Results, Ridings and Candidates
Trois-Rivières
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 230/230 polls | |||
| BQ | Paule Brunelle | 22,404 | 45.27 |
Elected |
| CON | Claude Durand | 11,998 | 24.24 |
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| LIB | Marcos G. Simard | 9,008 | 18.20 |
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| NDP | Geneviève Boivin | 4,544 | 9.18 |
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| GRN | Ariane Blais | 1,540 | 3.11 |
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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 »Paule Brunelle
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources with concentration on organizational intervention, University of Quebec in Montreal (1976). Research and writing certificate, University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières (1987).
Career Background: Director-general, Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Mauricie since 1988. Director of recreation for the Municipality of Champlain from 1984 to 1988. Co-owner of a Laval business from 1978 to 1983. Development agent for Fédération québécoise de philatélie from 1976 to 1978.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in this riding in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of the committee on industry, science and technology. Member of the committees on official languages and on public accounts.
Caucus: Member of the Bloc Québécois caucus.
Contact information:
Claude Durand
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Has a master's degree
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Claude Rivest
Children: Joffrey
Career Background: Former director of communications and publicity for the Steinberg Group. Also held a similar position at Metro-Richelieu. Named director of marketing for Télé-Québec in 1994.
Community Activities: Former director of the Chamber of Commerce for Trois-Rivières.
Mailing address:
1266 Notre Dame centre
Trois-Rivières, Que.
G9A 4W9
Contact information:
Telephone: 819-379-2224
Fax: 819-379-9887
Ariane Blais
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Laval, Que.
Education: Studying biology and ecology at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières
Profession: Student
Community Activities: Member of Bacc Vert, a student organization raising awareness of environmental issues. Former student president at Cégep Lévis-Lauzon. Active in the National Action Cycling for the Mauricie region.
Contact information:
Phone: 819-694-7416
Marcos Simard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Trois-Rivières, Que.
Education: In the process of completing a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières.
Profession: Labatt Breweries merchandiser
Community Activities: Part of student federation at the Trois-Rivières CÉGEP, responsible for internal affairs; president of the student reps. Involved in the military as the company sergeant-major at the Valcartier cadets camp and as the regiment sergeant-major at the Trois-Rivières drill hall.
Mailing address:
3131, boul. des Forges
Trois-Rivières, Que.
G8Z 1V4
Contact information:
Phone:819-370-6868
Geneviève Boivin
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1981
Education: Studied sexology at the University of Quebec at Montreal
Career Background: Substance-abuse intervener for a community organization. Also in private practice as a therapist in sexology. Serves as a social guidance counsellor in a secondary school. Worked in a federally-run halfway house for men suffering from substance-abuse and alcoholism.
Community Activities: Volunteered in a men's penitentiary for two years.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.
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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