LaFontaine explained

LaFontaine
Province:Quebec
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:1965
Prov-Election-First:1966
Prov-Election-Last:2022
Prov-Rep:Marc Tanguay
Prov-Rep-Party:Liberal
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Quebec Liberal Party
Demo-Census-Date:2001
Demo-Pop:52971
Demo-Electors:41609
Demo-Electors-Date:2014
Demo-Area:28.0
Demo-Cd:Montreal (part)
Demo-Csd:Montreal (part)

LaFontaine is a provincial electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhood of Rivière-des-Prairies in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was created for the 1966 election from a part of Bourget electoral district.

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. From 1992 to 2001, the riding also included the northern half of Pointe-aux-Trembles.

It was named after the First Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

Election results

* Result compared to Action démocratique

1995 Quebec referendum
SideVotes%
Non26,37359.73
Oui17,78040.27

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Maps

2001–2011 changes (Flash)

1992–2001 changes (Flash)