Results, Ridings and Candidates
Montmagny - L'Islet - Kamouraska - Rivière-du-Loup
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 255/255 polls | |||
| BQ | Paul Crête | 20,494 | 46.03 |
Elected |
| CON | Denis Laflamme | 13,640 | 30.64 |
|
| LIB | Jean Bouchard | 6,835 | 15.35 |
|
| NDP | Gaston Hervieux | 2,428 | 5.45 |
|
| GRN | Claude Gaumond | 978 | 2.20 |
|
| CHP | Aubert Côté | 147 | 0.33 |
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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 »Paul Crête
Party: Bloc Québécois
Birthdate: April 8, 1953
Age: 55
Birthplace: Hérouxville, Que.
Education: Earned a B.Sc. in administration from Laval University and a French diploma from the École Nationale d'Administration Publique, a public administration school in Quebec City.
Profession: Administrator
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Myriam Santerre
Children: Three - Audrey, Renaud and Maude.
Career Background: He was employed as an employee benefits officer with the Quebec Department of Communications from 1975 to 1977. He then worked as a personnel recruitment officer with the Quebec public service until 1979, when he became the human resources management consultant with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries until 1984. During that time, he was a lecturer at the University of Quebec. In 1984, he became the personnel director and secretary general of Cégep de La Pocatière, a community college in La Pocatière, Que. He held this position until 1993, when he entered politics.
Community Activities: He is a founding member of Place aux Jeunes, a program intended to facilitate the professional and social integration of young Quebecers, in Kamouraska. He also previously served as president of a development assistance committee in Kamouraska.
Electoral History
Federal: First elected in the riding of Kamouraska-Rivière du Loup (which merged into this riding) in 1993 and re-elected in 1997 and 2000. Then re-elected in this riding in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Served as vice-chair of the standing committee on finance. Also a member of committees on access to information, privacy and ethics, fisheries and oceans, natural resources, liaison, and transport, infrastructure and communities.
Caucus: Member of the Bloc Québécois caucus. Also a former critic on the portfolios of pension reform, transport, human resources development, and children and youth.
Mailing address:
Rivière-du-Loup office
18 Rue Beaubien
Rivière-du-Loup, Que.
G5R 1H7
Montmagny office
61 Rue St-Jean-Baptiste Est
Montmagny, Que.
G5V 1J6
Contact information:
Telephone (Rivière-du-Loup): 418-862-2524, 418-862-5329, 418-862-7895
Fax (Rivière-du-Loup): 418-862-4643
Telephone (Montgamy): 418-248-9303
Fax (Montgamy): 418-248-9297
Aubert Côté
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Education: Bachelor's degree in philosophy and a bachelor's and master's degree in theology
Profession: Pastor, diver and food processing labourer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Manon
Children: One daughter - Aglaée
Community Activities: Has participated in a mission in Haiti, volunteers at church.
Mailing address:
Case Postale 789
Norwich, Ont.
N0J 1P0
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-492-1795
Denis Laflamme
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa.
Profession: Political assistant, entrepreneur
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Hélène
Children: Three - Dmitri, Félix and Anne-Sophie.
Career Background: At 19, he worked part-time for MP Pierre Blais while studying in Ottawa. After graduating, he went into politics full-time and became a political assistant in Montmagny and then an assistant at the minister’s regional office in Quebec. Blais subsequently invited him to join his team and assist him in Ottawa, where he held several positions until 1993. After moving back to Quebec, he founded the Gouvernail Groupe-Conseil, a business-consulting company. Over the years, he assumed the roles of industrial commissioner for the municipality of L’Islet, chief executive officer of a slaughterhouse in St-Pascal de Kamouraska and academic adviser for continuing education at Cégep de La Pocatière, a college. In 2004, he returned to politics as an executive assistant to Quebec’s minister of agriculture, fisheries and food and future minister of tourism. In the past two years, he has been working for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as director of governmental affairs and health policies for the province.
Community Activities: An avid hockey player, he founded Les Sentinelles de Montmagny, a hockey club in Montmagny and a team in the senior AAA division of the provincial hockey league.
Contact information:
Telephone: 877-657-2026
Claude Gaumond
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Graduated from Laval University
Profession: Psychologist, researcher
Career Background: Researcher in the field of education since 1989 and psychologist since 1993.
Community Activities: In 2004, participated in the fight against development of a liquefied natural gas facility in Gros-Cacouna (northeast of Rivière-du-Loup) by Cacouna Energy. Subsequently served as president of Vision Cacouna, a group of citizens opposed to the project. Also a speaker on dealing with children with difficult behaviour.
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-952-6624
Jean Bouchard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Studied technology administration at Cégep de La Pocatière and more recently earned a certificate in personal insurance.
Profession: Financial security adviser
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Katya Sénéchal
Children: Three - Saïda, Jade and Jorane
Career Background: He is currently a financial security adviser for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Community Activities: He has chaired the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Lions Club since 2000 and the board of directors of Ducks Unlimited Canada, an organization dedicated to wetland and wildlife conservation, since 2001. He has also been a member of the Select Club since 2001
Contact information:
Gaston Hervieux
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-898-3654
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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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