Olier
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Olier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It encompassed the territory of the City of Saint-Leonard, and part of the city of Montreal. Notably the neighbourhoods of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| District created | 1965 |
| District abolished | 1972 |
| First contested | 1966 |
| Last contested | 1970 |
It was created in 1965 for the 1966 election, from part of Bourget electoral district. Due to the rapid growth in the area its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor was split among three electoral districts Viau, Jeanne-Mance and Bourassa.
Its only representative was Fernand Picard of the Liberal party of Quebec.
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Bourget | ||||
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Fernand Picard (politician) | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1970–1973 | |||
| Dissolved into Jeanne-Mance, Viau, Bourassa | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Fernand Picard | 22,649 | 50.38 | ||
| Parti Québécois | Lucien Laplante | 16691 | 37.13 | ||
| Union Nationale | Richard Morency | 3994 | 8.88 | ||
| Ralliement créditiste | Jean Trudeau | 1624 | 3.61 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Fernand Picard | 11,990 | 47.03 | ||
| Union Nationale | Maurice Constantineau | 9674 | 37.95 | ||
| RIN | Fernand Boudreau | 3366 | 13.20 | ||
| Ralliement national | J.-Gérard Biron | 464 | 1.82 | ||