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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211/211 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | François Choquette | 24,489 | 51.69 |
Elected |
| BQ | Roger Pomerleau | 10,368 | 21.88 |
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| CON | Normand W. Bernier | 7,555 | 15.95 |
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| LIB | Pierre Côté | 3,978 | 8.40 |
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| GRN | Robin Fortin | 985 | 2.08 |
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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 located in the heart of Quebec. Rivière-St-François runs through the riding, separating north from south. The riding contains the regional county municipality of Drummond, with the main population centres of Drummondville, Nôtre-Dame-Du-Bon-Conseil and St-Charles-de-Drummond.
In the redistribution of 2004, only minor changes were made to the boundaries. This riding was established in 1966. The 1996 redistribution kept 94 per cent of the riding.
Population: 92,982 (2006 census; an increase of 5.9% since 2001)
Political History
Bloc Québécois candidate Roger Pomerleau maintained Bloc dominance in this riding in 2008.
In 2006, Pauline Picard of the BQ was elected to a fifth term. The member of Parliament for the riding from 1993 to 2008 did not run in 2008. She died in 2009 following a struggle with lung cancer.
The former Drummond-Arthabaska riding was Liberal from 1887, except for two wins by Social Credit in 1962 and 1972. In 1963 and 1965, Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin was elected in that riding. In 1968, he became MP for the newly formed Drummond riding. Pépin had several portfolios, including industry, energy and external relations, under prime ministers Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau.
In 1972, Social Credit's Jean-Marie Boisvert defeated Pépin. Boisvert was defeated in 1974 by Liberal Yvon Pinard who went on to win two more terms. He was appointed president of the Privy Council and government House leader in 1980. He resigned in 1984 and was appointed a judge of the Federal Court, trial division. Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Guilbault won in 1984 and 1988 but was defeated in 1993.
- 1968 - LIB
- 1972 - SC
- 1974, 1979, 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 14.50% (11,750) |
| French | 33.13% (26,845) |
| Aboriginal | 4.02% (3,260) |
| American | 0.17% (135) |
| Canadian | 70.25% (56,920) |
| Caribbean | 0.09% (70) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.09% (75) |
| Western European | 1.91% (1,550) |
| Northern European | 0.15% (120) |
| Eastern European | 0.12% (95) |
| S European | 0.83% (675) |
| Other European | 0.38% (310) |
| Scandinavian | 0.12% (95) |
| Baltic | 0.00% (0) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.13% (105) |
| Arab | 0.27% (220) |
| Maghrebi | 0.09% (70) |
| West Asia | 0.06% (45) |
| South Asia | 0.04% (35) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.24% (195) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 81,020 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 11% (8,540) |
| French | 88% (70,720) |
| 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% (140) |
| 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% (10) |
| Portuguese | 0% (40) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (55) |
| Danish | 0% (20) |
| Dutch | 0% (25) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (110) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (0) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (0) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (25) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (165) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (15) |
| Hindi | 0% (10) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (70) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (45) |
| Mandarin | 0% (30) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (0) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 80,630 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2.52 |
| Mining | 0.38 |
| Utilities | 1.54 |
| Construction | 5.98 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.22 |
| Retail | 13.77 |
| Transport | 3.10 |
| Info Culture | 0.95 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.32 |
| Real Estate | 0.93 |
| ProSciTech | 4.52 |
| Management | 0.02 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.31 |
| Education | 7.71 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.82 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.34 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.59 |
| Public Admin | 6.05 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 47,850 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 17.4%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 17.51%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.28%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $57,285
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 3%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.49%
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.
NDP – François Choquette Roger Pomerleau | |
| Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: | |
| Age: | 63 |
| Birthplace: | Montreal |
| Profession: | Tradesperson |
| Education: | Course in general safety on building sites Certificate of qualification in carpentry Basic course in accounting |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Anjou-Rivière-des-Prairies in 1993; defeated in 1997. Elected in Drummond in 2008. |
Normand Bernier | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Micheline Séguin Bernier |
| Children: | Two grown sons |
| Profession: | Administrator |
Robin Fortin | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 819-469-4044 | |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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