Sauvé (provincial electoral district)
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Sauvé was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian
province
of Quebec
. Located in the Montreal
region, the riding was created after the 1970
elections after being split from the now-defunct Bourassa
riding since its creation in 1966. The two ridings were merged once again in 2003 creating the riding of Bourassa-Sauvé. The riding was named after former Quebec Premier, Paul Sauvé
who led the province for 100 days in 1959 after the death of Maurice Duplessis
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Located in the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
region, the riding was created after the 1970
Quebec general election, 1970
The Quebec general election of 1970 was held on April 29, 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968...
elections after being split from the now-defunct Bourassa
Bourassa (provincial electoral district)
Bourassa is a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the island of Montreal, it was created in 1966 and was part of Bourget from 1960 to 1966...
riding since its creation in 1966. The two ridings were merged once again in 2003 creating the riding of Bourassa-Sauvé. The riding was named after former Quebec Premier, Paul Sauvé
Paul Sauvé
Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé was a Quebec lawyer, World War II veteran and politician. He was the first Quebec Premier to be born in the 20th century.-Life:...
who led the province for 100 days in 1959 after the death of Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...
Members of National Assembly
- Jacques-Yvan MorinJacques-Yvan MorinJacques-Yvan Morin, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Morin graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1953, where he was the founder of the McGill Law Journal...
, Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
(1973-1984) - Marcel ParentMarcel ParentMarcel Parent is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Liberal (1984-1998) - Line BeauchampLine BeauchampLine Beauchamp is a Quebec politician. She is the current Quebec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Montreal riding of Bourassa-Sauvé as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party...
, Liberal (1998-2003) (Was re-elected in Bourassa-Sauve in 2003Quebec general election, 2003The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...
).