Results, Ridings and Candidates
Laurier - Sainte-Marie
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 214/214 polls | |||
| BQ | Gilles Duceppe | 24,082 | 50.32 |
Elected |
| LIB | Sébastien Caron | 8,799 | 18.39 |
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| NDP | François Grégoire | 8,170 | 17.07 |
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| GRN | Dylan Perceval-Maxwell | 3,746 | 7.83 |
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| CON | Charles Langford | 2,317 | 4.84 |
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| NR | François Gourd | 445 | 0.93 |
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| ML | Serge Lachapelle | 118 | 0.25 |
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| IND | Daniel Laforest | 94 | 0.20 |
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| COM | Samie Pagé-Quirion | 86 | 0.18 |
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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 »- Gilles Duceppe (Incumbent)
- Charles K. Langford
- Samie Pagé-Quirion
- Dylan Perceval-Maxwell
- Daniel Laforest
- Sébastien Caron
- Serge Lachapelle
- François Grégoire
- François Gourd
Gilles Duceppe
Party: Bloc Québécois
Birthdate: July 22, 1947
Age: 61
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Education: Studied political science at the University of Montreal. Has a bachelor's degree from Collège Mont-St-Louis.
Profession: Trade unionist, politician
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Yolande Brunelle
Children: Two - Amélie and Alexis
Career Background: Vice-president, Quebec students' union (UGEQ) from 1968-69. Director, Quartier Latin newspaper, 1970-71. Co-ordinator, (Montreal) Company of Young Canadians, 1974-77. Negotiator, Union of Salaried Employees of Royal Victoria Hospital, 1977-81. Counsellor, CSN, 1981-90. Alternate member, Bélanger-Campeau Commission, 1991.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Laurier–Sainte-Marie as an Independent running on a sovereigntist platform in a byelection on Aug. 13, 1990. Became a member of the Bloc Québécois when it was formed a few months later. Became party leader in 1997. Re-elected as a BQ candidate in the general elections of 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Caucus: Member of the BQ caucus
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-526-7550
Fax: 514-526-6877
blocquebecoislaurier@hotmail.com
Charles K. Langford
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Profession: Professor and financial consultant
Career Background: Management professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-759-6655
Samie Pagé-Quirion
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Education: Sociology and feminist studies student at the University of Quebec at Montreal
Profession: Student
Community Activities: Participated in a journey of international co-operation to Cuba with the agency ARO International. Has worked for Amnesty International.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-737-7817
Dylan Perceval-Maxwell
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Researched climate change at McGill University and studied part-time from 1990 to 1993.
Profession: Businesssman
Career Background: While in university founded three organic food co-ops and was the first person in Montreal to sell organic cotton and hemp clothing. He initiated Montreal's 2002 Bio-Bus project, after having successfully converted several vehicles to vegetable-based fuels. He owns and operates Boutique Je l'ai, a boutique in Montreal that provides eco-information and alternatives, and sells bio-diesel, hemp clothing, soap, food, and reusable hygiene products.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-223-2429
dylan.percival-maxwell@greenparty.ca
Daniel Laforest
Party: Independent
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully as an independent in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve riding in 2007.
Sébastien Caron
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Profession: Lawyer
Children: Two
Career Background: Partner at Heenan Blaikie, one of the largest law firms in Canada. Has taught at the University of Montreal faculty of law.
Community Activities: Involved with Lawyers Without Borders and sits on its executive committee.
Contact information:
Serge Lachapelle
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in the Sherbrooke riding in a 1998 byelection and in the 2000, 2003 and 2007 general elections.
Federal: Defeated in the Laurier-Sainte-Marie riding in 1997 and in Westmount-Ville-Marie in 2004 and 2006.
François Grégoire
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Profession: Teacher, writer
Career Background: Has been a political science instructor at Collège Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil, Que., for more than 30 years. Published La face cachée de l'ADQ in 2003, and Les Palestiniens, un peuple privé de ses droits in 2004.
Electoral History
Federal: Finished second in this riding in 2006
Contact information:
François Gourd
Party: neorhino.ca
Birthdate: Aug. 1, 1950
Age: 58
Birthplace: Val d'Or, Que.
Profession: Wizard foolosopher and sillinologist
Marital Status: Single
Children: Two sons - Félix and Aristophane
Community Activities: Member of Les Entartistes, a satirical political movement based in Quebec.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as a Rhinoceros Party candidate in the Saint-Michel Riding in 1979. In 2006, he founded neorhino.ca, the party's successor and ran unsuccessfully in Outremont in the 2007 byelection.
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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