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Arthabaska

2008 Results

ARTHABASKA
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		210/210 polls
LIB	Claude Bachand	13,227	42.49	Elected
PQ	Catherine Coutel	8,791	28.24
ADQ	Jean-François Roux	7,735	24.85
GRN	François Fillion	690	2.22
QS	Bill Ninacs	685	2.20

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

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Riding profile: This riding is in the heartland of Quebec, south of the St. Lawrence River. Arthabaska contains the following municipalities: Chester-Est, Chesterville, Norbertville, Plessisville, Princeville, St-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, St-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, St-Rosaire, St-Valère and Victoriaville.

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

Riding history: Riding first existed in 1890 election

In redistribution before the 1989 election, eight per cent of the riding was moved to Richmond.

Political history:

1970, 1973 - LIB 1976, 1981 - PQ 1985 - LIB 1989, 1994, 1998 - PQ 2003 - LIB 2007 - ADQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 56.35 per cent; No - 43.65 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 0.5 per cent French: 98.8 per cent Other: 0.7 per cent Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

1973	Liberal Gilles Masse won in 1970 and 1973. Served as minister of natural resources, 1970-76. Did not run in 1976.
1981	Parti Québécois's Jacques Baril won in 1976 and 1981.
1985	Liberal Laurier Gardner defeated Parti Québécois's Bruno St-Pierre.
1989	Parti Québécois's Baril ran again and defeated Liberal Gardner.
1994	Parti Québécois's Baril defeated Liberal Madeleine Dusseault.
1998	Parti Québécois's Baril defeated Liberal Jacques Lamontagne. Minister for transport, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001; appointed minister responsible for Centre-du-Québec region, Dec. 15, 1998; appointed minister for transport and maritime policy, March 8, 2001. Baril announced on Nov. 17, 2002, he would not be running again.
2003	Liberal Claude Bachande defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Alain Rayes.
2007	Action Démocratique du Québec's Jean-François Roux defeated Liberal Bachande.

ARTHABASKA
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	212/212 polls
ADQ	Jean-François Roux	15,323	41.91	Elected
LIB	Claude Bachand	11,145	30.48
PQ	Thérèse Domingue	7,920	21.66
QS	Bill Ninacs	1,135	3.10
GRN	François Fillion	1,038	2.84

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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