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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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.
View these results in the interactive map »- Francine Lalonde (Incumbent)
- Hubert Pichet
- Domita Cundari
- Oumy Sarr
- Claude Brunelle
- Isabelle Maguire
- Ben Benoit
Francine Lalonde
Party: Bloc Québécois
Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1940
Age: 68
Birthplace: Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.
Profession: Trade unionist
Children: Dominique, Julien and Philippe
Career Background: Latin and history teacher, Couvent Hochelaga et é la CECM (1960-1964). History teacher, Collège Basile-Moreau (Cégep St-Laurent) (1964-1968). Information director and president, Secteur cégep de la CSN (1969-1970). Professor at the University of Montreal, University of Quebec in Montreal, University of Quebec in Chicoutimi and l'École des hautes études commerciales (1986-1993). Co-ordinator, Société coopérative de produits électriques et de moteurs (1984). Co-ordinator, Comité de coordination des F&eacufe;dérations du secteur privé la CSN (1980-1983). President, Fédération nationale des enseignantes et enseignants du Québec (1970-1976 and 1979-1980). First vice-president of the CSN (1976-1978).
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccesfully for the Parti Québécois in St. Henri in a 1985 byelection and in the 1989 general election.
Federal: Elected in Mercier in 1993, 1997, 2000 and in this riding in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair, foreign affairs and international development committee. Member of the citizenship and immigration, international trade, and national defence committees. Former member of the industry, liaison, Canadian heritage and finance committees.
Caucus: Former critic for human resources development, industry, employment and economic development; literacy critic for foreign affairs since 1999.
Mailing address:
11975 Victoria, Suite 102
Montreal
H1B 2R2
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-640-4004
Fax: 514-640-6778
Hubert Pichet
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Earned an LLL from Laval University and an M.Sc in risk management in France. Also received training in human resources management from the HEC Montréal business school.
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Children: Four
Career Background: Worked for the Office of the Judge Advocate General, the Canadian Forces in Ottawa and the legal department at Canada Post Corporation. He also practised municipal and labour law in private offices in Montreal and Laval for 15 years. Served as executive assistant to former prime minister Brian Mulroney for over three years. Since March 2006, he has been working for the Senate as Senator Pierre Nolin’s political adviser. He also taught politics, history and administrative law, and currently teaches courses on negotiation at HEC Montréal, and governance issues, ethics and information technology systems at the University of Sherbrooke.
Community Activities: He sat on the Port of Montreal board of directors from 1998 to 2001 and the Care Canada advisory council in Montreal from 1998 to 2001. From 2004 to 2006, he chaired the board of directors for the educational institution board of the Montreal school École St-Louis and he is currently a member of the advisory committee of Fondation Paul Gérin‑Lajoie, a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Montreal.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-833-2964
Domita Cundari
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Earned a DEC in administrative techniques and pursuing a certificate in environmental management from Collège de Rosemont.
Contact information:
Telephone: 450-966-1297
Oumy Sarr
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Profession: Businesswoman
Children: Two
Career Background: She was an international relations consultant for Partnership Africa-Canada.
Community Activities: Contributed to the Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec, a network of Quebec businesswomen based in Montreal, and the Forum francophone des affaires, an international gathering of francophone businesspeople. She has also sat as a member of the Festival mondial de la terre, Canada's worldwide earth festival, where she manages the cultural community committee for Canada and the international relations component.
Mailing address:
8865 rue Hochelaga Est
Montreal, Que.
H1L 2N3
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-544-5940
Isabelle Maguire
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: Studied environment and geography at Bishop's University.
Career Background: Previously worked as a mathematics teacher at the high school level. She currently is a receptionist at the Atlantis Rock-Forest Health Club in Sherbrooke, Que.
Community Activities: Was a service clerk at the Îles-de-Boucherville National Park and at Mont St-Bruno.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in the Richmond-Arthabaska riding in 2006.
Contact information:
Toll-Free: 1 800 843-8598
Ben Benoit
Party: neorhino.ca
Birthdate: Aug. 18, 1957
Age: 51
Birthplace: Montreal
Education: Bachelor's degree from the University of Montreal
Profession: TQS cameraman
Marital Status: Single
Children: One
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in 1984 and 1988
Mailing address:
8581 Souligny Ave.
Montreal, Que.
H1L 2S8
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-714-7233
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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