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Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235/235 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Philip Toone | 12,421 | 33.76 |
Elected |
| BQ | Daniel Côté | 11,651 | 31.67 |
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| CON | Régent Bastien | 6,283 | 17.08 |
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| LIB | Jules Duguay | 5,524 | 15.01 |
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| GRN | Julien Leblanc | 913 | 2.48 |
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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 eastern Quebec riding is located on the eastern coast of the Gaspé Peninsula. The northern boundary is the St. Lawrence River; the southern boundary is the Baie des Chaleurs and the province of New Brunswick. The riding contains the regional county municipalities of Bonaventure, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Le Rocher-Percé and Avignon, including the Gesgapegiag and Listuguj Indian reserves and Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
In 2004, the riding was renamed Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and added 22 per cent of Matapédia-Matane in the north. It was established in the 1996 redistribution as Gaspé-Bonaventure-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. In 1996, 75 per cent of Gaspé and 69 per cent of Bonaventure-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, both ridings that had existed since Gaspé-Îles-de-la-Madeleine-Pabok.
Population: 82,007 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.6% since 2001)
Political History
Bloc Québécois candidate Raymond Blais was elected for a third term in 2008, beating Liberal Denis Gauvreau. Blais defeated Conservative challenger Gaston Langlais in 2006 with 42 per cent of the vote and his Liberal rival Georges Farrah in 2004 with 55 per cent of the vote. In 2000, Farrah defeated Blais to win a first term. In 1997, the first election after the ridings of Gaspé and Bonaventure merged, the Bloc's Yvan Bernier, who formerly ran in Gaspé, defeated Liberal Patrick Gagnon, formerly MP in Bonaventure-Gaspé-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, by 179 votes.
In Gaspé riding, Liberal Alexandre Cyr won in 1963, was defeated in 1965, then went on to win another five terms. In 1984, he was defeated by Progressive Conservative Charles-Eugene Marin, who also won in 1988. In 1993, the BQ’s Bernier was elected.
In Bonaventure and Bonaventure-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Liberal Albert Bechard held the seat from 1962 until 1979. Liberal Remi Bujold won in 1979 and 1980, but was defeated in 1984 by PC Darryl Gray who served two terms. In 1993, Gagnon defeated BQ Michel St-Pierre.
Gaspé:
- 1867-91 inclusive - CONS
- 1896-1908 inclusive - LIB
- 1911 - CONS
- 1917-1935 inclusive - LIB
- 1940 - IND CONS
- 1945-53 inclusive - LIB
- 1957, 1958, 1962 - PC
- 1963 - LIB
- 1965 - PC
- 1968-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 - BQ
Bonaventure:
- 1867-1887 inclusive - CONS
- 1891-1940 inclusive - LIB
- 1945 - IND
- 1949, 1953 - LIB
- 1957, 1958 - PC
- 1962-1980 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 - LIB
Bonaventure-Gaspé-Îles-de-la-Madeleine-Pabok:
- 1997 - BQ
- 2000 - LIB
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 12.13% (13,115) |
| French | 35.79% (38,710) |
| Aboriginal | 6.75% (7,305) |
| American | 0.33% (360) |
| Canadian | 66.84% (72,290) |
| Caribbean | 0.68% (735) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.99% (1,075) |
| Western European | 3.57% (3,860) |
| Northern European | 0.34% (370) |
| Eastern European | 1.32% (1,425) |
| S European | 4.25% (4,600) |
| Other European | 0.12% (130) |
| Scandinavian | 0.30% (320) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (40) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.12% (135) |
| African | 1.11% (1,200) |
| Arab | 3.10% (3,350) |
| Maghrebi | 0.29% (310) |
| West Asia | 0.22% (240) |
| South Asia | 0.14% (150) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.85% (920) |
| Oceania | 0.05% (50) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.01% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 108,150 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 6% (6,690) |
| French | 87% (93,460) |
| Algonquin | 0% (10) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (20) |
| 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% (0) |
| 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 | 1% (1,165) |
| Romanian | 0% (85) |
| Spanish | 1% (890) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (25) |
| Flemish | 0% (30) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (85) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (60) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (50) |
| Croatian | 0% (55) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (125) |
| Russian | 0% (55) |
| Serbian | 0% (95) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (140) |
| Slovak | 0% (15) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (140) |
| Greek | 0% (35) |
| Armenian | 0% (10) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 2% (2,115) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (100) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (15) |
| Bengali | 0% (15) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (15) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (75) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (10) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (20) |
| Cantonese | 0% (15) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (145) |
| Mandarin | 0% (80) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (80) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (30) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (135) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (10) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (30) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (120) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 106,870 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.29 |
| Mining | 0.14 |
| Utilities | 0.46 |
| Construction | 2.43 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 9.27 |
| Retail | 10.92 |
| Transport | 6.04 |
| Info Culture | 3.20 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.62 |
| Real Estate | 2.24 |
| ProSciTech | 11.26 |
| Management | 0.32 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.34 |
| Education | 8.37 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.69 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.02 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.26 |
| Public Admin | 2.76 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 56,360 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.3%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.50%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 27.91%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $79,649
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 33.29%
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 – Philip Toone Daniel Côté | |
| Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: | |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Law degree, Laval University, 2001 Quebec Bar School, 2002 |
Jules Duguay | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Children: | Three - Christine, Isabelle and Geneviève |
Philip Toone | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Champlain in 2000. Defeated in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine in 2004. |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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