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Haute-Gaspésie - La Mitis - Matane - Matapédia
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215/215 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| BQ | Jean-François Fortin | 12,638 | 36.05 |
Elected |
| LIB | Nancy Charest | 8,969 | 25.58 |
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| NDP | Joanie Boulet | 7,484 | 21.35 |
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| CON | Allen Cormier | 5,253 | 14.98 |
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| GRN | Louis Drainville | 717 | 2.05 |
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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 lies on the northern side of the Gaspé Peninsula. It is bordered on the north by the St. Lawrence River and touches on New Brunswick in the southeast corner. The riding contains the regional county municipalities of La Haute-Gaspésie, La Matapédia, Matane and La Mitis.
In 2004, the southwest section of Avignon was moved to the neighbouring ridings and 27 per cent of Rimouski-Neigette-et-la-Mitis has been added in the west. This riding was Matapédia-Matane from 1933 to 1966, Matane from 1966 to 1976, and recreated again as Matapédia-Matane in 1976 from 62 per cent of Matane and 38 per cent of Rimouski. In 1996, it added 31 per cent of Bonaventure-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and 25 per cent of Gaspé riding.
Population: 73,140 (2006 census; a decrease of 1.8% since 2001)
Political History
Jean-Yves Roy won his fourth straight election in 2008 but only by 609 votes over the Liberals' Nancy Charest. In 2006, Roy won 46 per cent of the vote in defeating Conservative Rodrigue Drapeau.
In 2004, Roy defeated Liberal Marc Bélanger for a second time, increasing his margin to more than 8,000 votes. The BQ's René Canuel served two terms in 1993 and 1997.
Matapédia-Matane and later Matane was a Liberal riding except for PC wins in 1930, 1958 and 1962. Liberal Pierre de Bané won in 1968, 1972 and 1974. He was appointed minister of state for urban affairs in 1974 and minister of supply and services in 1978. When the riding became Matapédia-Matane, he won two more terms, serving as minister of regional economic expansion in 1980 and minister of fisheries in 1982. He was appointed to the Senate in 1984.
Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Joncas won in 1984 and 1988, but was defeated in 1993.
- 1979, 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 5.45% (5,680) |
| French | 19.46% (20,275) |
| Aboriginal | 1.51% (1,575) |
| American | 0.39% (410) |
| Canadian | 36.69% (38,230) |
| Caribbean | 9.58% (9,985) |
| Latin, Central, South | 3.42% (3,560) |
| Western European | 1.88% (1,960) |
| Northern European | 0.11% (115) |
| Eastern European | 2.80% (2,915) |
| S European | 28.25% (29,435) |
| Other European | 0.15% (160) |
| Scandinavian | 0.10% (105) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (40) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.12% (125) |
| African | 2.35% (2,450) |
| Arab | 4.64% (4,830) |
| Maghrebi | 2.52% (2,625) |
| West Asia | 0.67% (695) |
| South Asia | 0.53% (555) |
| East/SE Asia | 3.15% (3,280) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 104,200 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 7% (6,885) |
| French | 58% (58,685) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| 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 | 17% (16,920) |
| Portuguese | 2% (1,610) |
| Romanian | 1% (1,075) |
| Spanish | 4% (4,195) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (45) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (80) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (65) |
| Croatian | 0% (100) |
| Czech | 0% (15) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (365) |
| Russian | 0% (190) |
| Serbian | 0% (70) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Slovak | 0% (20) |
| Slovenian | 0% (15) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (145) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (15) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (35) |
| Greek | 0% (190) |
| Armenian | 0% (75) |
| Turkish | 0% (25) |
| Amharic | 0% (10) |
| Arabic | 2% (2,300) |
| Hebrew | 0% (15) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (35) |
| Gujarati | 0% (15) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (25) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (145) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (255) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (85) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (35) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (65) |
| Cantonese | 0% (200) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (575) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (15) |
| Lao | 0% (20) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (500) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (920) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (15) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (80) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (25) |
| Creoles | 5% (4,615) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 101,755 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.13 |
| Mining | 0.03 |
| Utilities | 0.35 |
| Construction | 2.79 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 8.97 |
| Retail | 12.81 |
| Transport | 5.45 |
| Info Culture | 2.93 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.43 |
| Real Estate | 2.26 |
| ProSciTech | 9.94 |
| Management | 0.14 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.59 |
| Education | 6.44 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.55 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.71 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.76 |
| Public Admin | 2.30 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 57,500 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.6%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.65%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 22.05%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $71,716
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 33.64%
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 – Joanie Boulet Louis Drainville | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 418-775-6464 |
| Profession: | Farmer |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia in 2008 |
Joanie Boulet | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
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