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| DISTRICT: Papineau |
| Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Pierre Pettigrew |
LIB |
16892 |
41.1%
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| Martine Carri�re |
BQ |
16424 |
39.96%
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| Andr� Frappier |
NDP |
3603 |
8.77%
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| Mustaque Sarker |
CON |
1961 |
4.77%
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| Adam Jastrzebski |
GRN |
1058 |
2.57%
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| Christelle Dusablon-Pelletier |
MP |
490 |
1.2%
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| Andr� Parizeau |
COM |
252 |
0.61%
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| Jimmy Garoufalis |
IND |
250 |
0.61%
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| Peter Macrisopoulos |
ML |
169 |
0.41%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:24 AM EDT |
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Ridings
080 Papineau
2004 Candidates
Riding Profile
This riding is located in the central part of the Island of Montreal. It contains part of the city of Montreal bounded by l'Acadie Boulevard in the southwest and 19th Avenue in the northeast, between Highway 40, D'Iberville Street and Jarry Street East in the west and Bélanger Street, Papineau Avenue, Jean-Talon Street East in the east.
The riding has a mix of row housing, three-storey apartments, small shops, and Chabanel Street clothing manufacturers. The economy is based mainly on manufacturing, followed by other services. According to the 2001 census, this riding has the third lowest average family income in Canada at $41,792 and unemployment is 13.3 per cent. This is a transient riding, and renters outnumber homeowners, 76 per cent to 24 per cent.
Only 45 per cent have French as a mother tongue; 46 per cent list neither English or French, with large groups speaking Spanish, Arabic, Punjabi and Chinese as a first language. The total immigrant population is almost 39 per cent. Almost 19 per cent of the population has less than a Grade 9 education, while almost 13 per cent have a university degree.
In 2004, the riding was renamed Papineau and it kept 96 per cent of the Papineau-St-Denis riding. The riding was created in 1996 from 64 per cent of St-Denis and 57 per cent of Papineau-St-Michel.
Population: 103,942
Political History
In 2000, Pierre Pettigrew defeated Bloc Québécois candidate
Philippe Ordenes to win a second term in Papineau-St-Denis. Pettigrew
was first elected in a 1996 by election in Papineau-St-Michel. He was
appointed Minister of International Co-operation, Minister responsible
for Francophonie and Minister of Human Resources in 1996. He became Minister
of International Trade in 1999, a post he held until 2003. Prime Minister
Paul Martin has named him Minister of Health, Minister of Intergovernmental
Affairs and Minister responsible for Official Languages.
St-Denis riding has been Liberal since 1917. Liberal Marcel Prud'homme
won the 1964 by election and also won from 1965 to 1988 inclusive. He
was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Mulroney in 1993. In 1993,
Liberal Eleni Bakopanos won.
The original Papineau (before 1987) and Papineau-St-Michel riding was Liberal since 1957. André Ouellet was the MP from the 1967 byelection to 1984 inclusive. He served as Minister responsible for Crown Corporations, Minister of Regional Economic Development, Postmaster General, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Minister of Urban Affairs, Minister of Public Works, Minister responsible for Canada Post, Minister of Labour, president of the Privy Council and government leader.
St-Denis: From 1917 — Liberal
Papineau/Papineau-St-Michel: From 1957 —Liberal
Papineau-St-Denis: 1997, 2000 — Liberal
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Candidate Profiles
Pierre Pettigrew
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: April 18, 1951
Age: 53
Birthplace: Quebec City.
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University Degree: Yes
Education: University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières: BA (Philosophy), 1972
Oxford, Balliol College: Master of Philosophy, International
Relations, 1976.
Career Background: 1976-78: Director of the NATO Assembly Policy Commission in Brussels
1978-81: assistant to leader of Quebec Liberal party.
1981-84: Foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Privy Council Office.
1994: Co-chair, First National Forum on Canada's International Relations.
Media Commentator.
