Bourassa (provincial electoral district)
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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. In 2003, Bourassa was merged with the riding of Sauvé
Sauvé (provincial electoral district)
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...

 to form the new riding of Bourassa-Sauvé.

The Bourassa riding was named after nationalist and former politician at the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

, Henri Bourassa
Henri Bourassa
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. He is seen by many as an ideological father of Canadian nationalism....

 who was an MLA from 1907 to 1912. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/b/BOURH.htm

Members of National Assembly

  • Georges-Émery Tremblay, Liberal (1966-1973)
  • Lise Bacon
    Lise Bacon
    Lise Bacon, is a Canadian Liberal politician. She was appointed Senator, representing the area of De la Durantaye, Quebec, by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on September 14, 1994...

    , Liberal (1973-1976)
  • Patrice Laplante, Parti Québécois
    Parti Québécois
    The 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...

     (1976-1985)
  • Louise Robic, Liberal (1985-1994)
  • Yvon Charbonneau
    Yvon Charbonneau
    Yvon Charbonneau, PC is a Canadian politician.Charbonneau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former administrator, consultant, professor, and unionist...

    , Liberal (1994-1997)
  • Michèle Lamquin-Éthier
    Michèle Lamquin-Éthier
    Michèle Lamquin-Éthier is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1997 to 2007. She was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus...

    , Liberal (1997-2003)
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