Results, Ridings and Candidates
Beauport - Limoilou
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 257/257 polls | |||
| CON | Sylvie Boucher | 17,967 | 36.68 |
Elected |
| BQ | Éléonore Mainguy | 15,981 | 32.62 |
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| LIB | Yves Picard | 7,066 | 14.42 |
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| NDP | Simon-Pierre Beaudet | 5,991 | 12.23 |
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| GRN | Luc Côté | 1,364 | 2.78 |
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| IND | Simon Bédard | 618 | 1.26 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Éléonore Mainguy
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: Earned a diploma in cinema studies from the Collège François-Xavier-Garneau and a BA from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Career Background: Worked as tourist guide with the regional tourism society in Portneuf in 1997. In 2004, worked as an announcer for Spirit House Radio. Also was a writer for Summum magazine with Genex Communications. Was also briefly employed with the casino in Charlevoix and, in 2007, wrote a book about it entitled Les jeux sont faits: Confessions d’une ex-croupière. Self-employed forestry producer since 2001.
Community Activities: Served as a moderator of youth action group in Charlevoix in 2003. Member of a coalition against gambling in Quebec.
Mailing address:
1800 Avenue du Vitré
Quebec, Que.
G1J 4A1
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-948-0615
Fax: 418-948-0640
Sylvie Boucher
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Studied gerontology, office systems technology, literature and information technology
Profession: Marketing and sales
Children: Children: Two - Mélynda and Marie-Catherine
Electoral History
Federal: Elected Jan. 2006 in Beauport-Limoilou.
Political History
Cabinet: Parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister and minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages.
Committee: Member: Canadian Heritage, Offical Languages committees.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.
Mailing address:2958 rue Monseigneur Gauthier
Quebec, Que.
G1E 3V2
Contact information:Telephone: 418-667-0606
Fax: 418-667-1771
Luc Côté
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Holds a diploma in programming as well as nursing.
Career Background: Worked in the private sector, but now works in Quebec's public service as a technician. Worked as a nurse in the 1990s
Community Activities: Active in fundraising for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) Society.
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-948-8077
Yves Picard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: BA in political science and a law degree, Laval University
Career Background: In addition to his work in the legal profession, he is the past president of the Employment Insurance Board of Referees for the Quebec regional division (Sainte-Foy district), an investment adviser and an associate professor of labour law at Université Laval.
Community Activities: Sits on a number of organizing committees and boards of directors. He is the vice-president of the Canada Day committee for the City of Quebec, which he has sat on since 1996. He has been a member of the Quebec Bar Association's committee on illegal activities, the Officers Mess of the Quebec Citadel and the Rotary Club of Quebec-Charlesbourg. In addition, he has worked on several committees for the movement Desjardins, is a member of the board of directors for la Maison de Job and a founding member of committee to help bereaved persons for the Quebec division of the Canadian Red Cross.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Beauport-Limoilou, Jan. 2006.
Political History
Vice-president of Charlesbourg-Jacques-Cartier Federal Riding Association. Served as a legal adviser for various elections at the federal and municipal levels. Was active in NON camp in the 1995 referendum.
Mailing address:
736 avenue Royale
Beauport, Que.
G1E 1Z4
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-614-4752
Simon Bédard
Party: Independent
Age: 65
Birthplace: St-Pascal, Que.
Education: Studied marketing and communications
Profession: Radio host
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Diane Brouillet
Children: Two - Nathalie and Sebastien
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-239-4689
Simon-Pierre Baudet
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: Earned a master’s degree in literature from Laval University.
Profession: Radio host, bookseller
Career Background: Hosted Salut l’Amérique, a radio show on CKIA and CKRL between 1999 and 2004. Also worked as a bookseller with Librairie Générale Française and Librairie Pantoute for nearly 10 years.
Community Activities: Adviser to the Association générale des étudiantes et étudiants du Cégep Limoilou.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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