Bertrand (1981–94 electoral district)

For the otherwise unrelated existing electoral district of the same name, see Bertrand (electoral district).

Bertrand
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	National Assembly of Quebec
District created	1980
District abolished	1992
First contested	1981
Last contested	1989

Betrand was the name of a defunct provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. It was located in the Montérégie region, and is not to be confused with the later, entirely different Bertrand electoral district located in the Lanaudière and Laurentides regions, which re-used the name but otherwise has nothing in common.

It was created for the 1981 election from parts of the existing Chambly and Verchères districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Marguerite-D'Youville.

It was in this electoral district that Robert Bourassa was elected in a by-election on June 3, 1985 as part of his political comeback after returning as Quebec Liberal Party leader, only to be defeated by the Parti Québécois candidate in the 1985 general election a few months later. Bourassa subsequently ran in a by-election in Saint-Laurent on January 20, 1986 and won there.

Members of National Assembly

Denis Lazure, Parti Québécois (1981–1984)
Robert Bourassa, Liberal (1985 by-election)
Jean-Guy Parent, Parti Québécois (1985–1989)
Francois Beaulne, Parti Québécois (1989–1994)

Election results

Quebec provincial by-election, June 3, 1985: Bertrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert Bourassa	15,490	57.97
	Parti Québécois	Francine Lalonde	10,217	38.23
	Independent	Joseph Arthur Laurent Alie	408	1.53
	United Social Credit	Joseph Ranger	182	0.68
	Commonwealth of Canada	Paul Rochon	162	0.61
	Non-Affiliated	Carolle Caron	135	0.51
	Non-Affiliated	Patricia Métivier	129	0.48
Total valid votes			26,723
Rejected and declined votes			567
Turnout			27,290	68.61
Electors on the lists			39,776
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec

External links

Election results (National Assembly)
Election results (Quebecpolitique.com)

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