# Viau

Viau (French pronunciation:) is a provincial electoral district in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the Districts of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.
It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.
The riding is named after former Quebec businessman Charles-Théodore Viau, founder of the Biscuits Viau company.

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Dorion, Gouin, Jeanne-Mance and Olier |||||
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Fernand Picard | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Charles Lefebvre | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | William Cusano | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 40th | 2012–2013 | Emmanuel Dubourg | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2014 | David Heurtel | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | David Heurtel | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Frantz Benjamin | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Frantz Benjamin | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frantz Benjamin | 8,049 | 38.18 | -8.45 |
| | Québec solidaire | Renée-Chantal Belinga | 6,418 | 30.44 | +6.11 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Justine Savard | 3,201 | 15.18 | -0.55 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marc-Antoine Lecompte | 1,598 | 7.58 | -0.73 |
| | Conservative | Alex Tembel | 1,294 | 6.14 | +4.88 |
| | Green | Manel Chaouche | 342 | 1.62 | – |
| | Bloc Montreal | Marc II Réjouis | 100 | 0.47 | – |
| | Climat Québec | Serge Ricard | 80 | 0.38 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,082 | 97.84 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 466 | 2.16 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,548 | 54.03 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,883 | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frantz Benjamin | 10,113 | 46.63 | -15.39 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sylvain Lafrenière | 5,276 | 24.33 | +13.46 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Janny Gaspard | 3,411 | 15.73 | +6.47 |
| | Parti Québécois | Mounddy Sanon | 1,803 | 8.31 | -6.40 |
| | New Democratic | Mamoun Ahmed | 494 | 2.28 | – |
| | Conservative | Patrick St-Onge | 274 | 1.26 | – |
| | Bloc Pot | Hugo Pépino | 162 | 0.75 | +0.19 |
| | Independent | Beverly Bernardo | 153 | 0.71 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,686 | 97.45 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 568 | 2.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,254 | 53.44 | -9.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 41,646 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -14.43 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Heurtel | 15,945 | 62.02 | +2.21 |
| | Parti Québécois | Odette Lavigne | 3,782 | 14.71 | +0.15 |
| | Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 2,795 | 10.87 | -2.41 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Wilner Cayo | 2,380 | 9.26 | +5.87 |
| | Green | Marijo Bourgault | 304 | 1.18 | -0.49 |
| | Parti nul | Benoit Valiquette | 181 | 0.70 | – |
| | Option nationale | Benjamin Michaud | 177 | 0.69 | -3.38 |
| | Bloc Pot | Ana Da Silva | 145 | 0.56 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,709 | 98.62 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 360 | 1.38 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,069 | 63.33 | +46.40 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,161 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Heurtel | 4,047 | 59.89 | +12.61 |
| | Parti Québécois | Tania Longpré | 984 | 14.56 | -9.10 |
| | Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 897 | 13.28 | +1.76 |
| | Option nationale | Patrick Bourgeois | 309 | 4.57 | +1.60 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jamilla Leboeuf | 229 | 3.39 | -9.05 |
| | Green | Morgan Crockett | 113 | 1.67 | -0.46 |
| | Quebec Citizens' Union | Emilio Alvarez Garcia | 82 | 1.21 | – |
| | Conservative | Jean-Paul Pellerin | 82 | 1.21 | – |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Stéphane Pouleur | 14 | 0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,757 | 98.53 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 101 | 1.47 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,858 | 16.93 | -45.42 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,518 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.86 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 11,788 | 47.28 | -11.33 |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel Arbieto Munayco | 5,900 | 23.66 | -2.52 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Walid Hadid | 3,103 | 12.44 | +5.95* |
| | Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 2,873 | 11.52 | +6.51 |
| | Option nationale | Simon-Pierre Bélanger | 740 | 2.97 | – |
| | Green | Eric Perreault-Chamberland | 530 | 2.13 | -1.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,934 | 98.48 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 384 | 1.52 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,318 | 62.35 | +17.83 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 40,605 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.40 |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 10,705 | 58.60 | +6.68 |
| | Parti Québécois | Martine Banolok | 4,783 | 26.18 | +4.45 |
| | Action démocratique | Martin Fournier | 1,186 | 6.49 | -10.22 |
| | Québec solidaire | Rosa Matilde Dutra | 915 | 5.01 | +0.06 |
| | Green | Michel Cummings | 678 | 3.71 | -0.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,267 | 98.03 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 368 | 1.97 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,635 | 44.52 | -14.81 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,859 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 12,917 | 51.92 | -13.21 |
| | Parti Québécois | Naima Mimoune | 5,406 | 21.73 | -0.87 |
| | Action démocratique | Sylvie Fontaine | 4,157 | 16.71 | +7.86 |
| | Québec solidaire | Valérie Lavoie | 1,231 | 4.95 | +3.54* |
| | Green | Simon Bernier | 1,169 | 4.70 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,880 | 98.39 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 407 | 1.61 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,287 | 59.33 | -3.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 42,619 | – | – |
* Result compared to UFP
2003 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 17,703 | 65.13 | -4.95 |
| Parti Québécois | Maka Kotto | 6,142 | 22.60 | – |
| Action démocratique | Paolo Tamburello | 2,406 | 8.85 | -10.61 |
| Bloc Pot | Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin | 426 | 1.57 | -4.66 |
| UFP | Jocelyne Dupuis | 384 | 1.41 | – |
| No designation | Yannick Duguay | 121 | 0.45 | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 18,774 | 70.08 | +6.89 |
| Action démocratique | Luc Leclerc | 5,214 | 19.46 | – |
| Bloc Pot | Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin | 1,668 | 6.23 | – |
| Socialist Democracy | Caroline Perron | 426 | 1.59 | -3.63 |
| Innovator | Patrick Ravet | 326 | 1.22 | +0.45 |
| Communist | Kostas Miritis | 207 | 0.77 | – |
| Equality | Jean-Paul Savoie | 174 | 0.65 | – |
| Parti Québécois | Aurèle Bourassa | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | No | 23,701 | 68.80 |
| | Yes | 10,746 | 31.20 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 17,946 | 63.19 | +1.71 |
| Parti Québécois | Raphaël Delli Gatti | 8,463 | 29.80 | -1.83 |
| New Democratic | Paul Montpetit | 1,482 | 5.22 | +1.02 |
| Natural Law | Pierre Bergeron | 291 | 1.02 | – |
| Innovator | Claire Cartier | 218 | 0.77 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 15,803 | 60.84 |
| | Non | 10,173 | 39.16 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 13,965 | 61.48 | -4.64 |
| Parti Québécois | André Comeau | 7,184 | 31.63 | +2.88 |
| New Democratic | Raymond Gagnon | 954 | 4.20 | +0.86 |
| Parti indépendantiste | Manon Robert | 409 | 1.80 | – |
| People's Front | Linda Michaud | 204 | 0.90 | – |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 17,086 | 66.12 | +10.93 |
| Parti Québécois | Marie-Claire Nivolon | 7,428 | 28.75 | -12.85 |
| New Democratic | Giuseppe Sciortino | 864 | 3.34 | – |
| Humanist | Doris Gervais | 196 | 0.76 | – |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Martin Daoust | 204 | 0.90 | – |
| Christian Socialist | Jean-François Grenier | 204 | 0.90 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Cusano | 16,657 | 55.19 | +17.96 |
| Parti Québécois | Charles-A. Lefebvre | 12,554 | 41.60 | -1.84 |
| Union Nationale | Roger Dominguez | 574 | 1.90 | -13.83 |
| Workers Communist | Luigi D'Alonzo | 161 | 0.53 | – |
| Workers | Albani Laporte | 107 | 0.36 | – |
| Communist | Vittoria Bronzati | 78 | 0.26 | – |
| People's Front | André Gagnon | 204 | 0.90 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | No | 20,890 | 65.92 |
| | Yes | 10,800 | 34.08 |