Results, Ridings and Candidates
La Pointe-de-l'Île
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 219/219 polls | |||
| BQ | Francine Lalonde | 25,966 | 56.11 |
Elected |
| LIB | Oumy Sarr | 7,389 | 15.97 |
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| NDP | Isabelle Maguire | 5,965 | 12.89 |
|
| CON | Hubert Pichet | 5,176 | 11.19 |
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| GRN | Domita Cundari | 1,340 | 2.90 |
|
| NR | Ben Benoit | 261 | 0.56 |
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| ML | Claude Brunelle | 176 | 0.38 |
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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.
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This riding, located in the eastern end of Montreal, is bounded by Rivière-des-Prairies in the north, the St. Lawrence River in the east, Rue de Cadillac in the south and Sherbrooke Street East, the southwest limit of the former Montréal-Est, Boulevard Henri-Bourassa and Highway 40 in the east.
The service sector, along with manufacturing and retail trade, are big employers in this riding. The average family income is $64,680 with unemployment at 6.2 per cent.
This riding is mainly francophone. According to the 2006 census, 86 per cent have French as a mother tongue. There is a significant Italian community, making up about five per cent of the population. About 54 per cent of the riding's population are renters.
In 2004, all of Mercier riding, three per cent of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and a small area from Anjou-Rivière-des-Prairies were combined into La Pointe-de-l'Île. This riding was established in 1933 as Mercier. From 1981-1987, it was Montreal-Mercier. In 1996, 10 per cent of the riding moved into Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
Population: 99,685 (2006 census; an increase of 0.8% since 2001)
Political History
The Bloc Québécois won their fifth straight decision in 2006 as incumbent Francine Lalonde was re-elected with more than 60 per cent of the vote.
In 2004, Lalonde defeated Liberal Jean-Claude Gobé to win a fourth term in office.
In Mercier, Liberal Prosper Boulanger was MP from 1962 to 1979. Liberal Celine Hervieux-Payette won in 1979 and 1980 and was appointed minister of state for fitness and amateur sport in 1983 and minister of state for youth in 1984. Progressive Conservative Carole Jacques won in 1984 and 1988, but was defeated when she ran again in 1993 as a non-affiliated candidate. In 1993, she was charged with influence-peddling, conspiracy and breach of trust relating to a 1991 loan from the Industry Department. She pleaded not guilty, but then prime minister Kim Campbell would not endorse her PC candidacy.
- 1935-1957 inclusive - LIB
- 1958 - PC
- 1962-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 - BQ
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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