Dorion (provincial electoral district)
Dorion was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada.
| Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 45.540143°N 73.627882°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| District created | 1965 |
| District abolished | 1992 |
| First contested | 1966 |
| Last contested | 1989 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Montreal (part) |
| Census subdivision(s) | Montreal (part) |
It corresponded to the Villeray neighbourhood in Montreal.
It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Outremont, Montréal–Jeanne-Mance and Montréal-Laurier electoral districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier-Dorion.
A Montréal-Dorion district also existed from 1912 to 1939.
The electoral district was named in honour of a prime minister of the United Province of Canada, Antoine-Aimé Dorion.
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