Results, Ridings and Candidates
Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 271/271 polls | |||
| BQ | Bernard Bigras | 27,265 | 51.93 |
Elected |
| LIB | Marjorie Théodore | 9,760 | 18.59 |
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| NDP | Alexandre Boulerice | 8,519 | 16.23 |
|
| CON | Sylvie Boulianne | 3,883 | 7.40 |
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| GRN | Vincent Larochelle | 2,383 | 4.54 |
|
| NR | Jean-Patrick Berthiaume | 441 | 0.84 |
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| ML | Stéphane Chénier | 169 | 0.32 |
|
| NA | Michel Dugré | 83 | 0.16 |
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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 »- Bernard Bigras (Incumbent)
- Sylvie Boulianne
- Vincent Larochelle
- Marjorie Théodore
- Stéphane Chénier
- Michel Dugré
- Alexandre Boulerice
- Jean-Patrick Berthiaume
Bernard Bigras
Party: Bloc Québécois
Birthdate: June 4, 1969
Age: 39
Birthplace: Montreal
Education: Studied economics at the University of Montreal.
Profession: Political adviser
Career Background: He worked at the National Bank and served as a political adviser to Rita Dionne-Marsolais, minister for industry and commerce and member of the Quebec national assembly for Rosemont, before entering politics in 1997.
Community Activities: He was a founding member of a coalition against the proposed expansion of the St. Lawrence Seaway and a coalition set up to persuade the federal government to ratify the Kyoto Accord on climate change. He was also involved in the Third Conference of Parties (COP3) on climate change in 1997, the Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) in 1999, the Seventh Conference of Parties (COP7) in 2001, the Eighth Conference of Parties (COP8) in 2002 and the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) in 2007.
Electoral History
Federal: First elected in this riding in 1997, and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Currently serves as vice-chair of the standing committee on environment and sustainable development, and associate member of the standing committees on liaison, natural resources and national defence. He is a former member of the standing committees on Canadian heritage, health, human resources, development and the status of persons with disabilities, transport and citizenship and immigration, and the special committee on non-medical use of drugs.
Caucus: Member of the Bloc Québécois caucus. Former critic for environment and sustainable development, children and youth, cultural communities, citizenship and immigration and human resources, and current critic for environment.
Mailing address:
6768 Papineau
Montreal, Que.
H2G 2X7
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-313-5967
Fax: 514-544-5418
bernardbigras2008@videotron.ca
Sylvie Boulianne
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 46
Birthplace: Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.
Education: Earned a graduate degree in international development and project management.
Profession: Project manager, entrepreneur
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Career Background: An international development large-scale project manager who has been managing her own company for more than five years. Also specializes in job creation in small and medium businesses in the manufacturing, agricultural, and goods and services sectors.
Community Activities: For more than 20 years, collaborated with the Canadian International Development Agency and other agencies to reduce poverty around the world and increase access to primary and higher education for children in developing countries.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-521-1575
Vincent Larochelle
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 21
Education: Currently a fourth-year mathematics student at McGill University.
Profession: Journalist, mathematician
Career Background: He is currently a journalist for McGill's math magazine, Delta Epsilon. He attended a mathematics conference on quantum physics at the National University of Singapore this past August.
Community Activities: He has been actively involved in various organizations fighting for the rights of people with reduced mobility. He was also involved with Greenpeace.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-963-6951
vincent.larochelle@greenparty.ca
Marjorie Théodore
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: BA in information and communications from the University of Moncton. Took courses in public relations at the University of Montreal and in administration at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Jean H. Philippe
Children: Three - Didier, Jean-Hamilton and Marie-Grâce
Career Background: Is the executive director of La Magnétothèque, an organization that prepares talking books for the blind.
Community Activities: Treasurer of the board of directors of the Centre d’encadrement pour jeunes filles immigrantes (CEJFI), an advisory body for young immigrant women, and chair of the United Way inclusiveness committee.
Contact information:
Michel Dugré
Party: No affiliation
Birthdate: Jan. 31, 1948
Age: 60
Birthplace: Shawinigan, Que.
Education: Attended college
Profession: Presser in a garment shop
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Spouse: Carole Caron
Career Background: Has worked in different factories in Montreal and Toronto for three decades.
Community Activities: Trade unionist currently building solidarity with workers locked-out by Petro-Canada and with workers on strike against the Queen-Elizabeth and other hotels in Montreal; activities in solidarity with Cuba.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-272-5840
Alexandre Boulerice
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
Education: BA in sociology, Université de Montréal; completed master’s degree course work in political science at McGill University
Profession: Director of communications
Children: Two children
Career Background: Former journalist with LCN and TVA. Co-founder and member of the Crémazie coordination committee of Québec solidaire; director of communications for Annick Bergeron in Ahuntsic, Que. for the NDP in 2004 and candidate for the Union des forces progressistes in Saint-Jean in 2003. Has been a representative of the Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP) since 2002.
Community Activities: An active member of Greenpeace, Amnesty International and the Union des travailleurs et travailleuses accidentés de Montréal.
Contact information:
Jean-Patrick Berthiaume
Party: neorhino.ca
Age: 37
Education: Diploma in world sciences from Lasalle Conservatory, diploma in multimedia from ICARI. Also studied at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
Profession: Director of the Laboratory for Sciences of the Democratie of the neorhino.ca party.
Children: One son - Jean-Olivier
Career Background: Worked for seven years as a judicial technician in a lawyer's office.
Community Activities: Organizer of poetry evenings and other events, volunteer for Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable — an activist organization using art to convey its message — for Cuba and a committed artist.
Mailing address:
2705 Laurier
Montreal, Que.
H1Y 1Y8
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-598-0792
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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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