1985-1995: International Business Consultant & Vice-President, Samson Bélair
Deloitte and Touche International.
Author of the book The New Politics of Confidence.
Marital Status: Single
Political History
Federal: Elected in Papineau-Saint-Michel in March
25, 1996 by election in Papineau-Saint-Denis in 1997, and 2000.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committee:
Chair, Cabinet Committee on Domestic Affairs
Member, Cabinet Committees on: Priorities and Planning; Operations;
Security, Public Health & Emergencies; Aboriginal affairs
Cabinet:
Jan. 25, 1996: Minister of International Co-operation; Minister responsible for Francophonie.
Oct. 4, 1996 — Ministry of Human Resources Development.
Aug. 3, 1999 — Ministry of International Trade.
Dec. 12, 2003 — Minister of Health; Minister of Intergovernmental
Affairs; Minister responsible for Official Languages.
Office Address:
200-2348 Jean-Talon E
Montreal, Que.
Tel: (514) 593-6020
Capital Address:
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ont.
Tel: (613) 995-8872
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Martine Carrière
Party: Bloc Québécois
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University Degree: Yes
Education: Diploma in Arts, Collège de Valleyfield (2000). Bachelor's degree
in art history, University of Montreal (2003) Student of Quebec studies, University of Montreal.
Career Background:
Political and Community Involvement:
Activist in the riding of Vaudreuil for the Parti Québécois
(1998).
Member, l'association étudiante d'Histoire de l'art
de l'Université de Montréal (2001-2002).
Secretary
of the Parti Québécois club at the University of Montreal.
Responsible for recruitment
for the PQ club at the University of
Montreal.
Vice-president of the Bloc Québécois in Papineau-Saint-Denis (2002).
Member of the student BQ club at the University of Montreal (2003-2004).
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Mustaque Sarker
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
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University Degree: Yes
Education: Graduated from Dacca University
MBA : Tulane University
Diploma in EDC and AMC: McGill University.
Career Background: President & CEO of Phahmed Comptabilité
et Gestion d'affaires Inc. He is president of the Bangladesh-Canada
Friendship Association and of the Multicultural Society of Canada.
Political History
Federal: Defeated in Papineau-Saint-Denis in 2000.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address:
Tel:(514) 744-0003
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André Frappier
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1954
Birthplace: Montreal
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Education: Studied at the CEGEP de Maisonneuve
Career Background:
Began working for Canada Post
in 1975; union representative for many years before being elected
to the Executive Committee of the Montreal section of the Canadian
Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in 1993.
From 1996 to 2002, served
as president of the CUPW Montreal Executive Committee, before becoming
National Director for the Region of Montreal.
From 1996 to 1999,
served as a member of the executive committee of the Montreal Labour
Council (now the Quebec Federation of Labour Regional Council of Metropolitan Montreal);
has also sat on the general council of the QFL since 1996. Greatly
interested in development of international solidarity. In 1974,
was a member of Solidarité Québec-Chile committee.
In 1999, helped train union members in Port au Prince with the Syndicat
des Postes d'Haiti. Was a delegate to the continental conference
of the Union Network International in Rio de Janeiro in August 2002
and delegate from the QFL to Bamako in Mali in February 2003.
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Adam Jastrzebski
Party: Green Party of Canada
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Career Background: Food distributor. Worked for a fair trade
co-op in Ottawa. Volunteered overseas with Oxfam.
Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Viger in April 15, 2002
byelection; in Marguerite-Bourgeoys in 2003
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address:
Tel:(514) 272-2326
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Christelle Dusablon-Pelletier
Party: Marijuana Party
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Jimmy Garoufalis
Party: Independent
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Peter Macrisopoulos
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
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Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Laurier-Dorion in 1994, 1998, 2003.
Federal: Defeated in St-Denis as Independent in 1988; as Marxist-Leninist in 1993.
Defeated in Papineau-Saint-Denis in 1997, 2000.
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André Parizeau
Party: Communist Party
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Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Acadie in 2003 as independent.
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