Results, Ridings and Candidates
Saint Boniface
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 187/187 polls | |||
| CON | Shelly Glover | 19,440 | 46.32 |
Elected |
| LIB | Raymond Simard | 14,728 | 35.09 |
|
| NDP | Matt Schaubroeck | 5,502 | 13.11 |
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| GRN | Marc Payette | 2,104 | 5.01 |
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| CHP | Justin Gregoire | 195 | 0.46 |
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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 »Justin Gregoire
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Birthdate: Feb. 11,1984
Age: 24
Birthplace: Lorette, Man.
Education: Degree in business administration, College Universitaire de St-Boniface
Career Background: Sales representative for Cutco Cutlery; Winnipeg district manager for Vector Marketing, a distributor for Cutco Cutlery.
Contact information:
Phone/Fax: 204-474-1145
Shelly Glover
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Majored in justice and law enforcement at the University of Winnipeg.
Profession: Police officer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Bruce
Children: Five
Career Background: She is a Patrol Sergeant and a 16-year veteran of the Winnipeg Police Service. She has served as a uniformed general patrol officer, bike patrol officer, and detective in the Youth and Child Abuse Unit. She also served as the official spokesperson for the police force. She currently supervises a team of 12 uniformed officers in the non-emergency, planned response division.
Community Activities: She has volunteered on various boards, including Big Sisters, the Beausejour New Arena Planning Committee and various school parent councils. She has coached soccer for 14 years and currently coaches a women’s Masters soccer team. She is also a certified soccer referee.
Mailing address:
208 Provencher Blvd.
Winnipeg, Man.
Box 203
R2H 3B4
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-947-3970
Marc Payette
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Jan. 15, 1968
Age: 40
Birthplace: Saint-Boniface, Man.
Education: Graduate of the University of Manitoba's faculty of arts, and of the Red River College communication engineering technology program.
Profession: Programmer analyst
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Diane
Career Background: Has worked as a programmer analyst at St. Boniface College for the past seven years. Travelled the country extensively in previous jobs with VIA Rail and Environment Canada.
Community Activities: President of Local 147 of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union. Is a certified umpire for Rowing Canada Aviron. Has volunteered for the Freeze Frame Film Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Winnipeg.
Electoral History
Federal: Placed fifth in Portage-Lisgar in 2004. Defeated in Saint Boniface in 2006.
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 71
208 Provencher Blvd.
Winnipeg, Man.
R2H 3B4
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-957-1310
Raymond Simard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 8, 1958
Age: 50
Birthplace: Sainte-Anne, Man.
Education: Holds a bachelor of arts from the University College of Saint-Boniface, and a bachelor of commerce (honours) from the University of Manitoba.
Profession: Consultant, business owner
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Marguerite Desrosiers
Career Background: Began his professional career as president of two family businesses, Simaco Investments Ltd., a construction company, and Simax Holdings Ltd., a real estate management company. In 1999, became founding president and CEO of the Riel Economic Development Corporation (St-Boniface, St-Vital and St-Norbert).
Community Activities: Helped establish Canada's first bilingual services centre, a single-window service centre providing federal, provincial and municipal information to the public. Also oversaw the opening of the Riel Tourism Bureau and served as president of the Caisse Populaire de Saint-Boniface. Former member of: the Winnipeg Library Foundation's board of directors; UNEVOC Canada's national advisory committee (a UNESCO project); national and regional small business advisory committees for the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in St. Boniface in the May 2002 byelection. Re-elected in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: In February 2006, was named deputy whip and associate critic to the Western Economic Diversification/Pacific Gateway portfolio. Was parliamentary secretary to the deputy leader of the government in the House of Commons, to the minister responsible for official languages and to the minister responsible for democratic reform.
Committee: Served as member of the following committees: Industry, Science and Technology; Foreign Affairs and International Development; International Trade; Procedure and House Affairs; and Official Languages.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal caucus. Has served as chair of the Manitoba Federal Liberal caucus and chair of the Northern and Western caucus.
Mailing address:
4-213 St. Mary’s Road
Winnipeg, Man.
R2H 1J2
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-983-3183
Matt Schaubroeck
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: Working toward a BA in political studies from the University of Winnipeg.
Community Activities: Is a volunteer with community organizations such as the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, the Norwood Community Centre and the Teen Touch Helpline.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Tuxedo in the 2007 provincial election.
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-998-3565
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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