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Saint-Hyacinthe (provincial Electoral District)
Saint-Hyacinthe is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It notably includes the cities of Saint-Hyacinthe and Saint-Pie. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained La Présentation from Verchères electoral district and Saint-Pie from Iberville electoral district. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ , - , Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe. The name comes from Algonquin word ''maskutew'' meaning "bear plain" in plular. Subdivisions There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Saint-Hyacinthe * Saint-Pie ;Municipalities (13) * La Présentation * Saint-Barnabé-Sud * Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville * Saint-Damase * Saint-Dominique * Saint-Hugues * Saint-Jude * Saint-Liboire * Saint-Louis * Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu * Saint-Simon * Saint-Valérien-de-Milton * Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot ;Parishes (1) * Sainte-Marie-Madeleine ;Villages (1) * Sainte-Madeleine Demographics Population Language Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** ** * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of The Province Of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario. It was created by The Union Act of 1840. Canada East and Canada West each elected 42 members to the assembly. The upper house of the legislature was called the Legislative Council. The first session of parliament began in Kingston in Canada West in 1841. The second parliament and the first sessions of the third parliament were held in Montreal. On April 25, 1849, rioters protesting the Rebellion Losses Bill burned the parliament buildings. The remaining sessions of the third parliament were held in Toronto. Subsequent parliaments were held in Quebec City and Toronto, except for the last session June-August 1866 of the eighth and final parliament, which was held in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson (electoral District)
Johnson is a provincial electoral district in 3 regions of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. *Centre-du-Québec (It includes part of the city of Drummondville, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Wickham) *Montérégie ( Acton Vale) *Estrie (Roxton Pond, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton). 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 Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borduas (Quebec Provincial Electoral District)
Borduas is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipality of Beloeil, Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park. It was created for the 1994 election from Verchères and Iberville. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, and Sainte-Marie-Madeleine from the Verchères electoral district. In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 58% for Quebec independence. Members of the National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ. , - , Liberal , Daniel Doucet , align="right", 9,981 , align="right", 33.76 , align="right", +3.43 , - , - , Liberal , Yves Hennekens , align="right", 9,186 , alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummond–Bois-Francs
Drummond–Bois-Francs is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Drummondville as well as Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Warwick, Kingsey Falls and Saint-Lucien It was created for the 2012 election from parts of the former Drummond and Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ... electoral districts. Members of the National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ References External links ;Information: Elections Quebec ;Maps 2011 map(PDF) 2001–2011 changes to Drummond(Flash) 2001–2011 changes to Richmond(Flash) Electoral m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolet-Bécancour
Nicolet-Bécancour is a provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Bécancour, Nicolet, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Daveluyville, Pierreville, Saint-François-du-Lac, Saint-Guillaume, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets and Saint-Wenceslas. It was created for the 2012 election from parts of the former Nicolet-Yamaska and Lotbinière electoral districts. Members of the National Assembly Election results , align="left" colspan=3 bgcolor="#FFFFFF", Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ... , align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF", Swing , alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelieu (provincial Electoral District)
Richelieu is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu and Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in 1936. It disappeared in the 1939 election and its successor electoral district was Richelieu-Verchères. However, Richelieu-Verchères disappeared in the 1944 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Richelieu. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained territory from Nicolet-Yamaska and from Verchères Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Liberal Party
The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue. The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,Haddow and Klassen 2006 ''Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy''. University of Toronto Press. it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the British Columbia Liberal Party. History Pre-Confederation The Liberal Party is descended from the Parti canadien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Quebec General Election
The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canada, Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec on December 8, 2008. The Quebec Liberal Party, under incumbent Premier Jean Charest, was re-elected with a majority government, marking the first time since the 1950s (when the Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale of Maurice Duplessis won four consecutive elections) that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate, and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s, when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier. The 2008 election also marked the first time that Québec solidaire won a seat. Issues Charest called the election on November 5, saying he needed a "clear mandate" and a majority to handle the economic storm. He was criticized, however, by the Parti Québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec for calling a snap election to get a majority when they were willing to work with him to fix the economy. Most notably, the electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilien Pelletier
Émilien Pelletier (born September 13, 1945) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Pelletier was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. Pelletier attended several schools in several different fields. He attended the Collège Notre-Dame-des-Champs, in Sully from 1958 to 1963 in sciences and letters. He then followed several courses related to electricity and electronics at Université de Montréal, the Institut in Technology in Rimouski and the CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit. Pelletier then followed courses at CEGEP de Saint-Hyacinthe in computer sciences, human work behavior and retiring training. Pelletier worked for Hydro-Québec for over 30 years as a technician and drawer. He also briefly worked as a teacher at the Richelieu-Yamaska school board at an adult institution. In politics, he was elected to the municipal council of Saint-Hyacinthe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Soucy
Chantal Soucy is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. , April 7, 2014. She represents the electoral district of as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She was also the party's candidate in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligue Nationaliste Canadienne
The Ligue nationaliste canadienne, also known as the Ligue nationaliste, was a nationalist and anti-imperialist organization in Quebec, Canada, during the early 20th century. Founded by Henri Bourassa and journalist Olivar Asselin, the newspaper '' Le Nationaliste'' was its official organ until 1910, when Bourassa founded ''Le Devoir'' which became the Ligue's mouthpiece. The party was created in 1903 to counter what was perceived to be the evils of imperialism and to instill a pan-Canadian nationalist spirit in the Francophone population. The League opposed political dependence on either Britain or the United States, supporting instead Canadian autonomy within the British Empire. In the 1908 Quebec election the Ligue won three seats in the Quebec Legislative Assembly; Bourassa won in two seats ( Montreal Division #2 and Saint-Hyacinthe) and chose to sit for the latter, and Armand Lavergne was elected in Montmagny. Bourassa did not run for re-election in 1912 Quebec election; La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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