Results, Ridings and Candidates
Honoré-Mercier
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 228/228 polls | |||
| LIB | Pablo Rodriguez | 21,554 | 43.57 |
Elected |
| BQ | Gérard Labelle | 13,987 | 28.27 |
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| CON | Rodrigo Alfaro | 7,548 | 15.26 |
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| NDP | François Pilon | 5,010 | 10.13 |
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| GRN | Gaëtan Bérard | 1,376 | 2.78 |
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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 »Gerard Labelle
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: BA, Collège de Saint-Boniface, University of Manitoba; Master of public administration, University of Moncton; MBA, University of Moncton; studied political science at the Laval University
Profession: Business consultant
Career Background: Consultant with Impact Graphics Inc., 2005-present. General manager with Services P. Campbell, 2002-present. Import-export coordinator with Lamko, 2003-present. Founder, president and general manager of Les boîtes Eurobox Inc., 1995-2002. Founder, president and general manager of Imprimerie Campbell Inc., 1990-2002. Sales representative with Les formules d'affaires Informco Inc., 1986-1990.
Community Activities: Internal vice-president, AEUCSB (the student association at Collège de Saint-Boniface), 1975. Radio host, CKSB/Radio-Canada, Manitoba, 1977. Vice-president of the MBA association, Université de Moncton, 1984. Chairman of the Association Québec-Île Maurice (a group working to integrate people immigrating to Quebec), from 1994 to 1998. Member of the executive committee of the Club Rotary du Vieux-Montréal, 1998. Chairman of the fundraising campaign for the Association Québec-Îles Maurice, 1999. Executive member and master of ceremonies for the annual fundraising gala for the Club Rotary du Vieux-Montréal, from 2002 to 2003. Member of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Honoré-Mercier in the 2006 general election.
Rodrigo Alfaro
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Studied at the École nationale d’aéoronautique and the École polytechnique de Montréal.
Profession: Manager in the aeronautics sector
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Erika Enriquez
Children: Three - Jacob, Paulina and Rachel
Career Background: Manager of the quality operations group for Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-312-4402
Gaëtan Bérard
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Montreal
Education: Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Quebec in Montreal and a diploma in public relations from the University of Montreal.
Profession: Businessman
Career Background: Works at Techno POS, a company based in Montreal. He previously owned two homeopathic pharmacies when he lived in Mexico for four years.
Community Activities: Sat on the board of directors of a Mexican folk dance group in Montreal. Was also involved in the 2002 World Youth Day, an annual international youth festival held in Sydney, Australia.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-494-2608
Pablo Rodriguez
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 21, 1967
Age: 40
Birthplace: San Miguel, Argentina
Education: Graduated in business administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Roxane
Children: One daughter - Béatrice
Career Background: Began his career in 1989 as a management consultant for the university's business enterprise centre. In 1991, he joined Club 2/3 Inc. as the director of international projects, where he was in charge of administering and evaluating development projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, a role that led to regular invitations as a speaker, both in Canada and abroad. From 1996 to 2003 was vice-president and a partner at GGA Communications, with assignments both in Canada and abroad. From October 2003 until his election in 2004, he has been operating his own business as a consultant in strategic communications.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in this riding in the 2004 general election. Re-elected in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of the committee on official languages. Member of the committees on public accounts, and on the environment and sustainable development.
Caucus: Member of the LIberal caucus.
Mailing address:
8600 rue Maurice-Duplessis
Montreal, Que.
H1E 3E1
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-764-8612
François Pilon
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1958
Age: 48
Birthplace: Laval, Que.
Education: Architectural design
Community Activities: Since 1989 has held several positions in the union representing blue collars employees of the City of Laval, including the vice-presidency since 1998. Founding member and vice-president of the Association des Pilon d'Amérique, an organization dedicated to the study of genealogy.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Honoré-Mercier in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-494-9973
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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