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Blainville

2008 Results

BLAINVILLE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		229/229 polls
PQ	Daniel Ratthé	13,956	40.57	Elected
LIB	Johanne Berthiaume	11,134	32.37
ADQ	Pierre Gingras	7,572	22.01
GRN	Michel Sigouin	955	2.78
QS	Francis Gagnon-Bergmann	782	2.27

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

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Riding profile: Blainville contains the towns of: Blainville, Bois-des-Filion, Lorraine and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

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

Riding history: Riding created in 1992 redistribution from parts of Groulx and Terrebonne ridings.

Political history: 1994, 1998, 2001 byelection, 2003 - PQ 2007 - ADQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 63.01 per cent; No - 36.99 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 3 per cent French: 93.7 per cent Other: 3.3 per cent Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

Terrebonne

1973	Liberal Denis Hardy won and was appointed minister of cultural affairs in November 1973.
1976	Parti Québécois's Elie Fallu defeated Liberal Hardy.
1981	Parti Québécois's Yves Blais defeated Liberal Jean-Yves Chartrand by 8,981 votes.
1985	Parti Québécois's Blais defeated Liberal Jocelyn Poirier.
1989	Parti Québécois's Jocelyne Caron defeated Liberal Marcel Lorrain.

Groulx

1981	Parti Québécois's Elie Fallu, incumbent from Terrebonne, ran here and defeated Liberal Nolan Filiatrault. Appointed minister of citizens relations, responsible for handicapped, December 1984.
1985	Liberal Madeleine Bleau defeated Parti Québécois's Fallu by 621 votes.
1989	Liberal Bleau defeated Parti Québécois's Robert Dean.

Blainville

1994	Parti Québécois's Celine Signori defeated Liberal Mario Massie.
1998	Parti Québécois's Signori defeated Liberal Pierre Saucier. Signori resigned on July 8, 2001, to create a vacancy for Richard Legendre, who had been appointed to cabinet without being elected.
Oct. 1, 2001 by-election	Parti Québécois's Legendre defeated Liberal Jocelyne Roch. Appointed minister for tourism, recreation and sport, March 8-Nov. 13, 2001; appointed minister responsible for youth, tourism, recreation and sport, Nov. 13, 2001; appointed minister responsible for Laurentians region, Nov. 28, 2001; appointed minister responsible for wildlife and parks, Jan. 30, 2002.
2003	Parti Québécois's Legendre defeated Liberal Roch.
2007	Action Démocratique du Québec's Pierre Gingras defeated Parti Québécois's Legendre.

BLAINVILLE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	221/221 polls
ADQ	Pierre Gingras	17,609	41.90	Elected
PQ	Richard Legendre	13,974	33.25
LIB	Roberto Rego	8,081	19.23
GRN	Geoffroy Chartrand	1,561	3.71
QS	Francis Gagnon-Bergmann	797	1.90

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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