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Abitibi-Est

2008 Results

ABITIBI-EST
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		155/155 polls
LIB	Pierre Corbeil	8,942	45.74	Elected
PQ	Alexis Wawanoloath	8,427	43.11
ADQ	Samuel Dupras-Doroftei	1,742	8.91
QS	Lizon Boucher	438	2.24

All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Quebec.

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Riding profile: Abitibi-Est is located in northwestern Quebec and includes the municipalities of Barraute, Belcourt, Malartic, Rivière-Héva, Senneterre and Val-d'Or. It also includes the southeastern portion of Rouyn-Noranda, the First Nation settlements and reserves of Kitcisakik, Lac-Simon, the localities and hamlets of Beattyville, Colonie-Fournière, Rapide-Deux and Rapide-Sept; and the following unorganized territories: Lac-Fouillac, Lac Granet, Lac-Metei, Matchi-Manitou and Réservoir-Dozois. Part of the unorganized territory of Lac-Despinassy is also in the riding.

Riding map: From Elections Quebec: Abitibi-Est (PDF). (Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.)

Riding history: Riding was created in 1944 from part of the Abitibi riding, which was divided in two: Abitibi-Est and Abitibi-Ouest.

Minor changes were made in redistributions before 1989 and 1994 elections.

Minor changes were made in 2001 redistribution - no electors moved.

Political history:

1973 - LIB 1976, 1981 - PQ 1985, 1989 - LIB 1994, 1998 - PQ 2003 - LIB 2007 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 57.86 per cent; No - 42.14 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 2.4 per cent French: 94.4 per cent Other: 3.2 per cent Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census

1970	Ralliement Créditiste's Ronald Tetrault defeated Liberal Roger Houde.
1973	Liberal Houde defeated Parti Créditiste's Tetrault.
1976	Parti Québécois's Jean-Peaul Bordeleau defeated Ralliement Créditiste's Pierre Dallaire.
1981	Parti Québécois's Bordeleau defeated Liberal Noella Labelle.
1985	Liberal Raymond Savoie defeated Parti Québécois's Bordeleau. Appointed minister responsible for mines, December 1985; minister of mines and native affairs, March 1986.
1989	Liberal Savoie defeated Parti Québécois's Andre Pelletier by 2,465 votes. Savoie was appointed minister responsible for mines and regional development and minister responsible for application of professional laws in October 1989. Served as minister of revenue and minister responsible for application of laws, October 1990 to Jan. 11, 1994.
1994	Parti Québécois's Pelletier defeated Liberal Jacques Sylvestre.
1998	Parti Québécois's Pelletier defeated Liberal Lionel Brochu.
2003	Liberal Pierre Corbeil defeated Parti Québécois's Lorraine Morissette.
2007		Parti Québécois's Alexis Wawanoloath defeated Liberal Corbeil.

ABITIBI-EST
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	147/147 polls
PQ	Alexis Wawanoloath	8,262	37.71	Elected
LIB	Pierre Corbeil	7,545	34.44
ADQ	Gilles Gagnon	5,060	23.10
QS	France-Claude Goyette	1,042	4.76

Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008, 1:11 AM EST
LIB	66	0	66	42.06
PQ	51	0	51	35.15
ADQ	7	0	7	16.35
QS	1	0	1	3.80
GRN	0	0	0	2.19
OTH	0	0	0	0.45

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