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LaFontaine

LaFontaine
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Marc Tanguay
Liberal
District created 1965
First contested 1966
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2001) 52,971
Electors (2014) 41,609
Area (km²) 28.0
Pop. density (per km²) 1,891.8
Census divisions Montreal (part)
Census subdivisions Montreal (part)

LaFontaine is a provincial electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhood of Rivière-des-Prairies in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was created for the 1966 election from a part of Bourget electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. From 1992 to 2001, the riding also included the northern half of Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was named after the First Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Coordinates: 45°39′44″N 73°33′08″W / 45.6622°N 73.5522°W / 45.6622; -73.5522


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