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 DISTRICT: Alfred-Pellan
Candidate Party Vote Count Vote Share Elected
Robert Carrier BQ 26239 49.2% X
Carole-Marie Allard LIB 21116 39.59%
Rosane Raymond CON 2703 5.07%
Benjamin Le Bel NDP 1849 3.47%
Louis-Philippe Verenka GRN 1132 2.12%
Yves Desbois IND 204 0.38%
R�gent Millette IND 89 0.17%
 Last Update:  June 29, 5:38:24 AM EDT 218 of 218 polls reporting

Ridings

2004 Candidates

LIB: Carole-Marie Allard (Incumbent)
BQ: Robert Carrier
IND: Yves Desbois
NDP: Benjamin Le Bel
IND: Regent Millette
CON: Rosane Raymond
GRN: Louis-Philippe Verenka

035 Alfred-Pellan

Riding Profile
 Riding Map
This riding includes the eastern part of the city of Laval, where several companies have their head offices. It stretches north from Rivière-des-Prairies to Rivière-des-Milles Iles, east to the top of Ile Jesus and west to des Laurentides Boulevard and Rue Riopelle.

The workforce depends on manufacturing and the service industry. The average family income is $66,683 with an unemployment rate of 5.4 per cent.

According to the 2001 census, 77 per cent have French as a mother tongue and over eight per cent have Italian as a mother tongue. The total immigrant population is over 11 per cent. Over 10 per cent of the population has less than a Grade 9 education, but over 11 per cent have a university degree.

In 2004, the riding's name was changed from Laval East to Alfred-Pellan. The previous western boundary was the CP Line and Boulevard des Laurentides. The riding was established in 1966 as Duvernay. The name was changed from Duvernay to Laval East in 1990. There was no change in the 1996 redistribution.

Population: 99,856

Political History
In 2000, Liberal Carole-Marie Allard defeated Bloc Québécois candidate Mathieu Alarie by 1,292 votes to win a first term.

In 1968 in Duvernay, Liberal Eric Kierans won by 2,476 votes. He was appointed Minister of Revenue and Minister of Health in 1966, Postmaster General in 1968 and Minister of Communications in 1969. He resigned from cabinet in 1971 and did not run in 1972.

Liberal Yves Demers won four terms from 1972 to 1980, but was defeated in 1984. PC Vincent Della Noce won in 1984 and 1988, but he came third in 1993. In that same year, Jean Chrétien appointed Raymonde Folco as the 1993 Liberal candidate. In the 1993 general election, BQ Maud Debien defeated Folco by 15,221 votes. She won a second term in 1997, defeating Liberal Nathalie Paradis.

1968-1980 incl - LIB
1984, 1988 - PC
1993, 1997 - BQ
2000 - LIB

 


Candidate Profiles

Carole-Marie Allard

Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 6, 1949
Age: 54
Birthplace: Lac-St-Jean, Que.

University Degree: Yes
Education: Graduated in law from the University of Ottawa, 1989. Obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from McGill University in 1978. Member of the Quebec Bar since 1991.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background:
She is a lawyer and has worked with the firm Allard & Associates since 1993. From 1992-1993, she was a press attaché with the department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and with the Department of Indian Affairs. She also designed, organized and presented media management training programs with Barry McLoughlin & Associates in Ottawa in 1991. Was also a spokesperson for Canada Post from 1990-1991. From 1971-1989, had a career in the area of communications, first as a journalist, then as a writer and radio producer for Radio-Canada in Chicoutimi and Montreal from 1971-1981. Subsequently she hosted programs such as Sur la colline (TVA 1985-1986), and Ce Soir Régional from Ottawa (Radio-Canada, 1984-1985). From 1986 to 1989 worked as a radio correspondent and columnist for Radio-Canada and CKAC.

Political History
Federal: Won in Laval East in 2000

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Parliamentary Secretary: January to December 2003 - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Committee: Former vice-chair: Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs. Former Member: Justice and Human Rights; Canadian Heritage; Official Languages; Government Operations and Estimates Chair: Citizenship and Immigration.
Office Address:
304- 3131, boul de la Concorde-Est
Laval (Qu�bec)
(450) 661-4117
Capital Address:
Room 231 Confederation Building
House of Commons,
Ottawa, Ont.
(613) 992-0611




Robert Carrier

Party: Bloc Québécois

Education:
Diploma in administration, École des hautes études commerciales (1975); bachelor's degree in applied sciences and civil engineering, École polytechnique de Montréal (1964)
Career Background:
Project Manager, Soci�t� immobilière du Québec (1984-2004)
Project Manager, Ministère des travaux publics et des approvisionnements (1980-1984)
Political adviser, Ministère des Transports du Québec (1978-79)
Project Manager, Carmel, Fyen, Jacques, ingénieurs-conseils (1965-1978)
Political and Community Involvement:
-Treasurer, Bloc Québécois in Laval-East (2001-2004)
-Advisor, Mille-îles PQ (1975-90 and 2002-2003)
-Vice-President, Mille-îles PQ (1990-1991)
-President, Mille-îles PQ (1980-1981)
-President, Association régionale de gymnastique de Laval (1985-1987)
-Member of the Board of Directors, Cité de la Santé de Laval (1981-1986)
-President, Laval United Way (1978)

Political History
Party: Active in sovereignty movement, he has been involved with the PQ for many years in ridings of Laval-East and Mille-Iles.




Rosane Raymond

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Political History
Federal: Defeated as CA in Laval East in 2000.




Benjamin Le Bel

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada




Louis-Philippe Verenka

Party: The Green Party of Canada

University Degree: Yes
Education: Admitted to B.Comm. program at Concordia in 2002.

Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Laval-des-Rapides in 2003

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address:
(450) 975-1897

 


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 Overall Election Results (2004)
Party Elected Leading Total Vote Share
LIB 135 0 135 36.71%
CON 99 0 99 29.61%
BQ 54 0 54 12.40%
NDP 19 0 19 15.69%
NA 1 0 1 .13%
OTH 0 0 0 5.47%
 Last Update June 29, 5:39:26 AM EDT

 

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