Results, Ridings and Candidates
Outremont
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 167/167 polls | |||
| NDP | Thomas Mulcair | 14,308 | 39.47 |
Elected |
| LIB | Sébastien Dhavernas | 12,005 | 33.11 |
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| BQ | Marcela Valdivia | 4,554 | 12.56 |
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| CON | Lulzim Laloshi | 3,820 | 10.54 |
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| GRN | F. Pilon | 1,566 | 4.32 |
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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 »Marcela Valdivia
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: Earned a DEC from the CEGEP college of Édouard-Montpetit, a law degree from the University of Ottawa and a graduate degree in communications from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM).
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Since 1989, she has been practising family and criminal law. She was also a lecturer in communications at the UQAM between 1995 and 2003. In 2001, she worked as a research officer for the Summit of the Americas.
Community Activities: She co-organized a student exchange program between the National Autonomous University of New Mexico and the University of Ottawa, and co-founded Édouard-Montpetit's student committee on international solidarity in 1982. In 1983, she participated in Canada World Youth, which offers international programs to youth worldwide. Also served on the boards of La Sourithèque nursery and One Kids Place, a charitable, non-profit organization. Recently, she participated in the 2006 World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran in Westmount-Ville Marie in 2000.
Mailing address:
1562A Rue Van Horne
Montreal, Que.
H2V 1L5
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-461-1521
Fax: 514-461-1670
Lulzim Laloshi
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Earned a degree in computer technologies from the University of Montreal, as well as diplomas in several other fields, including project management and marketing.
Profession: Entrepreneur
Career Background: He founded and currently operates Algoritek Systems and Laltech Technologies, two computer software companies based in Montreal.
Community Activities: He serves as president of Quebec’s Albanian Community in Montreal. Also, sits on the board of directors of the Corporation de développement économique et communautaire de Saint-Léonard, a community and economic development organization for the region.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-733-4819, 514-733-2119, 514-733-4505
François Pilon
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: April 14, 1956
Age: 51
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Profession: Businessman
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the Sept. 17, 2007, byelection.
Contact information:
Sébastien Dhavernas
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Jan. 19, 1950
Age: 58
Education: Graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Montreal
Profession: Actor and musician
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Spouse: Michèle Deslauriers
Children: Two daughters - Gabrielle and Caroline
Career Background: Has been active in the Quebec arts scene working as a comedian, director, singer-songwriter, acting teacher, artistic director, sound director, producer and voiceover actor.
Community Activities: Member of performers' unions UDA, ACTRA and SARTEC. From 1999 to 2002 was an executive with SODEC, a provincial government organization supporting the production and distribution of Quebec culture. Former member of the board of directors for the Union des artistes (2007-2008). Presided over and was the first leader of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal.
Mailing address:
5147 ch. de la Côte-des-Neiges
Montreal, Que.
H3T 1X9
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-667-6099
Thomas Mulcair
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Oct. 24, 1954
Age: 53
Birthplace: Ottawa
Education: Degrees in civil law and common law from McGill University
Profession: Administrator and lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Catherine Pinhas
Children: Two sons
Career Background: Worked as a lawyer at the Quebec Department of Justice, chief reviser of the translation of the Manitoba statutes, professor at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières, president of the Office des professions du Québec (the bureau that oversees the province's regulated professions).
Electoral History
Provincial: Elected in the riding of Chomedey in 1994, 1998 and 2003. Did not run for re-election in 2007.
Federal: Elected in this riding in the September 2007 by-election.
Political History
Cabinet: Quebec’s minister of sustainable development, environment and parks, 2003-2006.
Committees: Member of House committees on finance, environment and sustainable development, government operations and estimates, international trade, and public accounts.
Caucus: Deputy leader and finance critic for the NDP.
Mailing address:
4846, Ave. du Parc
Montreal, Que.
H2V 4E6
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-276-0031
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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