 Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in Montreal | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| MNA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1972 | ||
| First contested | 1973 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 69,069 | ||
| Electors (2014)[1] | 41,161 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 10.2 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 6,771.5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Montreal (part) | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Montreal (part) | ||
Viau 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.