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Bourassa

2008 Results

Bourassa
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 223/223 polls
LIB Denis Coderre 19,877 Elected
BQ Daniel Mailhot 10,144
CON Michelle Allaire 5,405
NDP Samira Laouni 3,188
GRN François Boucher 1,166
ML Geneviève Royer 130

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This riding, on Rivière-des-Prairies, is in the north part of the Island of Montreal. The riding is bounded by Rivière-des-Prairies in the west, Avenue Bruchési in the south, Boulevard Industriel and the CN line in the east and Avenue Fernand-Gauthier in the north.

The key industries include manufacturing, the service sector and retail trade.The average family income is $52,114 and unemployment is 11.8 per cent.

This riding has a significant non-francophone population, with 37 per cent citing a mother tongue other than French or English. The 2006 census shows that there are large Italian, Spanish and Arabic communities.

About 70 per cent of the residents are living in rented dwellings. And about 12 per cent over the age of 25 have a university certificate or degree.

In 2004, the riding has added a small area from Anjou-Rivière-des-Prairies and six per cent from Ahuntsic, with the border moving further south to Avenue Bruchési. Bourassa riding was established in 1966, and the name was changed to Montreal-Bourassa in 1971 and back to Bourassa in 1976. In 1996, a part of Anjou-Rivière-des-Prairies was added.

Population: 100,683 (2006 census; an increase of 0.8 per cent since 2001)

Political History

Liberal incumbent Denis Coderre fought off the Bloc Québécois again in 2006, winning a fourth term.

In 2004, Coderre defeated Bloc candidate Doris Provencher. Coderre was named secretary of state for amateur sport in 1999 and minister of citizenship and immigration in 2002. In 2003, he was appointed the president of the Privy Council, minister responsible for the Francophonie, minister responsible for Indian residential schools resolution and federal interlocutor for Métis and non-status Indians. He was dropped from cabinet in July 2004. Coderre lost the 1993 election by 53 votes to the Bloc's Osvaldo Nunez.

Liberal Jacques Trudel was elected in 1968, 1972 and 1974. Liberal Carlo Rossi won three terms, beginning in 1979. He was defeated in 1988 by PC Marie Gibeau. She came third in 1993.

  • 1968-84 inclusive - LIB
  • 1988 - PC
  • 1993 - BQ
  • 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 - LIB