Jean-Lesage

:"For the former Quebec Premier see : Jean Lesage. For the Autoroute named after Lesage see Quebec Autoroute 20"

Jean-Lesage is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Quebec City and includes eastern portions of the city. The riding was called Limoilou from 1965 to 2003. It was also part of the riding of Quebec-Est that existed from 1867 to 1965.

The riding was named after former Quebec Premier Jean Lesage who've orchestrated the Quiet Revolution from 1960 to 1966.

Members of Legislative Assembly (Quebec-Est)

* Jacques-Philippe Rhéaume, Conservative Party (1867-1873)
* Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier, Liberal (1873-1874)
* Pierre-Vincent Valin, Conservative Party (1874-1875)
* Joseph Shehyn, Liberal (1875-1900)
* Jules-Alfred Lane, Liberal (1900-1904)
* Albert Jobin, Liberal (1904-1908)
* Louis-Alfred Létourneau, Liberal (1908-1927)
* Joseph-Alfred-Oscar Drouin, Liberal (twice) - Action liberale nationale - Union Nationale (1928-1944)
* Henri-Paul Drouin, Liberal (1944-1948)
* Joseph-Onésime Matte, Union Nationale (1948-1952)
* Joseph-Antonin Marquis, Liberal (1952-1956)
* Armand Maltais, Union Nationale (1956-1962)
* Ernest Godbout, Liberal (1962-1966)

Members of the National Assembly

Limoilou riding

* Armand Maltais, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
*Fernand Houde, Liberal (1970-1976)
*Raymond Gravel, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
*Michel Després, Liberal (1985-1994)
*Michel Rivard, Parti Québécois (1994-1998)
*Michel Després, Liberal (1998-2003)

Jean-Lesage riding

*Michel Després, Liberal (2003-2007)
*Jean-François Gosselin, Action démocratique (2007-present)

Election results

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Liberal
Michel Després
align="right"|15547
align="right"|44.22
align="right"
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Parti québécois
Robert Caron
align="right"|9408
align="right"|26.76
align="right"
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Action démocratique
Aurel Bélanger
align="right"|8912
align="right"|25.35
align="right"
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Independent
Jean-Yves Desgagnés
align="right"|714
align="right"|2.03
align="right"
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Bloc pot
Nicolas Frichot
align="right"|390
align="right"|1.11
align="right"
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Marxist-leninist
Jean Bédard
align="right"|185
align="right"|0.53
align="right"

References

* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-jean-lesage.html Election results]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/script/affiche_carte.asp?annee=2001&bsq=624 Map of Jean-Lesage]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/pdf/carte_recto.pdf Quebec electoral map]

Neighbouring electoral districts

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Montmorency
West=Vanier, Charlesbourg
Center=Jean-Lesage
East=Lévis
South=Taschereau