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Results

Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles
Party Candidate Votes Status
226/226 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
NDP Anne-Marie Day 24,130 Elected
CON Daniel Petit 16,220
BQ Félix Grenier 8,732
LIB Martine Gaudreault 3,505
GRN Simon Verret 856
CHP Simon Cormier 184
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The northern part of Quebec City makes up much of this riding. It contains that part of the provincial capital comprising the former cities of Charlesbourg, Lac-St-Charles and St-Émile.

In 2004, the riding name became Charlesbourg and part of the southwest corner, west of Autoroute Laurentiennes, became part of Louis St-Laurent riding. This riding was created in 1976 from 51 per cent of Montmorency and 49 per cent of Portneuf. In 1996, a small part of Beauport-Montmorency-Orléans was added. The riding name changed from Charlesbourg to Charlesbourg-Jacques Cartier in 1998.

Population: 94,522 (2006 census; an increase of 4.8% since 2001)

Political History

Conservative Daniel Petit was returned by voters for a second term in 2008, having won a narrow victory in 2006, topping Bloc Québécois incumbent Richard Marceau by fewer than 1,400 votes. It was a big reversal for the Bloc; in 2004, Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau defeated the next closest candidate by more than two to one to win a third term.

Liberal Pierre Bussières, first elected in Portneuf in 1974, won in Charlesbourg in 1979 and 1980, but was defeated in 1984. He was minister of national revenue from 1982 to 1984. The riding then voted Conservative, electing PC Monique Tardif for two terms. In 1993, BQ Jean-Marc Jacob was elected. He ran for mayor of Charlesbourg in 1996 and after losing, he said: "The more I get to know men, the more I like my job as a veterinarian." For that remark, he was suspended from caucus for a short period.

  • 1979, 1980 - LIB
  • 1984, 1988 - PC
  • 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 - BQ
  • 2006, 2008 - CON

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 14.78% (15,665)
French 30.45% (32,270)
Aboriginal 3.18% (3,365)
American 0.66% (700)
Canadian 65.45% (69,360)
Caribbean 1.89% (2,000)
Latin, Central, South 1.21% (1,280)
Western European 3.63% (3,845)
Northern European 0.41% (435)
Eastern European 2.48% (2,630)
S European 6.65% (7,050)
Other European 0.26% (275)
Scandinavian 0.39% (410)
Baltic 0.05% (55)
Czech/Slovak 0.27% (290)
African 0.74% (780)
Arab 0.75% (800)
Maghrebi 0.27% (290)
West Asia 0.23% (245)
South Asia 0.51% (540)
East/SE Asia 0.73% (770)
Oceania 0.01% (15)
Pacific Islands 0.00% (0)
Statistics Canada Population: 105,975

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 13% (13,915)
French 82% (85,470)
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% (25)
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 1% (955)
Portuguese 0% (275)
Romanian 0% (235)
Spanish 1% (1,195)
Danish 0% (10)
Dutch 0% (55)
Flemish 0% (0)
Frisian 0% (0)
German 0% (270)
Norwegian 0% (0)
Swedish 0% (20)
Yiddish 0% (0)
Bosnian 0% (0)
Bulgarian 0% (55)
Croatian 0% (45)
Czech 0% (15)
Macedonian 0% (0)
Polish 0% (250)
Russian 0% (185)
Serbian 0% (0)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (0)
Slovak 0% (40)
Slovenian 0% (45)
Ukrainian 0% (15)
Latvian 0% (0)
Lithuanian 0% (10)
Estonian 0% (0)
Finnish 0% (0)
Hungarian 0% (105)
Greek 0% (210)
Armenian 0% (50)
Turkish 0% (35)
Amharic 0% (0)
Arabic 0% (305)
Hebrew 0% (0)
Maltese 0% (0)
Somali 0% (0)
Tigrigna 0% (0)
Bengali 0% (0)
Gujarati 0% (30)
Hindi 0% (40)
Kurdish 0% (0)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0% (30)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 0% (100)
Sindhi 0% (0)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (0)
Urdu 0% (30)
Malayalam 0% (0)
Tamil 0% (0)
Telugu 0% (0)
Japanese 0% (0)
Korean 0% (15)
Cantonese 0% (35)
Chinese, n.o.s. 0% (170)
Mandarin 0% (30)
Taiwanese 0% (0)
Lao 0% (10)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (25)
Vietnamese 0% (55)
Bisayan languages 0% (0)
Ilocano 0% (0)
Malay 0% (10)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0% (70)
Akan (Twi) 0% (20)
Swahili 0% (30)
Creoles 0% (255)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 104,830

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 0.28
Mining 0.08
Utilities 0.85
Construction 3.73
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 3.65
Retail 10.64
Transport 3.74
Info Culture 4.77
Finance Insurance 4.04
Real Estate 1.46
ProSciTech 7.32
Management 0.10
Waste/Remediation 5.58
Education 6.39
Heath/Social Assistance 12.79
Arts/Entertainment 3.03
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 4.55
Public Admin 5.03
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 54,515

Overall

Unemployment Rate
5.1%
Provincial
7%
National
6.6%
Seniors
11.24%
Provincial
14.32%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
29.50%
Provincial
25.41%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$75,364
Provincial
$71,838
National
$82,325
Immigration
3%
Provincial
11%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
31.70%
Provincial
34.70%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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BQ – Félix Grenier

CHP – Simon Cormier

CON – Daniel Petit

GRN – Simon Verret

LIB – Martine Gaudreault

NDP – Anne-Marie Day

Félix Grenier

Party: Bloc Québécois

Contact Information:

Website

Twitter

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Age:

Student

Education:

Laval University: 2001 - Certificate in history; 2004 - Bachelor's in political science; 2008 - Certificate in Russian studies; 2008 - Master's in industrial studies, Laval University

Doctoral candidate in political science at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa since fall 2008.

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Simon Cormier

Party: Christian Heritage Party

Contact Information:

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418-922-7015

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Daniel Petit

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Facebook

Age:

62

Birthplace:

Doische, Hainault, Belgium

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

Four

Education:

Western - BA. Laval University - law degree.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected in Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles in 2006, 2008

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Simon Verret

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Email

Profession:

Student

Education:

Completing his BA in physics from Laval University.

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Martine Gaudreault

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Email

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

Two

Profession:

Public relations

Education:

Bachelor's with certificate in public relations

Laval University - master's, political science, 1983

Master's thesis on the content analysis of inaugural speeches at the national assembly

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Anne-Marie Day

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Profession:

Administrator

Education:

Studied at the Collège F.-X. Garneau in Quebec City

Laval - B.Ed.; Master's in land management and regional development

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles in 2008

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