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Saint-Maurice - Champlain
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248/248 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Lise St-Denis | 18,628 | 39.06 |
Elected |
| BQ | Jean-Yves Laforest | 13,954 | 29.26 |
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| CON | Jacques Grenier | 8,447 | 17.71 |
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| LIB | Yves Tousignant | 5,670 | 11.89 |
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| GRN | Pierre Audette | 993 | 2.08 |
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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 in southeastern Quebec, with the St. Lawrence River as part of its southwest boundary. It encompasses the city of Shawinigan, the regional county municipalities of Les Chenaux, Mékinac and Le Haut-St-Maurice. Communauté de Wemotaci Indian Reserve, Coucoucache Indian Reserve No. 24A and Obedjiwan Indian Reserve No. 28 fall in the riding.
In 2004, the riding of St-Maurice-Champlain was created from 74 per cent of St-Maurice and 47 per cent of Champlain. The riding of St-Maurice existed from 1867 to 1892 and was recreated in 1966. In 1996, three per cent of Berthier-Montcalm was added.
Population: 96,968 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.9% since 2001)
Political History
Bloc Québécois candidate Jean-Yves Laforest was re-elected in 2008, receiving 43 per cent of the vote. Laforest won as a new BQ candidate in 2006, defeating Conservative Martial Toupin.
The Bloc scored a political victory here in 2004, when Marcel Gagnon defeated Liberal candidate Marie-Eve Bilodeau with 55 per cent of the vote. This riding was held by former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Chrétien was first elected as MP in 1963 and won eight elections. He became prime minister in 1993 and racked up three majority governments before resigning as both MP and prime minister in 2003. Before becoming prime minister, Chrétien served as minister of national revenue and minister of Indian affairs and northern development in 1968; president of the Treasury Board in 1974; minister of industry, trade and commerce in 1976; and minister of finance from 1977 to 1979. He was named minister of justice, attorney general, minister of external affairs and deputy prime minister in 1984, just before the Liberals went under at the hands of Tory Brian Mulroney.
Chrétien resigned as MP in 1986 to resume a business and legal career. In the 1986 byelection, Liberal Gilles Grondin won. In 1988, Progressive Conservative Denis Pronovost was elected. He was found guilty in 1993 on two charges of sexually assaulting young men. He resigned from the PC caucus and said he would not run again. In 1990, after winning the leadership of the Liberal party, Chrétien was elected for a single term in Beauséjour, N.B., before returning to win in this riding in 1993.
St-Maurice-Lafleche:
- 1935, 1940 - LIB
- 1945 - BLOC POPULAIRE CANADIEN
- 1949-58 inclusive - LIB
- 1962 - SC
- 1963, 1965 - LIB
St-Maurice:
- 1968-86 byelection inclusive - LIB
- 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
St-Maurice-Champlain:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 5.11% (4,835) |
| French | 30.00% (28,370) |
| Aboriginal | 6.29% (5,945) |
| American | 0.45% (425) |
| Canadian | 75.68% (71,570) |
| Caribbean | 0.04% (35) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.13% (120) |
| Western European | 1.53% (1,445) |
| Northern European | 0.06% (55) |
| Eastern European | 0.26% (250) |
| S European | 1.38% (1,305) |
| Other European | 0.04% (35) |
| Scandinavian | 0.06% (55) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (35) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.05% (45) |
| African | 0.05% (45) |
| Arab | 0.20% (190) |
| Maghrebi | 0.02% (20) |
| West Asia | 0.05% (50) |
| South Asia | 0.06% (60) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.13% (125) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 94,570 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 1% (705) |
| French | 95% (89,680) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 3% (2,855) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (15) |
| 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% (15) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (115) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (10) |
| Spanish | 0% (170) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (20) |
| Flemish | 0% (20) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (295) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (45) |
| 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% (70) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (20) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (30) |
| 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% (40) |
| 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% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (10) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (10) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (0) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 94,220 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.74 |
| Mining | 0.39 |
| Utilities | 0.76 |
| Construction | 5.84 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.67 |
| Retail | 10.93 |
| Transport | 4.67 |
| Info Culture | 2.62 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.80 |
| Real Estate | 1.92 |
| ProSciTech | 7.16 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.77 |
| Education | 6.58 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.29 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.14 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.61 |
| Public Admin | 5.31 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 6,587,575 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 9.3%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 19.59%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.89%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $57,498
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 30.96%
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.
Jacques Grenier | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada |
| Birthplace: | Grand-Mère |
| Children: | Two — Maude and Simon |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Served as a city councillor for Shawinigan. |
Pierre Audette | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 819-662-3111 |
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Lachute |
Ronald St-Onge Lynch | |
| Party: Independent | |
Lise St-Denis | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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