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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211/211 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Jonathan Genest-Jourdain | 16,438 | 48.93 |
Elected |
| BQ | Gérard Asselin | 10,496 | 31.25 |
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| CON | Gordon Ferguson | 3,879 | 11.55 |
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| LIB | André Forbes | 1,881 | 5.60 |
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| GRN | Jacques Gélineau | 898 | 2.67 |
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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 easternmost Quebec riding borders on Newfoundland and Labrador. It runs from the St. Lawrence River in the south to north of Shefferville in the north. The riding contains the regional county municipalities of Manicouagan, Sept-Rivières, Caniapiscau, Minganie and the Lower North Shore. It contains many native reserves including Betsiamites No. 3, Lac-John, Matimekosh, Mingan, Natashquan, Maliotenam No. 27A, Uashat No. 27, Romaine No. 2 and the Indian settlement of Pakuashipi. Anticosti Island is also in the riding.
In 2004, all the riding was retained and 43 per cent of Charlevoix in the southeast was added. Manicouagan riding was established in 1966. The 1996 redistribution kept 95 per cent of the riding.
Population: 83,608 (2006 census; a decrease in 1.5% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, Bloc Québécois incumbent Gérard Asselin won a third term, beating Conservative Pierre Breton by 6,857 votes. He won another easy victory in 2006, beating Conservative Pierre Paradis.
In 2004, Asselin won with more than twice the votes of his closest opponent, Liberal Anthony Detroio. The Bloc's Ghislain Fournier served two terms in Manicouagan from 1997-2004.
The former Saguenay riding was Liberal from 1949 to 1958, then elected a Progressive Conservative for a single term and a Social Credit MP in 1962, again for one term. Liberal Gustave Blouin won in 1963 and 1965 in Saguenay, then went on to win another three terms in Manicouagan. Liberal André Maltais won in 1979 and 1980.
Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney won the riding in 1984 and was sworn in as prime minister shortly after. Mulroney ran in Charlevoix in 1988. In 1988, PC Charles Langlois won in Manicouagan. In 1993, Bernard St. Laurent of the BQ defeated Langlois, but St. Laurent was found guilty of illegally listening to conversations of an assistant in 1997. He was given a discharge, fined $1,000, and put on probation. He then resigned from caucus and announced he wouldn't run again.
- 1968-1980 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 – 2008 inclusive - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 5.95% (4,265) |
| French | 32.69% (23,430) |
| Aboriginal | 3.35% (2,400) |
| American | 0.66% (475) |
| Canadian | 76.83% (55,060) |
| Caribbean | 0.10% (75) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.06% (40) |
| Western European | 1.28% (920) |
| Northern European | 0.03% (20) |
| Eastern European | 0.09% (65) |
| S European | 0.50% (355) |
| Other European | 0.06% (45) |
| Scandinavian | 0.02% (15) |
| Baltic | 0.01% (10) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.04% (30) |
| Arab | 0.14% (100) |
| Maghrebi | 0.02% (15) |
| West Asia | 0.06% (40) |
| South Asia | 0.00% (0) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.13% (95) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 71,665 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 1% (375) |
| French | 99% (70,680) |
| 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% (10) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (80) |
| 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% (70) |
| Portuguese | 0% (40) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (60) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (10) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (35) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (15) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (60) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (50) |
| 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% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| 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% (20) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 71,565 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.21 |
| Mining | 0.08 |
| Utilities | 0.43 |
| Construction | 1.82 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.36 |
| Retail | 7.61 |
| Transport | 1.90 |
| Info Culture | 5.91 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.08 |
| Real Estate | 2.40 |
| ProSciTech | 12.61 |
| Management | 0.30 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.19 |
| Education | 12.71 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.23 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 3.95 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.42 |
| Public Admin | 3.52 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 52,210 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 14.3%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 17.73%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.62%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $53,431
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.27%
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 – Jonathan Genest-Jourdain
Jacques Gelineau | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 418-766-2319 |
| Profession: | Technician |
| Political Career: | PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Duplessis in 1998 as ADQ; as Green Party candidate in 2007 FEDERAL: Defeated in Manicouagan in 2006, 2008 |
Andre Forbes | |
| *Party: Mr. Forbes was a duly-elected Liberal candidate who was rejected by the party for comments he had made. The party says he is no longer its candidate, but he remains on the Elections Canada list as a Liberal. | |
| Children: | Two grown children |
| Profession: | Trade unionist |
Jonathan Genest-Jourdain | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 418-961-3517 |
| Birthplace: | Uashat-Maliotenam, Que. |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
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Updated: May. 3, 2011, 3:40 AM EDT
| 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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| IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
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