Quebec electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
MNA |
Liberal |
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District created | 1972 | ||
First contested | 1973 | ||
Last contested | 2014 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 69,069 | ||
Electors (2014) | 41,161 | ||
Area (km²) | 10.2 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 6,771.5 | ||
Census divisions | Montreal (part) | ||
Census subdivisions | Montreal (part) |
Viau is a provincial electoral district in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the Districts of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.
It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.
The riding is named after former Quebec businessman Charles-Théodore Viau, founder of the Biscuits Viau company.
* Result compared to Action démocratique
* Result compared to UFP