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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204/215 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Sadia Groguhé | 17,778 | 42.20 |
Elected |
| BQ | Josée Beaudin | 10,816 | 25.67 |
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| LIB | Roxane Stanners | 8,284 | 19.66 |
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| CON | Qais Hamidi | 4,335 | 10.29 |
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| GRN | Carmen Budilean | 916 | 2.17 |
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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 riding is on the eastern shore of the St. Lawrence River across from Montreal. The riding contains the former cities of Greenfield Park, LeMoyne and St-Lambert and part of the former city of Longueuil, lying southwest of Chemin de Chambly, Boulevard Curé-Poirier West, Rue Notre-Dame-de-Grâces and Rue de Châteauguay.
In 2004, nine per cent of Longueuil was added in the northwest. The riding of St-Lambert was created in the 1996 redistribution from 35 per cent of Longueuil, 27 per cent of St-Hubert and 19 per cent of La Prairie.
Population: 94,541 (2006 census; an increase of 1.7% since 2001)
Political History
The Bloc Québécois won with a new candidate in 2008 as Josée Beaudin defeated Liberal candidate Roxane Stanners by 3,962 votes.
Maka Kotto won re-election in 2006, beating Liberal runner-up Jean-Jacques Hermans by more than 1,200 votes.
Kotto captured the riding in 2004, beating Liberal incumbent Yolande Thibeault by 5,370 votes. Thibeault was first elected in 1997.
Longueuil riding was Progressive Conservative in 1958 and 1962 and Liberal from 1963 to 1984. PC Nic Leblanc won in 1984 and 1988. He resigned from the PC caucus in 1990, after Meech Lake failed, and joined the Bloc Québécois. In 1993, running for the BQ, Leblanc defeated Liberal Guy Chartrand by 24,640 votes.
St-Hubert elected PC Pierrette Venne in 1988. She also resigned from the PC caucus in 1991 and joined the BQ. In 1993, Venne won in St-Hubert for the BQ.
St-Lambert:
- 1997, 2000 - LIB
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 14.61% (13,660) |
| French | 31.64% (29,580) |
| Aboriginal | 3.61% (3,375) |
| American | 0.59% (550) |
| Canadian | 53.19% (49,720) |
| Caribbean | 2.46% (2,300) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.15% (2,010) |
| Western European | 4.54% (4,240) |
| Northern European | 0.40% (375) |
| Eastern European | 3.62% (3,385) |
| S European | 6.96% (6,505) |
| Other European | 0.41% (380) |
| Scandinavian | 0.37% (350) |
| Baltic | 0.25% (235) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.10% (95) |
| African | 1.45% (1,360) |
| Arab | 3.54% (3,310) |
| Maghrebi | 1.84% (1,720) |
| West Asia | 1.19% (1,110) |
| South Asia | 0.64% (600) |
| East/SE Asia | 2.96% (2,770) |
| Oceania | 0.04% (40) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (30) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 93,475 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 12% (10,885) |
| French | 75% (69,280) |
| 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% (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% (395) |
| Portuguese | 1% (500) |
| Romanian | 1% (925) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,255) |
| Danish | 0% (25) |
| Dutch | 0% (60) |
| Flemish | 0% (15) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (385) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (75) |
| Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (210) |
| Russian | 0% (295) |
| Serbian | 0% (35) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (15) |
| Slovenian | 0% (20) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (55) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (35) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (10) |
| Hungarian | 0% (185) |
| Greek | 0% (295) |
| Armenian | 0% (65) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 2% (1,635) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (15) |
| Bengali | 0% (30) |
| Gujarati | 0% (35) |
| Hindi | 0% (15) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (60) |
| Pashto | 0% (10) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (570) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (65) |
| Malayalam | 0% (20) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (30) |
| Korean | 0% (170) |
| Cantonese | 0% (205) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (680) |
| Mandarin | 0% (195) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (55) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (90) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (430) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (10) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (40) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (55) |
| Creoles | 1% (650) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 91,865 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.58 |
| Mining | 0.19 |
| Utilities | 0.65 |
| Construction | 5.87 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 7.71 |
| Retail | 11.62 |
| Transport | 7.04 |
| Info Culture | 2.26 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.72 |
| Real Estate | 1.76 |
| ProSciTech | 7.70 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.26 |
| Education | 6.74 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.04 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.63 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.24 |
| Public Admin | 3.79 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 68,875 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 7.4%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 17.24%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 20.68%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $74,377
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 15%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 34.85%
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.
Sadia Groguhé | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Four |
| Education: | Master’s degree in psychology |
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