Created in 1980, the electoral division of Rousseau brings together part of the territories of the administrative regions of Lanaudière and Laurentides.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Louis-Charles Thouin
Parti Québécois: Nicolas Marceau
Quebec Liberal Party: Patrick Watson
Québec Solidaire: Hélène Dubé
The incumbent in this riding is the PQ’s Nicolas Marceau, who has represented the riding since 2009.
He was elected in a byelection after François Legault, now leader of the CAQ, left the PQ.
Marceau served as finance minister from 2012 to 2014.
History
The riding is named for Jacques Rousseau, a professor at Université de Montréal’s Botanical Institute.
He was also director of the Montréal Botanical Garden and director of research at Université Laval’s Centre for Northern Studies.
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