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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| 232/232 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Denis Blanchette | 23,386 | 38.67 |
Elected |
| BQ | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 |
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| CON | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 |
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| LIB | Jean Beaupré | 8,099 | 13.39 |
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| GRN | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 |
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| CHP | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 |
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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 west of Quebec City is mainly urban and residential, composed of the former cities of Cap-Rouge, Sillery and Ste-Foy. There are 13 colleges and universities in the area, including Laval University. Jean Lesage International Airport is in the northwest part of the riding.
There were no changes in the 1996 or 2004 redistributions. The riding was established in 1966.
Population: 101,730 (2006 census; an increase of 3.6% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Pascal-Pierre Paillé retook this riding for the Bloc Québécois, beating Conservative Luc Harvey by 4,570 votes. Bloc Québécois incumbent Roger Clavet lost a heartbreaker of a race in 2006, finishing behind Conservative candidate Luc Harvey by 103 votes.
Clavet recaptured this riding for the Bloc in 2004, defeating then-minister of Canadian heritage, Héléne Scherrer, by more than 5,000 votes. In 2000, Liberal Scherrer had defeated Bloc candidate Héléne Alarie by 2,455 votes. She had lost to Alarie in 1994.
Liberal Jean-Charles Cantin won in 1968, followed by Liberal Albanie Morin who was MP from 1972 to his death in 1977. Another Liberal, Dennis Dawson, won the 1977 byelection and was re-elected in 1980. Progressive Conservative Suzanne Duplessis won in 1984 and 1988. In 1993, the riding supported BQ Philippe Paré
- 1968-1980 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997 - BQ
- 2000 - LIB
- 2004 - BQ
- 2006 - CON
- 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 8.98% (7,415) |
| French | 28.12% (23,215) |
| Aboriginal | 17.35% (14,325) |
| American | 0.27% (220) |
| Canadian | 65.99% (54,485) |
| Caribbean | 0.14% (115) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.12% (100) |
| Western European | 1.11% (915) |
| Northern European | 0.12% (100) |
| Eastern European | 0.19% (160) |
| S European | 1.33% (1,095) |
| Other European | 0.16% (130) |
| Scandinavian | 0.11% (90) |
| Baltic | 0.00% (0) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.02% (20) |
| African | 0.15% (120) |
| Arab | 0.41% (335) |
| Maghrebi | 0.16% (130) |
| West Asia | 0.03% (25) |
| South Asia | 0.02% (20) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.21% (175) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 82,560 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 6% (4,635) |
| French | 83% (68,485) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (15) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (25) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 10% (8,210) |
| 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% (195) |
| Portuguese | 0% (40) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (140) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (0) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (25) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (0) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (15) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (10) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (55) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (30) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (10) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (0) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (70) |
| Creoles | 0% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 82,145 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.26 |
| Mining | 0.04 |
| Utilities | 0.46 |
| Construction | 2.95 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 6.68 |
| Retail | 10.13 |
| Transport | 6.92 |
| Info Culture | 3.63 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.78 |
| Real Estate | 1.73 |
| ProSciTech | 9.23 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.11 |
| Education | 8.65 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.39 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.98 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.82 |
| Public Admin | 2.82 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 54,820 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 11.2%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.54%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.80%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $72,022
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 7%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 30.85%
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 – Denis Blanchette Marie-Claude Bouffard | |
| Party: Christian Heritage Party Contact Information: 418-922-7015 | |
Pierre Paul-Hus | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 1-855-728-5487 | |
| Birthplace: | Granby, Que. |
| Marital Status: | Married to Marie-Josée Turcotte |
| Children: | Two - Alexandre and Audrey |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | Political science certificate from Laval University, 1990 Diploma from Royal Military College in Kingston, 2000; and from l'École Militaire de Paris, 2001 |
Jean Beaupré | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 418-681-0766 2095, rue Frank-Carrel, Suite 226 Quebec City G1N 4L8 | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Marie-Louise Pineault |
| Children: | One daughter |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Graduate of Laval University. |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Louis-Hébert in 2008 |
Denis Blanchette | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Website | |
| Profession: | Computer analyst |
| Education: | Diploma in information technology Bachelors in sociology and journalism. 2005-08 - pursued a master's program in public administration with a management option at the École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP). |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Louis-Hébert in 2006, 2008 |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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