56 | –
| Quebec Citizens' Union | Philippe Refghi | 127 | 0.38 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Eileen Studd | 58 | 0.17 | –
Total valid votes  | 33,650 | 98.86 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 389 | 1.14 | -0.16
Turnout  | 34,039 | 71.37 | +20.75
Electors on the lists  | 47,694 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.37

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 11,223 | 47.70 | +6.76
| Parti Québécois | Richard Langlais | 8,314 | 35.34 | +6.19
| Action démocratique | Moscou Côté | 1,411 | 6.00 | -11.58
| Québec solidaire | Chantale Michaud | 1,215 | 5.16 | +0.37
| Green | Sébastien Beausoleil | 1,087 | 4.62 | -1.65
| Independent | Sylvie R. Tremblay | 216 | 0.92 | –
| Independent | Robert Lindblad | 61 | 0.26 | -0.01
Total valid votes  | 23,527 | 98.70 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 310 | 1.30 | +0.30
Turnout  | 23,837 | 50.62 | -13.83
Electors on the lists  | 47,089 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.28
2007 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 12,204 | 40.94 | -11.58
| Parti Québécois | Richard Langlais | 8,688 | 29.15 | -1.23
| Action démocratique | Sylvie Tremblay | 5,239 | 17.58 | +6.27
| Green | Pierre-Yves McSween | 1,868 | 6.27 | +3.99
| Québec solidaire | David Fennario | 1,430 | 4.80 | +3.52*
| Christian Democracy | Gilles Noël | 118 | 0.40 | +0.04
| Bloc Pot | Sala Samghour | 106 | 0.36 | -0.88
| Independent | Robert Lindblad | 80 | 0.27 | +0.08
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Fournier | 74 | 0.25 | -0.01
Total valid votes  | 29,807 | 99.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 302 | 1.00 | -0.33
Turnout  | 30,109 | 64.45 | +1.44
Electors on the lists  | 46,714 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.18

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 15,185 | 52.52 | -0.23
| Parti Québécois | Denis Martel | 8,782 | 30.38 | -4.92
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Guérin | 3,269 | 11.31 | +1.92
| Green | Claude Genest | 658 | 2.28 | –
| UFP | Pascal Durand | 368 | 1.27 | +0.82*
| Bloc Pot | Vincent Aubry | 357 | 1.23 | +0.62
| Christian Democracy | Gilles Noël | 104 | 0.36 | +0.16
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 71 | 0.25 | –
| Equality | Bernard King | 63 | 0.22 | -0.30
| Independent | Robert Lindblad  | 54  | 0.19  | –
Total valid votes  | 28,911 | 98.67 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 391 | 1.33 | +0.21
Turnout  | 29,302 | 63.01 | -12.69
Electors on the lists  | 46,502 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.35

* Result compared to PDS

1998 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 17,441 | 52.76 | -1.81
| Parti Québécois | Yves Bernard | 11,670 | 35.30 | -0.19
| Action démocratique | Pascale Perron | 3,105 | 9.39 | +2.49
| Bloc Pot | Roman Pokorski | 204 | 0.62 | –
| Natural law | Gilles Bigras  | 204  | 0.61  | +0.12
| Equality | Larry Vitas | 171 | 0.52 | –
| Socialist Democracy | Daniel Pharand  | 151  | 0.46  | -0.64*
| Independent | Gilles Noël  | 66  | 0.20  | –
| Communist | Luz Nelly Valencia | 51 | 0.15 | –
Total valid votes  | 33,060 | 98.87 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 377 | 1.13 | -0.79
Turnout  | 33,437 | 75.70 | -6.19
Electors on the lists  | 44,169 | – | –
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.81

* Result compared to NDP

1995 Quebec referendum

Side  | Votes  | %
| Non  | 24,062  | 59.66
| Oui  | 16,269  | 40.34
1994 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 18,392 | 54.27 | +15.99
| Parti Québécois | Richard B. Holden | 11,963 | 35.49 | +3.27
| Action démocratique | Alain Magnan | 2,327 | 6.90 | –
| New Democratic  | Daniel Pharand  | 368  | 1.09  | -0.71
| CANADA! | Deepak Massand  | 315  | 0.93  | –
| Natural law | Nicola Masucci  | 167  | 0.50  | –
| Sovereignty | Frédéric Richard  | 87  | 0.26  | –
| Development | Aimé Pinette  | 87  | 0.26  | –
Total valid votes  | 33,706 | 98.08 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 660 | 1.92
Turnout  | 33,366 | 81.89
Electors on the lists  | 41,967 | – | –
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum

