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Argenteuil

2008 Results

ARGENTEUIL
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		172/172 polls
LIB	David Whissell	10,843	49.52	Elected
PQ	John Saywell	7,353	33.58
ADQ	Michael Perzow	2,455	11.21
GRN	Claude Sabourin	790	3.61
QS	Loïc Kauffeisen	456	2.08

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

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Riding profile: This Laurentians riding stretches from just west of Montreal to the Quebec-Ontario border. Argenteuil contains the following municipalities: Arundel, Barkmere, Brownsburg-Chatham, Gore, Grenville, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Harrington, Lac-des-Seize-Îles, Lachute, Mille-Isles, Montcalm, Morin Heights, St-Adolphe-d'Howard, St-André-d'Argenteuil, St-Colomban, Wentworth and Wentworth North.

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

Riding history: Argentuil was created in 1853. There were no changes made in the redistribution before 1994 election.

In 2001 redistribution: Kept 65 per cent of riding; 34 per cent moved to new Mirabel riding; one per cent to Labelle. Lost to new Mirabel riding, from eastern part of the riding, the city of Mirabel (18,202 electors). Lost to Labelle riding, from northwest corner of riding, Hurberdeau poll (666 electors).

Political history:

Since 1979 - LIB

1995 sovereignty referendum: No - 50.31 per cent; Yes - 49.69 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 16.6 per cent French: 81.3 per cent Other: 2.1 per cent Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

Byelection on April 30, 1979	Liberal Claude Ryan was elected in a byelection on April 30, 1979 (Ryan had been elected leader of the Quebec Liberals on April 15,1978).
1981	Liberal Ryan defeated Parti Québécois's Maurice Dumas by 4,996 votes. Ryan resigned as leader of Quebec Liberals on Aug. 10, 1982.
1985	Liberal Ryan defeated Parti Québécois's Daniel Mayer by 9,476 votes. Appointed minister of education, higher education and science, December 1985; Minister responsible for administration of French language charter, March 1989.
1989	Liberal Ryan defeated Parti Québécois's Alain Gerard by 5,098 votes. Appointed minister of education, higher education and science, minister responsible for administration of French language charter, October 1989; minister of municipal affairs and public security, October 1990, and minister of municipal affairs, Jan. 11, 1994.
1994	Liberal Regent Beaudet defeated Parti Québécois's Andre Riendeau. Announced his resignation, for personal reasons, in December 1997.
Byelection on June 1, 1998	Liberal David Whissell defeated Parti Québécois's Denise Beaudoin.
1998	Liberal Whissell defeated Parti Québécois's Beaudoin by 148 votes.
2003	Liberal Whissell defeated Parti Québécois's Georges Lapointe.
2007	Liberal Whissell defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Georges Lapointe. Appointed labour minister.

ARGENTEUIL
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	176/176 polls
LIB	David Whissell	9,919	37.68	Elected
ADQ	Georges Lapointe	7,794	29.61
PQ	John Saywell	6,796	25.82
GRN	Claude Sabourin	1,233	4.68
QS	Guy Dufresne	582	2.21

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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