Mercier (provincial electoral district)

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Mercier
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Amir Khadir
Québec solidaire
District created 1965
First contested 1966
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006) 57,064
Electors (2014)[1] 40,052
Area (km²)[2] 4.9
Pop. density (per km²) 11,645.7
Census divisions Montreal (part)
Census subdivisions Montreal (part)

Mercier is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of part of the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough of the city of Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Mercier and Montréal–Saint-Louis electoral districts.

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

It was named in honour of former Quebec Premier Honoré Mercier.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

  1. Robert Bourassa, Liberal (1966–1976)
  2. Gérald Godin, Parti Québécois (1976–1994)
  3. Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois (1994–2000)
  4. Nathalie Rochefort, Liberal (2001–2003)
  5. Daniel Turp, Parti Québécois (2003–2008)
  6. Amir Khadir, Québec solidaire (2008–present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Québec solidaire Amir Khadir 13,228 46.19 -0.75
Liberal Richard Sagala 6,593 23.02 +9.52
Parti Québécois Sylvie Legault 5,872 20.5 -3.05
Coalition Avenir Québec Alain Clavet 2,400 8.38 -2.63
Option nationale Martin Servant 228 0.8 -1.58
Bloc Pot Hate's Deslandes 189 0.66
Independent Roger Hughes 129 0.45
Total valid votes 28,639 98.75
Total rejected ballots 362 1.25
Turnout 29,001 72.41 -3.86
Electors on the lists 40,052
Québec solidaire hold Swing  


Quebec general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Québec solidaire Amir Khadir 14,164 46.73 +8.84
Parti Québécois Jean Poirier 7,137 23.55 -10.87
Liberal Anne Pâquet 4,091 13.50 -7.84
Coalition Avenir Québec Julie Boncompain 3,336 11.01 +8.52*
Green David Kovaks 859 2.83 -0.77
Option nationale Nic Payne 722 2.38
Total valid votes 30,309 99.18
Total rejected ballots 252 0.82
Turnout 30,561 76.27 +20.25
Electors on the lists 40,069

