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Roberval - Lac-Saint-Jean
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198/198 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Denis Lebel | 18,370 | 45.49 |
Elected |
| NDP | Yvon Guay | 11,153 | 27.62 |
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| BQ | Claude Pilote | 8,646 | 21.41 |
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| LIB | Bernard Garneau | 1,618 | 4.01 |
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| GRN | Steeve Simard | 596 | 1.48 |
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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 surrounds Lac St-Jean. Lac Péribonka and Rivière Péribonka form part of the eastern boundary. It contains the regional county municipalities of Le Domaine-du-Roy and Maria-Chapdelaine and part of Lac-St-Jean-Est. The Mashteuiatsh Indian Reserve is in the riding. The main population centres are around Lac St-Jean itself in the southeast and include Roberval and St-Félicien.
In 2004, 85 per cent of the riding was retained and 31 per cent from Lac-St-Jean-Saguenay was added in the southeast. This riding was established in 1947. There was no change in the 1996 redistribution.
Population: 78,895 (2006 census; a decrease of 3% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Denis Lebel kept this riding from the Bloc Québécois in 2008, edging BQ candidate Claude Pilote by 1,505 votes. Lebel, the former mayor of Roberval, took this riding from the Bloc in a byelection in September 2007. The byelection was called after the 2006 winner, Bloc candidate Michel Gauthier, resigned for health reasons.
The 2006 election had been much closer than the previous one, but Gauthier and the BQ still won their fifth straight race in the riding.
In 2004, Gauthier defeated Liberal Michel Mallette with 59 per cent of the vote, to win a fourth term of office. He was elected BQ leader in 1996, but announced later that year that he would step down as leader in 1997.
Social Credit's C.A. Gauthier won in 1962 and was MP until 1980, although he won in 1965 and 1968 as a member of the Ralliement Créditiste. Liberal Suzanne Beauchamp-Niquet won in 1980. Progressive Conservative Benoît Bouchard won in 1984 and 1988. He was appointed minister of state for transport in 1984, secretary of state in 1985, minister of employment and immigration in 1986, minister of transport in 1988, minister of industry, science and technology in 1990 and minister of health and welfare in 1991. He announced he wouldn't be running again for the 1993 campaign and was named Canadian ambassador to France.
- 1949 - LIB
- 1952 byelection - PC
- 1953, 1957 - LIB
- 1958 - PC
- 1962-79 inclusive - SC / RC
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 - BQ
- 2007 byelection - CON
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 3.20% (2,495) |
| French | 29.12% (22,680) |
| Aboriginal | 7.40% (5,760) |
| American | 0.41% (320) |
| Canadian | 79.21% (61,695) |
| Caribbean | 0.08% (65) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.03% (20) |
| Western European | 0.91% (705) |
| Northern European | 0.14% (110) |
| Eastern European | 0.18% (140) |
| S European | 0.42% (330) |
| Other European | 0.06% (50) |
| Scandinavian | 0.06% (45) |
| Baltic | 0.00% (0) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.03% (25) |
| Arab | 0.16% (125) |
| Maghrebi | 0.06% (50) |
| West Asia | 0.00% (0) |
| South Asia | 0.08% (60) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.31% (240) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 77,885 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 0% (250) |
| French | 99% (76,680) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (140) |
| 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% (265) |
| 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% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (15) |
| Spanish | 0% (25) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (15) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (40) |
| 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% (10) |
| 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% (0) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (45) |
| 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% (10) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (0) |
| Mandarin | 0% (15) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (30) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (30) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 77,680 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 4.92 |
| Mining | 0.21 |
| Utilities | 1.35 |
| Construction | 6.51 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.19 |
| Retail | 12.25 |
| Transport | 3.48 |
| Info Culture | 0.70 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.40 |
| Real Estate | 0.81 |
| ProSciTech | 2.62 |
| Management | 0.10 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.33 |
| Education | 5.47 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 12.48 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.34 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.64 |
| Public Admin | 7.35 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 43,765 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 11.5%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.86%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 29.93%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $60,327
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.80%
34.70% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Yvon Guay Claude Pilote | |
 | Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean in 2008. |
Steeve Simard | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 418-769-3264 123 tel ru Roberval, Que. G8G 8G8 | |
| Birthplace: | Chapais-Chibougamau |
| Profession: | Teacher and musician |
Yvon Guay | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Served as a municipal councillor in Bois des Filion from 1980 to 1985. |
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| 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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