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Brossard - La Prairie
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271/271 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Hoang Mai | 25,512 | 41.03 |
Elected |
| LIB | Alexandra Mendès | 16,973 | 27.30 |
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| BQ | Marcel Lussier | 10,890 | 17.51 |
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| CON | Maurice Brossard | 7,796 | 12.54 |
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| GRN | Kevin Murphy | 899 | 1.45 |
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| ML | Normand Chouinard | 110 | 0.18 |
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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 riding is in the southeast of Montreal on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River. The riding contains the city of Brossard in the north, the cities of Candiac and La Prairie and the municipality of St-Philippe.
There was no change to Brossard-La Prairie in the 2004 redistribution. The riding of La Prairie was created in the 1966 redistribution from Châteauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie, Longueil and Beauharnois-Salaberry. In 1996, boundaries were redrawn, part of Châteauguay was added and the riding was renamed Brossard-La Prairie.
Population: 113,985 (2006 census; an increase of 13.4% since 2001)
Political History
The Liberals narrowly recaptured this riding from the Bloc Québécois in 2008 with Alexandra Mendes defeated BQ candidate Marcel Lussier by just 69 votes. Lussier beat Liberal incumbent Jacques Saada in 2006.
In 2004, Saada defeated Lussier to win a third term in Brossard-La Prairie. He was appointed minister responsible for the Francophonie and minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec in 2004. Saada ran in La Prairie in 1993 and lost by 476 votes to the BQ's Richard Belisle.
In 1968, Liberal Ian Watson, who was elected in Châteauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie in 1963 and 1965, ran here and won. He was re-elected for another two terms and then ran in Châteauguay riding. Liberal Pierre Deniger won in 1979 and 1980, but was defeated in the following two elections by Conservative Fernand Jourdenais.
La Prairie:
- 1968-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 - BQ
Brossard-La Prairie:
- 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
- 2006 - BQ
- 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 7.14% (6,680) |
| French | 33.69% (31,515) |
| Aboriginal | 2.11% (1,975) |
| American | 0.35% (330) |
| Canadian | 75.01% (70,165) |
| Caribbean | 0.24% (220) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.48% (450) |
| Western European | 1.55% (1,450) |
| Northern European | 0.12% (110) |
| Eastern European | 0.45% (420) |
| S European | 2.26% (2,110) |
| Other European | 0.07% (65) |
| Scandinavian | 0.12% (110) |
| Baltic | 0.03% (25) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.28% (265) |
| Arab | 0.51% (475) |
| Maghrebi | 0.26% (240) |
| West Asia | 0.10% (90) |
| South Asia | 0.06% (55) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.46% (430) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 93,540 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 1% (895) |
| French | 97% (90,575) |
| 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% (0) |
| 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% (105) |
| Portuguese | 0% (200) |
| Romanian | 0% (80) |
| Spanish | 1% (495) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (10) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (60) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (90) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (0) |
| Russian | 0% (30) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (40) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (25) |
| Greek | 0% (15) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (200) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (10) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (40) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (10) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (65) |
| Mandarin | 0% (20) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (20) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (30) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (10) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (25) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (20) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 93,235 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 10.48 |
| Mining | 0.66 |
| Utilities | 0.87 |
| Construction | 5.70 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.39 |
| Retail | 12.40 |
| Transport | 4.21 |
| Info Culture | 0.83 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.44 |
| Real Estate | 0.60 |
| ProSciTech | 2.50 |
| Management | 0.04 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.33 |
| Education | 6.53 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 14.07 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.77 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.97 |
| Public Admin | 7.29 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 37,775 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.63%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 29.01%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $71,009
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 23%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 37.56%
34.70% 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.
Kevin Murphy | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Age: | 19 |
| Profession: | Mechanic |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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