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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310/310 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Jamie Nicholls | 30,219 | 43.63 |
Elected |
| BQ | Meili Faille | 17,820 | 25.73 |
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| CON | Marc Boudreau | 11,343 | 16.38 |
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| LIB | Lyne Pelchat | 8,013 | 11.57 |
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| GRN | Jean-Yves Massenet | 1,864 | 2.69 |
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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 runs from Lac des Deux Montagnes in the north to the St. Lawrence River in the south. The western boundary is the Ontario-Quebec border. Vaudreuil-Soulanges riding contains the regional county municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. It also includes Vaudreuil-Dorion, Hudson, Pincourt, Rigaud, Notre-Dame-de-L'Île and L'Île Perrot.
The riding was Vaudreuil from 1867 to 1914 and Vaudreuil-Soulanges from 1914 to 1966 and again from 1997. In 1996, the riding kept 76 per cent of its population.
Population: 120,395 (2006 census; an increase of 17.9% since 2001)
Political History
Bloc Québécois incumbent Meili Faille won a third term in 2008 with 41 per cent of the vote.
In 2006, she defeated former astronaut and Liberal candidate Marc Garneau. In 2004, Faille defeated the Liberal incumbent, Nick Discepola, by 3,062 votes. Discepola had served two terms.
In the former riding of Vaudreuil, Liberal Hal Herbert was MP from 1972-80. Progressive Conservative Pierre Cadieux won in 1984 and 1988. He was minister of labour in 1986, minister of Indian affairs and northern development in 1989, solicitor general in 1990 and minister of state for fitness and amateur sport, minister of state for youth and deputy government leader from 1991 to 1993.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges/Vaudreuil:
- 1867-87 inclusive - CON
- 1891 - LIB
- 1892 byelection - CON
- 1896-1957 inclusive - LIB
- 1958, 1962 - PC
- 1963-80 inclusive - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 - LIB
Vaudreuil-Soulanges:
- 1997, 2000 - LIB
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 20.48% (24,465) |
| French | 31.95% (38,175) |
| Aboriginal | 3.11% (3,715) |
| American | 0.73% (875) |
| Canadian | 60.25% (71,975) |
| Caribbean | 1.28% (1,535) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.66% (790) |
| Western European | 6.27% (7,485) |
| Northern European | 0.94% (1,120) |
| Eastern European | 4.01% (4,785) |
| S European | 6.71% (8,015) |
| Other European | 0.64% (760) |
| Scandinavian | 0.75% (900) |
| Baltic | 0.15% (180) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.36% (425) |
| African | 0.59% (700) |
| Arab | 1.42% (1,700) |
| Maghrebi | 0.37% (445) |
| West Asia | 0.50% (600) |
| South Asia | 0.73% (870) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.16% (1,380) |
| Oceania | 0.05% (60) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 119,470 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 21% (24,760) |
| French | 73% (85,565) |
| Algonquin | 0% (10) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| 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% (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 | 1% (1,010) |
| Portuguese | 0% (380) |
| Romanian | 0% (365) |
| Spanish | 1% (880) |
| Danish | 0% (25) |
| Dutch | 0% (125) |
| Flemish | 0% (25) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (740) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (45) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (75) |
| Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Czech | 0% (95) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (425) |
| Russian | 0% (195) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (15) |
| Slovenian | 0% (20) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (155) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (50) |
| Hungarian | 0% (235) |
| Greek | 0% (195) |
| Armenian | 0% (40) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (495) |
| Hebrew | 0% (30) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (15) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (135) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (150) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (100) |
| Malayalam | 0% (10) |
| Tamil | 0% (60) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (35) |
| Korean | 0% (35) |
| Cantonese | 0% (30) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (205) |
| Mandarin | 0% (45) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (175) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (110) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (25) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (150) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 117,575 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.11 |
| Mining | 0.13 |
| Utilities | 0.64 |
| Construction | 4.09 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.75 |
| Retail | 8.76 |
| Transport | 4.03 |
| Info Culture | 6.63 |
| Finance Insurance | 7.97 |
| Real Estate | 2.69 |
| ProSciTech | 11.88 |
| Management | 0.17 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.37 |
| Education | 7.79 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.61 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 3.23 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.90 |
| Public Admin | 4.41 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 58,705 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.5%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 9.93%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.31%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $83,157
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 8%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 37.01%
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.
Marc Boudreau | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 450-218-3999 100, Boulevard Harwood Local M-5 Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. J7V 1X9 | |
| Age: | 44 |
| Birthplace: | Pointe Claire |
| Marital Status: | Married to Karen |
| Children: | One - Chloé |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Education: | Law degree - University of Montreal Admitted to Quebec Bar in 1993 |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Montcalm in 2008 |
Lyne Pelchat | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 514-373-2437 | |
| Age: | 44 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Stéphane Décary |
| Children: | One daughter - Véronique |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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