Side  | Votes  | %
| Oui  | 12,770  | 53.66
| Non  | 11,026  | 46.34

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1989 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 8,295 | 38.58 | −25.69
| Parti Québécois | Maurice Roch | 6,928 | 32.22 | +2.35
| Equality | Roger Mercure | 4,857 | 22.59 | –
| Green | Andrew Ferguson | 664 | 3.09 | –
| New Democratic | Jean-François Moisan | 387 | 1.80 | −1.05
| Workers | Raymond Lemay | 266 | 1.24 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 106 | 0.49 | –
Total valid votes  | 21,503 | 96.97 | –
Rejected and declined votes  | 673 | 3.03 | –
Turnout  | 22,176 | 75.27 | +1.46
Electors on the lists  | 29,461 | – | –
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1985 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Paul Gobeil | 14,860 | 64.27 | +2.87
| Parti Québécois | Paul Asselin | 6,906 | 29.87 | -6.08
| New Democratic | Richard Proulx  | 659  | 2.85  | –
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Leroux  | 216  | 0.93  | –
| Parti indépendantiste | Guy Sauvé  | 183  | 0.79  | –
| Union Nationale | Marie Quintal-Mallette | 114 | 0.49 | -0.97
| Humanist | Laura Whelton  | 87  | 0.38  | –
| Christian Socialist | Éric Charmettant  | 50  | 0.22  | –
| Commonwealth of Canada | Michel Destroismaisons | 47 | 0.20 | –
Total valid votes  | 23,122 | 98.02 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 424 | 1.80
Turnout  | 23,546 | 73.81
Electors on the lists  | 31,903 | – | –

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1981 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Lucien Caron | 17,406 | 61.40 | +17.30
| Parti Québécois | Fabiola Renaud | 10,192 | 35.95 | +2.75
| Union Nationale | Robert Turpin | 415 | 1.46 | -18.02
| Freedom of Choice | Terry Pye | 196 | 0.69 | –
| Workers Communist | Marc Latour | 76 | 0.27 | –
| Marxist–Leninist | Marc Bélanger | 64 | 0.23 | –
Total valid votes  | 28,349 | 98.89 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 317 | 1.11
Turnout  | 28,666 | 83.49
Electors on the lists  | 34,335 | – | –
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1980 Quebec referendum

Side  | Votes  | %
| Non  | 20,938  | 68.91
| Oui  | 9,446  | 31.09
1976 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Lucien Caron | 13,201 | 44.10 | -23.15
| Parti Québécois | Yvan Fortin | 9,940 | 33.20 | +5.72
| Union Nationale | Mark A. Wainberg | 5,833 | 19.48 | +18.05
| Ralliement créditiste | Joseph alias Rivard Delarosbil | 499 | 1.67 | –
| Democratic Alliance | Seymour Small  | 315  | 1.05  | –
| Workers | Robin Gagnon  | 150  | 0.50  | \-
Total valid votes  | 29,938 | 97.66 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 717 | 2.34
Turnout  | 30,655 | 83.60
Electors on the lists  | 36,670 | – | –
1973 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Lucien Caron | 19,439 | 67.25 | +7.40
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Paul Ross | 7,943 | 27.48 | +3.93
| Parti créditiste | Camille Lévesque  | 1,109  | 3.84  | –
| Union Nationale | François Chénard | 415 | 1.43 | -9.03
Total valid votes  | 28,906 | 94.72 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 1,610 | 5.28
Turnout  | 30,516 | 80.23
Electors on the lists  | 38,037 | – | –
1970 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Lucien Caron | 23,630 | 59.85 | -6.41
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Paul Ross | 9,298 | 23.55 | –
| Union Nationale | J.-Albert Gariépy | 4,129 | 10.46 | -18.08
| Ralliement créditiste | Carl B. O'Malley | 1,117 | 2.83 | –
| Independent | Suzanne Ste-Marie Brassard  | 862  | 2.18  | –
| Independent | Gaston Gagnier  | 259  | 0.66  | –
| New Democratic | Gendron E. Haines  | 186  | 0.47  | –
1966 Quebec general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Claude Wagner | 19,181 | 66.26
| Union Nationale | André Fabien | 8,263 | 28.54
| RIN | Réginald (Reggie) Chartrand  | 1,198  | 4.14
| Ralliement national | René Lassonde  | 306  | 1.06

