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Brome - Missisquoi

2008 Results

Brome-Missisquoi
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 236/236 polls
BQ Christian Ouellet 17,582 Elected
LIB Denis Paradis 16,357
CON Mark Quinlan 9,310
NDP Christelle Bogosta 4,514
GRN Pierre Brassard 1,784
IND David Marler 354

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This urban-rural riding is located in the heart of Quebec's Eastern Townships, with the Canada-U.S. border as its southern boundary. It contains the regional municipality of Brome-Missisquoi, part of Le Haut-Richelieu, La Haute-Yamaska and Memphrémagog. The communities of St-Sébastien, Henryville, Noyan, St-Georges-de-Clarenceville and Venise-en-Québec and the City of Bromont fall in the riding.

Manufacturing is the major industry in this riding, followed by the service sector and retail trade. The average family income is $68,686 and unemployment is 6.1 per cent.

According to the 2006 census, about 16 per cent of residents listed English as their mother tongue. The total immigrant population was just under five per cent.

In 2004, a small area from Compton-Stanstead was added. The riding was established in 1924 as Brome-Missisquoi. It existed as Missisquoi from 1966 to 1970, and 1976 to 1983. In 1986, a small part of Shefford was added. There was no change in 1996.

Population: 92,591 (2006 census; an increase of 5.1 per cent since 2001)

Political History

Bloc Québécois candidate Christian Ouellet got his revenge in 2006, beating Liberal Denis Paradis. Paradis beat Ouellet by just 1,072 votes in 2004. Paradis first won in a byelection here in 1994, following the death of BQ incumbent Gaston Peloquin. Paradis was appointed secretary of state for Latin America and Africa and the Francophonie in 2002 and appointed minister of state for financial institutions in 2003. He held that job until July 2004.

Progressive Conservative Heward Grafftey held the seat from 1958 until he was defeated in the 1968 election. Grafftey was re-elected in 1972, 1974 and 1979, but was defeated in 1980 by Liberal André Bachand. Grafftey was named minister of science and technology and minister of state for social programs in 1979. He ran for the PCs again in 2000, after 20 years out of office. The riding swung back to the PCs in 1984 and 1988, electing Gabrielle Bertrand. In 1993, the BQ's Peloquin defeated Liberal Joan Kouri but died in 1994.

  • 1925, 1926 - LIB
  • 1930 - CONS
  • 1935-57 inclusive - LIB
  • 1958-65 inclusive - PC
  • 1968 - LIB
  • 1972, 1974, 1979 - PC
  • 1980 - LIB
  • 1984, 1988 - PC
  • 1993 - BQ
  • 1995 byelection, 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
  • 2006 - BQ