Results, Ridings and Candidates
Hochelaga
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 219/219 polls | |||
| BQ | Réal Ménard | 22,720 | 49.62 |
Elected |
| LIB | Diane Dicaire | 9,442 | 20.62 |
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| NDP | Jean-Claude Rocheleau | 6,700 | 14.63 |
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| CON | Luc Labbé | 4,201 | 9.18 |
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| GRN | Philippe Larochelle | 1,947 | 4.25 |
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| NR | Simon Landry | 230 | 0.50 |
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| COM | Marianne Breton Fontaine | 184 | 0.40 |
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| MP | Blair Longley | 183 | 0.40 |
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| ML | Christine Dandenault | 177 | 0.39 |
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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 »- Réal Ménard (Incumbent)
- Luc Labbé
- Marianne Breton Fontaine
- Philippe Larochelle
- Diane Dicaire
- Christine Dandenault
- Blair Longley
- Jean-Claude Rocheleau
- Simon Landry
Réal Ménard
Party: Bloc Québécois
Birthdate: May 13, 1962
Age: 46
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Education: Bachelor's degree in history; MA in political science; law courses at the University of Montreal
Profession: Adviser
Career Background: Was a political aide to a Montreal city councillor, the vice-president of the board of directors of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Home Services and a political aide to a PQ MNA.
Community Activities: Was a member of the Hébergements Humano board of directors, was part of the fundraising committee for a child-care centre and vice-president of the Service à l'habitation Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in 1997 and 2000, and in Hochelaga in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of the committee on justice and human rights, and of the subcommittee on agenda and procedure of the standing committee on justice and human rights. Member of the committees examining amendments to the Criminal Code in Bills C-27 and C-35.
Caucus: Member of the BQ caucus.
Luc Labbé
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Earned a BA in social sciences from the University of Ottawa and an education degree in social sciences from the University of Montreal.
Career Background: Director of SEMO Horizon-Travail, which finds employment opportunities for disabled people in Montreal.
Community Activities: Sits on the board of the Institut Nazareth & Louis Braille, a physical rehabilitation centre serving Montreal, Montérégie and Laval. An active member of the Hiboux, a local hockey club in Montreal.
Mailing address:
3280 rue Ontario Est
Montreal, Que.
H1W 1P6
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-523-8484
Marianne Breton Fontaine
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Education: Studying photography at Old Montreal Cégep
Profession: Student
Career Background: Works as a secretary for student union
Community Activities: Active in Échec à la Guerre, an anti-war organization, the Caravan of Friendship with Quebec-Cuba and in the provincial leftist party Québec Solidaire.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-737-7817
Philippe Larochelle
Party: Green Party of Canada
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Has been a lawyer for the past 10 years. Since 2001, he was a consultant for the United Nations, working within a defence team before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In April 2008, he opened his own practice in Montreal.
Contact information:
Diane Dicaire
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Profession: Labour relations analyst, law clerk
Children: Two - a son and daughter
Career Background: Worked as a labour relations analyst at the Federal Department of Labour in Ottawa for 10 years. She also worked as a law clerk in intellectual property, and corporate law and securities, in both the private sector and for some major law firms.
Contact information:
Blair Longley
Party: Marijuana Party of Canada
Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1950
Age: 58
Birthplace: Vancouver
Education: Bachelor's degree in general studies from Simon Fraser University
Career Background:Leader of the Marijuana party
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Burnaby in 1984 as a Green party candidate, in 1988 in Vancouver Quadra with no party affiliation, in Okanagan-Shuswap in 2004 and Hochelaga in 2006 as a Marijuana party candidate.
Contact information:
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1956
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Education: Studied industrial relations at the University of Montreal.
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two daughters
Career Background: Has worked in the petroleum industry for the past 30 years. Has been president of the Syndicat des Travailleurs Unis du Pétrole du Canada, Local 121 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) since 1998.
Community Activities: Is involved in the association of parents of children with Down syndrome in the Lanaudière region.
Contact information:
Simon Landry
Party: neorhino.ca
Birthdate: May 1, 1983
Age: 25
Birthplace: Trois-Rivières, Que.
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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