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Québec solidaire Amir Khadir 8,597 37.89 +8.51
Parti Québécois Daniel Turp 7,787 34.32 +0.97
Liberal Catherine Émond 4,842 21.34 +1.52
Green Olivier Adam 818 3.60 −4.88
Action démocratique Élisa Fortin-Toutant 565 2.49 −5.93
Parti indépendantiste Jean-Marc Labrèche 83 0.37
Total valid votes 22,692 99.02
Total rejected ballots 224 0.98
Turnout 22,916 56.02
Electors on the lists 40,907
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Daniel Turp 9,426 33.35 −11.91
Québec solidaire Amir Khadir 8,303 29.38 +11.46
Liberal Nathalie Rochefort 5,601 19.82 −8.74
Green Sylvain Valiquette 2,398 8.48
Action démocratique Gabriel Tupula Yamba 2,381 8.42 +2.12
Bloc Pot Nicky Tanguay 156 0.55 −1.42
Total valid votes 28,265 99.17
Total rejected ballots 237 0.83
Turnout 28,502 69.32
Electors on the lists 41,115
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Daniel Turp 13,334 45.26 +16.64
Liberal Nathalie Rochefort 8,414 28.56 −6.10
UFP Amir Khadir 5,278 17.92 -
Action démocratique Vivian Goulder 1,855 6.30 +0.03
Bloc Pot Lyne Rivard 579 1.97 −3.21
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec provincial by-election, April 9, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Nathalie Rochefort 5,953 34.66 +6.24
Parti Québécois Claudel Toussaint 4,915 28.62 −26.76
     Independent Paul Cliche 4,163 24.24 -
Action démocratique André Larocque 1,077 6.27 −2.62
Bloc Pot Pierre Audette 890 5.18 +2.07
     No designation Man Yee Cheung 67 0.39 -
     Independent Charles Robidoux 50 0.29 -
     No designation Michel Prairie 32 0.19 -
     Independent Régent Millette 27 0.16 -
Total valid votes 17,174 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 352
Turnout 17,526 41.09
Electors on the lists 42,651
Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Robert Perreault 17,552 55.38 −1.10
Liberal Elizabeth da Silva 9,005 28.42 −2.13
Action démocratique Paul Benevides 2,818 8.89 +3.47
Bloc Pot Marc St-Maurice 985 3.11
Socialist Democracy Guylaine Sirard 873 2.75 +0.12
Independent Ann Farrell 158 0.50
Natural Law Pierre Bergeron 154 0.49 −0.34
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard 79 0.25 −0.08
Communist Pierre Smith 67 0.21 −0.21
Total valid votes 31,691
Rejected and declined votes 493
Turnout 32,184 75.28
Electors on the lists 42,755
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 24,688 62.77
Non 14,644 37.23
Quebec general election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Robert Perreault 17,523 56.48 −0.67
Liberal Alda Viero 9,479 30.55 +0.13
Action démocratique Carole Boucher 1,681 5.42
Green Jean-François Labadie 865 2.79 −5.59
New Democratic Renée-Claude Lorimier 815 2.63 +0.21
Natural Law Marylise Baux 259 0.83 -
Commonwealth of Canada Julie Laliberté 173 0.56 -
Communist Ginette Gauthier 129 0.42
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 102 0.33 −0.13
Total valid votes 31,026 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 815
Turnout 31,841 80.33
Electors on the lists 39,636
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
Side Votes %
Non 17,072 62.88
Oui 10,076 37.12
Quebec general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Gérald Godin 13,371 57.15 +10.04
Liberal Daniel Gagnon 7,117 30.42 −12.39
Green Manon Dubé 1,961 8.38 +6.67
New Democratic Robert Saint-Louis 567 2.42 −2.27
Workers Philippe Pouyer 168 0.72 +0.60
Marxist–Leninist Arnold August 108 0.46
Socialist Movement Gérard Talbot 106 0.45
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Gérald Godin 12,062 47.11 −7.42
Liberal John Parisella 10,960 42.81 +1.43
New Democratic Roger Couvrette 1,200 4.69
Green Yves Blanchette 437 1.71
Humanist Colette Renaud 348 1.36
Parti indépendantiste Denis Bourgeois 319 1.24
Independent Gilles Côté 97 0.38 −0.02
Commonwealth of Canada Elena Mendez 75 0.29
Communist Gaetan Trudel 73 0.29
No designation Philippe Pouyer 31 0.12
Total valid votes 25,602
Rejected and declined votes 451
Turnout 26,053 71.12
Electors on the lists 36,635
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Gérald Godin 16,252 54.53 +3.15
Liberal Yves Bériault 12,333 41.38 +4.27
Union Nationale Roger Courtemanche 495 1.66 −5.89
     Workers Communist Roger Rashi 250 0.84 -
Marxist–Leninist Jacques Côté 125 0.42 -
United Social Credit Gilles Côté 118 0.40 −2.07
     Independent Richard Langlois 116 0.39 -
     Workers Gérard Lachance 115 0.38 +0.08
Total valid votes 29,804 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 489
Turnout 30,293 79.92
Electors on the lists 37,904
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1980 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Non 13,131 51.91
Oui 12,163 48.09
Quebec general election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Parti Québécois Gérald Godin 13,450 51.38 +9.57
Liberal Robert Bourassa (incumbent) 9,714 37.11 −15.76
Union Nationale Giuseppe Anzini 1,975 7.55 +5.97
Ralliement créditiste Robert Roy 647 2.47 −0.64
     NDP - RMS coalition Henri-François Gautrin 139 0.53 -
Communist Guy Desautels 116 0.44 -
     Workers Gaston Morin 77 0.30 -
     No designation Louise Ouimet 58 0.22 -
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1973
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Robert Bourassa 13,757 52.87 +6.22
Parti Québécois Louis O'Neill 10,877 41.81 +4.47
Ralliement créditiste Georges Brault 809 3.11 +0.03
Union Nationale Jean-Louis Décarie 411 1.58 −11.03
Marxist–Leninist Robert-A. Cruise 70 0.27 -
     Independent Guy Robillard 53 0.20 -
     No designation Jeannette Pratte Walsh 23 0.09 -
     No designation Guy Robitaille 18 0.07 -
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1970
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Robert Bourassa 15,337 46.65 +2.38
Parti Québécois Pierre Bourgault 12,276 37.34 -
Union Nationale Conrad Touchette 4,145 12.61 −29.71
Ralliement créditiste Clément Patry 1,011 3.08 -
     Independent Paul Ouellet 106 0.32 -
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Robert Bourassa 11,759 44.27 −9.80
Union Nationale Conrad Touchette 11,241 42.32 −1.18
     RIN André Dagenais 3,115 11.73 -
     Ralliement national Roger Smith 335 1.26 -
     Independent Lucien-Jacques Cossette 112 0.42 -
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

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