Fabre (electoral district)

Fabre is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and includes the westernmost portion of Île Jésus (or Île de Laval) west of Autoroute 15 in the northern half of the district and west of Autoroute 13 in the southern half. The riding was created in 1965 from a part of Laval electoral district.

The district is named after Édouard-Charles Fabre who was the third archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1876 to 1896.

Members of the National Assembly

#Gilles Houde, Liberal (1966-1976)
#Bernard Landry, Parti Québécois (1976-1981)
#Michel Leduc, Parti Québécois (1981-1985)
#Jean-A. Joly, Liberal (1985-1994)
#Joseph Facal, Parti Québécois (1994-2003)
#Michelle Courchesne, Liberal (2003-present)

References

* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-fabre.html Election results]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/script/affiche_carte.asp?annee=2001&bsq=446 Map of Fabre]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/pdf/carte_recto.pdf Quebec electoral map]

Neighbouring electoral districts

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Groulx
West=Deux-Montagnes
Center=Fabre
East=Vimont, Chomedey
South=Nelligan, Robert-Baldwin, Saint-Laurent