Berthier (provincial electoral district)

Berthier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Situated in the Lanaudière region and created in 1867, the riding includes the municipalities of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Come and Mandeville

Members of Legislative Assembly

#Louis-Joseph Moll, Conservative Party (1867-1871)
#Louis Sylvestre, Liberal (1871-1878)
#Joseph Robillard, Conservative Party (1878-1886)
#Louis Sylvestre, Liberal (1886-1889)
#Omer Dostaler, Liberal (1890)
#Cuthbert-Alphonse Chenevert, Liberal (1890-1892)
#Victor Allard, Conservative Party, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
#Cuthbert-Alphonse Chenevert, Liberal (1897-1903)
#Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1904-1912)
#Joseph-Olivier Gadoury, Conservative Party (1912-1916)
#Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1916-1919)
#Simeon Lafrenière, Liberal (1919-1925)
#Amédée Sylvestre, Liberal (1925-1927)
#Cléophas Bastien, Liberal (1927-1944)
#Armand Sylvestre, Liberal (1944-1948)
#Azéllus Lavallée, Union nationale (1948-1962)
#Lucien McGuire, Liberal (1962-1966)

Members of the National Assembly

#Guy Gauthier, Union nationale (1966-1973)
#Michel Denis, Liberal (1973-1976)
#Jean-Guy Mercier, Parti québécois (1976-1981)
#Albert Houde, Liberal (1981-1994)
#Gilles Baril, Parti québécois (1994-2002)
#Marie Grégoire, Action démocratique (2002-2003)
#Alexandre Bourdeau, Parti québécois (2003-2007)
#François Benjamin, Action démocratique (2007-present)

References

* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-berthier.html Election results from 1867 to 2007]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/script/affiche_carte.asp?annee=2001&bsq=354 Map of Berthier]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/pdf/carte_recto.pdf Quebec electoral map]

Neighbouring electoral districts

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Laviolette
West=Labelle, Bertrand
Center=Berthier
East=Maskinongé
South=Rousseau, Joliette, L'Assomption, Richelieu, Verchères, Nicolet-Yamaska