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Verchères - Les Patriotes
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225/225 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Sana Hassainia | 24,724 | 43.90 |
Elected |
| BQ | Luc Malo | 20,221 | 35.90 |
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| LIB | Pier-Luc Therrien-Péloquin | 5,298 | 9.41 |
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| CON | Rodrigo Alfaro | 4,825 | 8.57 |
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| GRN | Thomas Lapierre | 1,254 | 2.23 |
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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 along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, across from the island of Montreal. It contains the regional county municipality of Lajemmerais, part of La Vallée-du-Richelieu and part of the city of Longueuil north and east of Highway 20 and the St. Lawrence River. The municipalities of St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu and St-Marc-sur-Richelieu are in the riding.
The riding of Verchères was established in 1867 and abolished in 1892 with the establishment of Chambly and St-Hyacinthe. Verchères was recreated in 1976 from Chambly and St-Hyacinthe. In 1996, 96 per cent of the riding was retained and it was renamed Verchères-Les-Patriotes in 1998. In 2004, 83 per cent of Verchères-Les-Patriotes was retained.
Population: 97,726 (2006 census; an increase of 9.5% since 2001)
Political History
Luc Malo was re-elected in 2008 as the Bloc Québécois took the riding for a sixth consecutive term. Malo won 50 per cent of the vote and greatly outdistanced second-place Liberal candidate François Fournier
In 2006, Malo won 57 per cent of the vote and beat Conservative candidate Jean-Felix Racicot.
In 2004, Bloc candidate Stéphane Bergeron soundly defeated Liberal Nathalie Tousignant to win a fourth term as MP.
Liberal Felix Geoffrion won in Verchères from 1867 to 1891. Chambly and its predecessor riding Chambly-Rouville was Liberal since 1935 except for one Progressive Conservative win in 1958. Liberal Bernard Loiselle, incumbent from Chambly, was elected in 1974 in Verchères. He also won the 1979 and 1980 elections. PC Marcel Danis won in 1984 and 1988. He was appointed minister of state for youth, minister of state for fitness and amateur sport and deputy leader in 1990 and minister of labour in 1991.
- 1979, 1980 - LIB
- 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - BQ
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 7.05% (6,815) |
| French | 32.32% (31,250) |
| Aboriginal | 2.12% (2,045) |
| American | 0.40% (385) |
| Canadian | 73.85% (71,400) |
| Caribbean | 0.44% (430) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.39% (380) |
| Western European | 2.41% (2,330) |
| Northern European | 0.14% (140) |
| Eastern European | 1.10% (1,065) |
| S European | 4.06% (3,930) |
| Other European | 0.09% (90) |
| Scandinavian | 0.12% (115) |
| Baltic | 0.02% (20) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.06% (55) |
| African | 0.22% (215) |
| Arab | 0.81% (780) |
| Maghrebi | 0.35% (340) |
| West Asia | 0.05% (50) |
| South Asia | 0.01% (10) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.55% (530) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 96,685 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 2% (1,475) |
| French | 96% (92,665) |
| 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% (445) |
| Portuguese | 0% (140) |
| Romanian | 0% (80) |
| Spanish | 0% (315) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (45) |
| Flemish | 0% (15) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (130) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (35) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (30) |
| Russian | 0% (20) |
| Serbian | 0% (20) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (20) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (10) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (20) |
| Greek | 0% (80) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (315) |
| Hebrew | 0% (10) |
| 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% (10) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (15) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (70) |
| Mandarin | 0% (30) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (20) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (75) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 96,220 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.34 |
| Mining | 0.05 |
| Utilities | 0.31 |
| Construction | 4.63 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 7.13 |
| Retail | 10.48 |
| Transport | 11.62 |
| Info Culture | 1.97 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.82 |
| Real Estate | 1.53 |
| ProSciTech | 4.49 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 6.44 |
| Education | 3.73 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 5.53 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.15 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.13 |
| Public Admin | 2.49 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 82,790 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 3.4%
7% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 10.16%
14.32%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.79%
25.41%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $90,489
$71,838 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 3%
11% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 38.85%
34.70% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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LIB – Pier-Luc Therrien-Peloquin
Luc Malo | |
 | Party: Bloc Québécois Contact Information: 450-652-4442 1085, boulevard Lionel-Boulet A local Varennes, Que, J3X 1P7 |
| Age: | 37 |
| Birthplace: | Contrecoeur, Que. |
| Profession: | Political assistant |
| Education: | Master's in business administration, University of Sherbrooke (2001-02). |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Verchères-Les-Patriotes in 2006, 2008 |
Thomas La Pierre | |
| Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 514-482-5955 | |
| Age: | 46 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two daughters |
| Profession: | Freelance writers |
Pier-Luc Therrien-Peloquin | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 450-561-5131 | |
| Age: | 22 |
| Education: | Currently studying political science at Concordia University |
Sana Hassainia | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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