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.

Viau
Quebec electoral district
Location in Montreal
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 
 
Frantz Benjamin
Liberal
District created1972
First contested1973
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2006)69,069
Electors (2014)[1]41,161
Area (km²)[2]10.2
Pop. density (per km²)6,771.5
Census division(s)Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s)Montreal (part)

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.

Members of the National Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier
30th  1973–1976     Fernand Picard Liberal
31st  1976–1981     Charles Lefebvre Parti Québécois
32nd  1981–1985     William Cusano Liberal
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
35th  1994–1998
36th  1998–2003
37th  2003–2007
38th  2007–2008 Emmanuel Dubourg
39th  2008–2012
40th  2012–2013
 2013–2014 David Heurtel
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022 Frantz Benjamin
43rd  2022–Present

Election results

2022 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrantz Benjamin8,04938.18-8.45
Québec solidaireRenée-Chantal Belinga6,41830.44+6.11
Coalition Avenir QuébecJustine Savard3,20115.18-0.55
Parti QuébécoisMarc-Antoine Lecompte1,5987.58-0.73
ConservativeAlex Tembel1,2946.14+4.88
GreenManel Chaouche3421.62
Bloc MontrealMarc II Réjouis1000.47
Climat QuébecSerge Ricard800.38
Total valid votes21,08297.84
Total rejected ballots4662.16
Turnout21,54854.03
Electors on the lists39,883
2018 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrantz Benjamin10,11346.63-15.39
Québec solidaireSylvain Lafrenière5,27624.33+13.46
Coalition Avenir QuébecJanny Gaspard3,41115.73+6.47
Parti QuébécoisMounddy Sanon1,8038.31-6.40
New DemocraticMamoun Ahmed4942.28
ConservativePatrick St-Onge2741.26
Bloc PotHugo Pépino1620.75+0.19
IndependentBeverly Bernardo1530.71
Total valid votes 21,686 97.45
Total rejected ballots 568 2.55
Turnout 22,254 53.44 -9.89
Eligible voters 41,646
Liberal holdSwing-14.43
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Heurtel15,94562.02+2.21
Parti QuébécoisOdette Lavigne3,78214.71+0.15
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau2,79510.87-2.41
Coalition Avenir QuébecWilner Cayo2,3809.26+5.87
GreenMarijo Bourgault3041.18-0.49
Parti nulBenoit Valiquette1810.70
Option nationaleBenjamin Michaud1770.69-3.38
Bloc PotAna Da Silva1450.56
Total valid votes25,70998.62
Total rejected ballots3601.38
Turnout26,06963.33+46.40
Electors on the lists41,161
Liberal holdSwing
Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Heurtel4,04759.89+12.61
Parti QuébécoisTania Longpré98414.56-9.10
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau89713.28+1.76
Option nationalePatrick Bourgeois3094.57+1.60
Coalition Avenir QuébecJamilla Leboeuf2293.39-9.05
GreenMorgan Crockett1131.67-0.46
Quebec Citizens' UnionEmilio Alvarez Garcia821.21
ConservativeJean-Paul Pellerin821.21
Équipe AutonomisteStéphane Pouleur140.21
Total valid votes6,75798.53
Total rejected ballots1011.47
Turnout6,85816.93-45.42
Electors on the lists40,518
Liberal holdSwing+10.86
2012 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg11,78847.28-11.33
Parti QuébécoisGabriel Arbieto Munayco5,90023.66-2.52
Coalition Avenir QuébecWalid Hadid3,10312.44+5.95*
Québec solidaireGeneviève Fortier-Moreau2,87311.52+6.51
Option nationaleSimon-Pierre Bélanger7402.97
GreenEric Perreault-Chamberland5302.13-1.59
Total valid votes24,93498.48
Total rejected ballots3841.52
Turnout25,31862.35+17.83
Electors on the lists40,605
Liberal holdSwing-4.40

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg10,70558.60+6.68
Parti QuébécoisMartine Banolok4,78326.18+4.45
Action démocratiqueMartin Fournier1,1866.49-10.22
Québec solidaireRosa Matilde Dutra9155.01+0.06
GreenMichel Cummings6783.71-0.99
Total valid votes18,26798.03
Total rejected ballots3681.97
Turnout18,63544.52-14.81
Electors on the lists41,859
2007 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEmmanuel Dubourg12,91751.92-13.21
Parti QuébécoisNaima Mimoune5,40621.73-0.87
Action démocratiqueSylvie Fontaine4,15716.71+7.86
Québec solidaireValérie Lavoie1,2314.95+3.54*
GreenSimon Bernier1,1694.70
Total valid votes24,88098.39
Total rejected ballots4071.61
Turnout25,28759.33-3.48
Electors on the lists42,619

* Result compared to UFP

2003 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,70365.13-4.95
Parti QuébécoisMaka Kotto6,14222.60
Action démocratiquePaolo Tamburello2,4068.85-10.61
Bloc PotGuillaume Blouin-Beaudoin4261.57-4.66
UFPJocelyne Dupuis3841.41
 No designationYannick Duguay1210.45
1998 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano18,77470.08+6.89
Action démocratiqueLuc Leclerc5,21419.46
Bloc PotGuillaume Blouin-Beaudoin1,6686.23
 Socialist DemocracyCaroline Perron4261.59-3.63
 InnovatorPatrick Ravet3261.22+0.45
CommunistKostas Miritis2070.77
EqualityJean-Paul Savoie1740.65
 Parti QuébécoisAurèle BourassaWithdrew
1995 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
No23,70168.80
Yes10,74631.20
1994 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,94663.19+1.71
Parti QuébécoisRaphaël Delli Gatti8,46329.80-1.83
 New DemocraticPaul Montpetit1,4825.22+1.02
 Natural LawPierre Bergeron2911.02
 InnovatorClaire Cartier2180.77
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum
SideVotes%
Oui15,80360.84
Non10,17339.16
1989 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano13,96561.48-4.64
Parti QuébécoisAndré Comeau7,18431.63+2.88
 New DemocraticRaymond Gagnon9544.20+0.86
 Parti indépendantisteManon Robert4091.80
People's FrontLinda Michaud2040.90
1985 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano17,08666.12+10.93
Parti QuébécoisMarie-Claire Nivolon7,42828.75-12.85
 New DemocraticGiuseppe Sciortino8643.34
 HumanistDoris Gervais1960.76
Commonwealth of CanadaMartin Daoust2040.90
 Christian SocialistJean-François Grenier2040.90
1981 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Cusano16,65755.19+17.96
Parti QuébécoisCharles-A. Lefebvre12,55441.60-1.84
Union NationaleRoger Dominguez5741.90-13.83
 Workers CommunistLuigi D'Alonzo1610.53
 WorkersAlbani Laporte1070.36
CommunistVittoria Bronzati780.26
People's FrontAndré Gagnon2040.90
1980 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
No20,89065.92
Yes10,80034.08

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45°35′N 73°37′W / 45.58°N 73.61°W / 45.58; -73.61