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Madawaska - Restigouche
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181/181 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Bernard Valcourt | 14,224 | 40.70 |
Elected |
| LIB | Jean-Claude JC D'Amours | 12,309 | 35.22 |
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| NDP | Widler Jules | 6,512 | 18.63 |
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| IND | Louis Bérubé | 1,293 | 3.70 |
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| GRN | Lynn Morrison | 609 | 1.74 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This predominantly rural riding borders Quebec to the north and runs from the U.S. border to Baie des Chaleurs in the east. It encompasses the communities of Campbellton, Saint-Jacques and Edmundston, as well as the shipping port of Dalhousie.
This riding was formed in 1996 by combining portions of the old Madawaska-Victoria and Restigouche-Chaleur ridings. In the 2004 redistribution, the riding lost a handful of residents to Miramichi.
Population: 62,593 (2006 census; a decrease of 5% since 2001)
Political History
Voters returned Liberal Jean-Claude D'Amours in 2008, with a 9,500-vote margin over Jean-Pierre Ouellet. In 2006, D'Amours beat Ouellet by a much smaller margin, less than 1,000 votes.
D'Amours first claimed the seat in 2004. Liberal Jeannot Castonguay won in 2000, unseating Tory Jean Dubé by nearly 5,500 votes. Dubé had won the riding by a similar margin in 1997.
In Madawaska-Victoria, Liberals had reigned from 1968 to 1984, when Tory Bernard Valcourt won office. Valcourt was ousted by Liberal Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais in 1993. In Restigouche-Chaleur, Liberals had won every election save for one since 1968.
Riding established in 1996 redistribution.
- 1997 - PC
- 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 15.13% (9,275) |
| French | 35.18% (21,560) |
| Aboriginal | 5.13% (3,145) |
| American | 1.45% (890) |
| Canadian | 74.59% (45,710) |
| Caribbean | 0.06% (35) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.14% (85) |
| Western European | 1.51% (925) |
| Northern European | 0.36% (220) |
| Eastern European | 0.39% (240) |
| S European | 0.98% (600) |
| Other European | 0.06% (35) |
| Scandinavian | 0.33% (205) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (25) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.25% (155) |
| Arab | 0.42% (255) |
| Maghrebi | 0.14% (85) |
| West Asia | 0.05% (30) |
| South Asia | 0.08% (50) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.33% (200) |
| Oceania | 0.02% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 61,285 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 16% (9,850) |
| French | 83% (50,020) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (10) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (10) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (0) |
| Portuguese | 0% (10) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (65) |
| Danish | 0% (35) |
| Dutch | 0% (60) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (45) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (15) |
| Polish | 0% (0) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (0) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (145) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (15) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (10) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (45) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (10) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (75) |
| Cantonese | 0% (30) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (40) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (35) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (15) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 60,630 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.46 |
| Mining | 0.08 |
| Utilities | 0.95 |
| Construction | 5.90 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 6.08 |
| Retail | 12.95 |
| Transport | 4.78 |
| Info Culture | 3.02 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.81 |
| Real Estate | 1.79 |
| ProSciTech | 6.77 |
| Management | 0.10 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.97 |
| Education | 6.01 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 12.11 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.59 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.48 |
| Public Admin | 4.89 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 56,080 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 12.6%
10% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 16.03%
14.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.70%
30.60%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $57,471
$63,913 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 2%
4% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 27.23%
29.79% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Lynn Hemson-Morrison | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Education: | Businessperson |
Louis Bérubé | |
| Party: Independent | |
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