## References

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1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=397&section=population [dead link]
2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=397&section=superficie [dead link]

## External links

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Information

* Elections Quebec

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Maps

* 2011 map (PDF)
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2001–2011 changes (Flash)
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* Electoral map of Montreal region
* Quebec electoral map, 2011

Neighbouring electoral districts

|  | Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne |

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Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne |

Verdun

| La Pinière, Laporte
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| Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Châteauguay, La Prairie |

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Quebec provincial electoral districts

Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine|

* Bonaventure
* Côte-du-Sud1
* Gaspé
* Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* Matane-Matapédia
* Rimouski
* Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord|

* Chicoutimi
* Dubuc
* Duplessis
* Jonquière
* Lac-Saint-Jean
* René-Lévesque
* Roberval

Capitale-Nationale|

* Charlesbourg
* Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
* Chauveau
* Jean-Lesage
* Jean-Talon
* La Peltrie
* Louis-Hébert
* Montmorency
* Portneuf
* Taschereau
* Vanier-Les Rivières

Mauricie|

* Champlain
* Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
* Maskinongé
* Trois-Rivières

Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec|

* Arthabaska
* Beauce-Nord
* Beauce-Sud
* Bellechasse
* Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
* Côte-du-Sud1
* Drummond–Bois-Francs
* Johnson2
* Lévis
* Lotbinière-Frontenac
* Nicolet-Bécancour

Estrie (Eastern Townships)|

* Brome-Missisquoi
* Granby
* Mégantic
* Orford
* Richmond
* Saint-François
* Sherbrooke

Eastern Montérégie|

* Borduas
* Chambly
* Iberville
* Johnson2
* Richelieu
* Saint-Hyacinthe
* Saint-Jean
* Verchères

South Shore|

* Beauharnois
* Châteauguay
* Huntingdon
* La Pinière
* Laporte
* La Prairie
* Marie-Victorin
* Montarville
* Sanguinet
* Soulanges
* Taillon
* Vachon
* Vaudreuil

East Montreal|

* Anjou–Louis-Riel
* Bourassa-Sauvé
* Camille-Laurin
* Gouin
* Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
* Jeanne-Mance–Viger
* LaFontaine
* Laurier-Dorion
* Maurice-Richard
* Mercier
* Pointe-aux-Trembles
* Rosemont
* Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
* Viau

West Montreal|

* Acadie
* D'Arcy-McGee
* Jacques-Cartier
* Marguerite-Bourgeoys
* Marquette
* Mont-Royal–Outremont
* Nelligan
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
* Robert-Baldwin
* Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
* Saint-Laurent
* Verdun
* Westmount–Saint-Louis

Laval|

* Chomedey
* Fabre
* Laval-des-Rapides
* Mille-Îles
* Sainte-Rose
* Vimont

Lanaudière|

* Berthier
* Joliette
* L'Assomption
* Masson
* Repentigny
* Rousseau
* Terrebonne

Laurentides|

* Argenteuil
* Bertrand
* Blainville
* Deux-Montagnes
* Groulx
* Labelle
* Les Plaines
* Mirabel
* Saint-Jérôme
* Prévost

Outaouais|

* Chapleau
* Gatineau
* Hull
* Papineau
* Pontiac

Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec|

* Abitibi-Est
* Abitibi-Ouest
* Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
* Ungava

Eliminated
in the 2012 election:|

* Anjou
* Kamouraska-Témiscouata
* Matane
* Matapédia
* Rivière-du-Loup
* Charlevoix
* Vanier
* Drummond
* Frontenac
* Lotbinière
* Montmagny-L'Islet
* Nicolet-Yamaska
* Mégantic-Compton
* Shefford
* Marguerite-D'Youville
* Prévost

1Côte-du-Sud is split between Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches

2Johnson is split between Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie

See also:

* 2014 election
* List of elections
* Politics of Quebec
* Federal electoral ridings in Quebec

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