Laurier (provincial electoral district)
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Laurier was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montreal region, it formed in 1966 from parts of Montreal-Laurier. In 1994, it became part of the new riding of Laurier-Dorion following a merger with the defunct riding of Dorion. Montreal-Laurier existed from 1912 to 1966.
The riding was named in honour of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier
[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly (Montreal-Laurier riding)
- Napoléon Turcot, Liberal (1912-1919)
- Ernest Poulin, Liberal (1919-1923)
- Alfred Duranleau, Conservative Party (1923-1927)
- Ernest Poulin, Liberal (1927-1935)
- Zénon Lesage, Action liberale nationale (1935-1936)
- Charles-Auguste Bertrand, Liberal (1936-1939)
- Paul Gauthier, Liberal (1939-1944)
- André Laurendeau, Bloc populaire canadien (1944-1948)
- Paul Provençal, Union Nationale (1948-1954)
- Arsène Gagne, Union Nationale (1955-1960)
- René Lévesque, Liberal (1960-1966)
[edit] Members of National Assembly (Laurier riding)
- René Lévesque, Liberal - Parti Québécois (1966-1970)
- André Marchand, Liberal (1970-1981)
- Christos Sirros, Liberal (1981-1994)
