Prescott and Russell (provincial electoral district)

Prescott and Russell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1967 to 1999, when it was abolished into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Ottawa—Orléans when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts. It consisted of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell as well as the Township of Cumberland.

Prescott and Russell
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1967
Last contested1995

Members of Provincial Parliament
Prescott and Russell
Assembly Years Member Party
Prescott merged with Russell before the 1967 election
28th  1967–1971     Joseph Albert Bélanger Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1984     Don Boudria Liberal
 1984–1985 Jean Poirier
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999 Jean-Marc Lalonde
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Redistributed into Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
and Ottawa—Orléans before the 1999 election

Election results
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Albert Bélanger11,863
LiberalPhilibert Proulx8,877
New DemocraticJoseph Cheff3,597
Source(s):[2]
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalDon Boudria15,123
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Albert Bélanger9,951
New DemocraticClaude Dion1,828
Source(s):[3]
1984 By-Election on Boudria's resignation
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJean Poirier10,182
Progressive ConservativeGaston Patenaude8,347
New DemocraticRheo Lalonde1,791
Source(s):[4]
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJean Poirier18,83358.0
Progressive ConservativeGuy Genier11,03834.0
New DemocraticMaurice Landry2,6258.1
Source(s):[5]
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJean Poirier26,81175.8+17.8%
New DemocraticYves Deschamps4,46012.6+3.5%
Progressive ConservativeRoland Demers4,10011.6-22.4%
Source(s):[6]
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJean Poirier25,87965.0-10.8%
New DemocraticCarole Roy9,36923.5+10.9%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Flavell2,8487.1-4.5%
Family CoalitionPaul Lauzon1,1192.8
LibertarianJean-Serge Brisson6181.6
Source(s):[7]
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalJean-Marc Lalonde24,80855.7-9.3%
Progressive ConservativePierre Leduc13,63730.6+23.5%
New DemocraticYves Deschamps4,47210.0-13.5%
LibertarianJean-Serge Brisson6261.4-0.2%
IndependentJohn MacKinnon5641.3
Natural LawPierrette Blondin4461.0
Source(s):[8]

References
  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Joseph Albert Bélanger's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Albert Bélanger, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Don Boudria's Legislative Assembly information see "Don Boudria, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jean Poirier's Legislative Assembly information see "Jean Poirier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jean -Marc Lalonde's Legislative Assembly information see "Jean -Marc Lalonde, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  3. Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22.
  4. Stephens, Robert (December 14, 1984). "Premier, Rae all smiles after by-election wins". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  5. "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  6. "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  7. "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  8. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995.
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