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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242/242 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Tarik Brahmi | 24,899 | 47.44 |
Elected |
| BQ | Claude Bachand | 16,023 | 30.53 |
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| CON | Jean Thouin | 5,601 | 10.67 |
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| LIB | Robert David | 4,643 | 8.85 |
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| GRN | Pierre Tremblay | 1,322 | 2.52 |
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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 mixed urban and rural riding containing part of the regional county municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu and reaching south to the U.S. border. The major centres are St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, St-Luc and Iberville. CFB St-Jean is in this riding as well as a key customs office.
The riding of St-Jean existed from 1867 to 1892. It was re-established in 1966 from St-Jean-Iberville-Napierville and Châteauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie. The 1996 redistribution kept 94 per cent of the riding.
Population: 102,902 (2006 census; an increase of 8.2% since 2001)
Political History
Bloc Québécois MP Claude Bachand won a sixth term in 2008, easily defeating Liberal Claire Ste-Marie and Conservative Marie-Josée Mercier, who were separated by 149 votes.
Bachand received 53 per cent of the vote in 2006, beating Conservative candidate Francis Lévesque.
Bachand captured 60 per cent of the vote in 2004, defeating Liberal Michel Fecteau.
Liberal François Bourassa won in St-Jean from 1867 to 1891 inclusive and St-Jean-Iberville-Napierville was Liberal from 1896 until the 1965 election. Progressive Conservative Paul Beaulieu won in 1965. Liberal Walter Smith won three terms starting in 1968, followed by another Liberal, Paul-André Masse, who won in 1979 and 1980.
PC André Bissonnette won in 1984, but resigned from his cabinet post as minister of state for transport in 1987 for alleged land flips in Quebec. In 1988, he was found not guilty of fraud, conspiracy and breach of trust. PC Clement Couture won in 1988, but was defeated in 1993.
- 1968-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 9.04% (9,170) |
| French | 32.39% (32,860) |
| Aboriginal | 3.86% (3,915) |
| American | 0.67% (675) |
| Canadian | 71.49% (72,540) |
| Caribbean | 0.33% (330) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.39% (395) |
| Western European | 3.54% (3,595) |
| Northern European | 0.17% (170) |
| Eastern European | 0.90% (910) |
| S European | 2.78% (2,825) |
| Other European | 0.07% (70) |
| Scandinavian | 0.16% (160) |
| Baltic | 0.02% (20) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.04% (45) |
| African | 0.12% (125) |
| Arab | 0.58% (590) |
| Maghrebi | 0.28% (280) |
| West Asia | 0.07% (70) |
| South Asia | 0.08% (85) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.60% (610) |
| Oceania | 0.01% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 101,465 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 3% (2,615) |
| French | 95% (95,740) |
| 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% (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% (225) |
| Portuguese | 0% (280) |
| Romanian | 0% (90) |
| Spanish | 0% (265) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (85) |
| Flemish | 0% (20) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (300) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (60) |
| Russian | 0% (35) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (15) |
| Slovak | 0% (10) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (15) |
| Greek | 0% (70) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (215) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (45) |
| 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% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (10) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (155) |
| Mandarin | 0% (75) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (40) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (20) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (85) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (40) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 100,670 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.58 |
| Mining | 0.12 |
| Utilities | 1.68 |
| Construction | 4.99 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.85 |
| Retail | 13.83 |
| Transport | 3.24 |
| Info Culture | 1.66 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.89 |
| Real Estate | 1.09 |
| ProSciTech | 3.87 |
| Management | 0.05 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.57 |
| Education | 8.39 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 13.09 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.64 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.41 |
| Public Admin | 5.66 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 45,835 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.8%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 13.39%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 26.51%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $69,442
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 3%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 32.42%
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.
Claude Bachand | |
| Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: Email450-357-9100 315, rue MacDonald bureau 116 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. J3B 8J3 | |
| Age: | 60 |
| Birthplace: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Children: | One - Geneviève |
| Profession: | Educator |
| Education: | Studies in physical education - University of Montreal, 1972-75 |
| Political Career: | Elected in Saint-Jean in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
Jean Thouin | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Birthplace: | Saint-Jean |
| Profession: | Management |
Pierre Tremblay | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 514-831-5141 |
| Age: | Born in 1956 |
| Birthplace: | Saguenay, Que. |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Education: | Graduate of University of Montreal. Master's in economic sciences in 1986 |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Saint-Jean in 2008 |
Robert David | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Birthplace: | Montreal |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two (Alexandre and Catherine) |
| Profession: | Economist |
| Education: | BA and an MA in economics from Canadian universities Master's in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Hochelaga in Nov, 9, 2009, byelection. |
Tarik Brahmi | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Email | |
| Birthplace: | Lyon, France |
| Profession: | Engineer |
| Education: | Engineering degree from the University of Montpellier (France) in microelectronics and automation, 1991. |
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