Taillon
 Quebec electoral district
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| MNA |
Parti Québécois |
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| District created | 1965 | ||
| First contested | 1966 | ||
| Last contested | 2014 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 74,995 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 50,864 | ||
| Area (km²) | 34.7 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,161.2 | ||
| Census divisions | Longueuil (part) | ||
| Census subdivisions | Longueuil (part) | ||
Taillon is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil.
It was created for the 1966 election from Verchères and Chambly electoral districts.
It was named after former Quebec Premier Louis-Olivier Taillon who was in power for four days in 1886 and from 1892 to 1896.
In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 61% for Quebec to separate.
This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:
* Increase is from UFP
Coordinates: 45°33′18″N 73°27′25″W / 45.555°N 73.457°W
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