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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263/263 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Mathieu Ravignat | 22,497 | 45.80 |
Elected |
| CON | Lawrence Cannon | 14,469 | 29.46 |
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| LIB | Cindy Duncan McMillan | 6,259 | 12.74 |
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| BQ | Maude Tremblay | 4,923 | 10.02 |
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| GRN | Louis-Philippe Mayrand | 852 | 1.73 |
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| ML | Benoit Legros | 115 | 0.23 |
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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 is a mainly rural riding located north of Ottawa in the southwest of Quebec. The Ottawa River forms the southern boundary. The riding contains the regional county municipalities of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Pontiac and La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau as well as part of the city of Gatineau made up of the former cities of Buckingham and Masson-Angers. The Rapid Lake and Kitigan Zibi Indian reserves are also in the riding. It includes Maniwaki, Mont-Laurier, and approximately 60 villages, including Farrellton, Low, Venosta, Fort Coulonge and Shawville.
The 2004 redistribution kept 67 per cent from Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle and added 17 per cent from Gatineau, mainly the Buckingham and Masson-Angers areas. The riding was renamed Pontiac. This riding was called Pontiac from 1867 to 1947, Pontiac-Témiscamingue from 1947 to 1966 and Pontiac from 1966 to 1976. The riding of Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle was established in 1976 by combining Pontiac, Hull and small parts of Labelle and Gatineau. In 1996, the riding added 11 per cent of Gatineau-La-Lièvre.
Population: 99,589 (2006 census; up 10.7% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, Conservative Lawrence Cannon won a second term, beating Liberal Cindy Duncan McMillan by 3,617 votes. Cannon captured the riding in 2006, unseating Liberal David Smith. Cannon has served as minister of transport, infrastructure and communities, and was appointed minister of foreign affairs after the 2008 vote.
In 2004, Smith won his first term by defeating Bloc Québécois candidate Hubert Leduc. Liberal Robert Bertrand served three terms in Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle from 1993 to 2004.
This riding elected both Progressive Conservatives and Liberals from 1867 to 1949 and was Liberal from 1949 to 1957 inclusive. PC Paul Martineau was elected in 1958, 1962 and 1963. Liberal Tom Lefebvre was elected in 1965 and served six terms. He was appointed to the Senate in 1984. PC Barry Moore won in 1984 and 1988, but was defeated in 1993.
- 1968-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
- 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 7.97% (7,390) |
| French | 41.02% (38,035) |
| Aboriginal | 2.29% (2,120) |
| American | 0.56% (515) |
| Canadian | 62.09% (57,580) |
| Caribbean | 0.56% (520) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.10% (1,020) |
| Western European | 2.93% (2,715) |
| Northern European | 0.25% (230) |
| Eastern European | 0.88% (815) |
| S European | 3.39% (3,145) |
| Other European | 0.31% (290) |
| Scandinavian | 0.22% (205) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (35) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.09% (80) |
| African | 1.28% (1,185) |
| Arab | 1.05% (970) |
| Maghrebi | 0.51% (475) |
| West Asia | 0.21% (195) |
| South Asia | 0.15% (135) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.05% (970) |
| Oceania | 0.02% (20) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 92,730 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 2% (1,570) |
| French | 93% (85,885) |
| 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% (25) |
| 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% (170) |
| Portuguese | 0% (80) |
| Romanian | 0% (105) |
| Spanish | 1% (1,110) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (35) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (85) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (15) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (340) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (75) |
| Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (75) |
| Russian | 0% (105) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (50) |
| Slovak | 0% (10) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (35) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (25) |
| Greek | 0% (20) |
| Armenian | 0% (30) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (445) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (10) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (15) |
| Hindi | 0% (25) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (15) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (75) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (25) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (10) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (65) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (25) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (85) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (355) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (85) |
| Creoles | 0% (165) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 92,020 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 7.89 |
| Mining | 1.11 |
| Utilities | 0.22 |
| Construction | 4.60 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.56 |
| Retail | 11.40 |
| Transport | 5.61 |
| Info Culture | 0.71 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.54 |
| Real Estate | 0.63 |
| ProSciTech | 2.86 |
| Management | 0.11 |
| Waste/Remediation | 1.61 |
| Education | 5.79 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 12.33 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 0.85 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.75 |
| Public Admin | 3.47 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 49,450 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.3%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 20.65%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 17.87%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $66,471
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 3%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 39.44%
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.
Louis-Phillippe Mayrand | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 819-463-2133 | |
| Profession: | Administrator |
| Education: | Master's in public administration |
Benoit Legros | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Political Career: | PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Hull in 2003, 2008 FEDERAL: Defeated in Pontiac in 2004, 2006, 2008 |
Mathieu Ravignat | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 819-827-4656 | |
| Education: | Master's degree in political science. |
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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 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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