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Rimouski-Neigette - Témiscouata - Les Basques
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226/226 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Guy Caron | 18,365 | 43.01 |
Elected |
| BQ | Claude Guimond | 13,134 | 30.76 |
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| CON | Bertin Denis | 6,231 | 14.59 |
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| LIB | Pierre Cadieux | 4,099 | 9.60 |
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| GRN | Clément Pelletier | 868 | 2.03 |
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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 rural riding is located in eastern Quebec on the banks of the lower St. Lawrence River. It borders on both New Brunswick and the United States. The riding contains the regional county municipalities of Les Basques, Rimouski-Neigette and Témiscouata.
In the redistribution of 2004, 73 per cent of Rimouski-Neigette-et-la-Mitis was combined with 37 per cent from Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata-Les Basques. The riding was renamed Rimouski-Témiscouata, a name it had held from 1980 to 1996. This riding was established as Rimouski in 1867. The 1996 redistribution kept 74 per cent of the riding and added 27 per cent from Matapédia-Matane. The name was changed to Rimouski-Mitis by a private member's bill and to Rimouski-Neigette-et-la-Mitis in 2000.
Population: 84,453 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.1% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Bloc Québécois MP Louise Thiabult won a third term, beating Liberal Pierre Béland by 9,715 votes. Thiabult won another easy race in 2006, easily outdistancing second-place Conservative Roger Picard.
Thibault was elected as an MP for the first time in Rimouski-Témiscouata in 2004 with 58 per cent of the vote. The BQ's Suzanne Tremblay had held the riding from 1993 until 2004.
Social Credit's Eudore Allard was MP from 1972 to 1980, when Liberal Eva Côté won a single term. PC Monique Vézina won in 1984 and 1988. She was appointed minister for external relations in 1984 and minister of supply and services in 1986, minister of state for transport in 1987, minister of state for employment and immigration in 1988 and minister for external relations and international development in 1993.
- 1911 - CON
- 1917-57 inclusive - LIB
- 1958 - PC
- 1962 - LIB
- 1963 - SC
- 1965, 1968 - LIB
- 1972, 1974, 1979 - SC
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993-2008 inclusive - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 11.03% (10,655) |
| French | 33.14% (32,000) |
| Aboriginal | 2.81% (2,715) |
| American | 0.56% (545) |
| Canadian | 68.75% (66,390) |
| Caribbean | 0.58% (560) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.35% (340) |
| Western European | 3.83% (3,695) |
| Northern European | 0.14% (140) |
| Eastern European | 2.18% (2,110) |
| S European | 6.03% (5,825) |
| Other European | 1.38% (1,335) |
| Scandinavian | 0.13% (130) |
| Baltic | 0.11% (105) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.07% (70) |
| African | 0.20% (190) |
| Arab | 1.21% (1,170) |
| Maghrebi | 0.31% (295) |
| West Asia | 0.18% (175) |
| South Asia | 0.11% (105) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.06% (1,020) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 96,570 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 6% (5,890) |
| French | 89% (84,895) |
| 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% (20) |
| 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% (385) |
| Portuguese | 0% (330) |
| Romanian | 0% (275) |
| Spanish | 0% (440) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (25) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (180) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 1% (1,235) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (45) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (130) |
| Russian | 0% (55) |
| Serbian | 0% (10) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (20) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (70) |
| Greek | 0% (225) |
| Armenian | 0% (10) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 1% (565) |
| Hebrew | 0% (60) |
| 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% (20) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (45) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (20) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (30) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (320) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (90) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (10) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (15) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 95,610 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2.24 |
| Mining | 0.18 |
| Utilities | 0.62 |
| Construction | 6.47 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.82 |
| Retail | 12.31 |
| Transport | 5.55 |
| Info Culture | 1.58 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.48 |
| Real Estate | 1.25 |
| ProSciTech | 4.95 |
| Management | 0.09 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.22 |
| Education | 5.88 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.95 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.47 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.90 |
| Public Admin | 6.37 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 56,005 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.7%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.83%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.22%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $76,281
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 33.81%
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.
Clément Pelletier | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Profession: | Retired CEGEP chemistry professor |
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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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