Roberval (provincial electoral district)

Roberval is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1930 from parts of the Lac-Saint-Jean provincial electoral district. It includes the cities or municipalities of Roberval, Normandin, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Peribonka, Chambord and Saint-Felicien.

The district is named after 16th century French explorer Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval

Members of the Legislative Assembly

#Émile Moreau, Liberal (1931-1935)
#Antoine Castonguay, Action libérale nationale (1935-1936)
#Antoine Castonguay, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
#Georges Potvin, Liberal (1939-1944)
#Antoine Marcotte, Union Nationale (1944-1955)
#Paul-Henri Spence, Union Nationale (1956-1958)
#Jean-Joseph Turcotte, Union Nationale (1958-1960)
#Jean-Claude Plourde, Liberal (1960-1962)
#Joseph-Georges Gauthier, Union Nationale (1962-1966)

Members of National Assembly

#Joseph-Georges Gauthier, Union Nationale
#Robert Lamontagne, Liberal (1970-1981)
#Michel Gauthier, Parti Québécois (1981-1988)
#Gaston Blackburn, Liberal (1988-1994)
#Benoît Laprise, Parti Québécois (1994-2003)
#Karl Blackburn, Liberal (2003-2007)
#Denis Trottier, Parti Québécois (2007-present)

References

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/depcir/qr.html#qr Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription, Roberval] . "National Assembly of Quebec", retrieved 4 April 2007
* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-roberval.html Roberval election results, "Quebec Politique"]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/script/affiche_carte.asp?annee=2001&bsq=784 Map of Roberval]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/pdf/carte_recto.pdf Quebec electoral map]

Neighbouring electoral districts

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Ungava
West=Laviolette
Center=Roberval
East=Lac-Saint-Jean
South=Laviolette