What is "gouin"

Gouin is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of part of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal.

It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Montréal-Laurier and Montréal–Jeanne-Mance.

Its territory was unchanged during the switch from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map.

It is named after former Quebec Premier, Lomer Gouin, who was in power from 1905 to 1920.

Gouin or Goüin may refer to:

Gouin or Goüin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexandre Goüin (1792–1872), French banker and politician
• Antoine-Némèse Gouin (1821–1899), lawyer and politician
• Ernest Goüin (1815–1885), French engineer
• Eugène Goüin (1818–1909, French banker and politician
• Félix Gouin (1884–1977), French politician
• Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne (1652–1730), French explorer
• Jean Ivan Gouin (1916–2007), Canadian businessman
• Léon Mercier Gouin (1891–1983), Quebec lawyer and politician
• Louis Gouin (1756–1814), Canadian politician
• Lomer Gouin (1861–1929), Quebec politician, former Premier
• Nicolas Gouïn Dufief (1776–1834), French émigré teacher
• Ollivier Mercier Gouin (or Olivier), Quebec writer, reporter, actor
• Paul Gouin (1898–1976), Quebec politician