Results, Ridings & Candidates

Chambly

2008 Results

CHAMBLY
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		248/248 polls
PQ	Bertrand St-Arnaud	16,049	40.01	Elected
LIB	Stéphanie Doyon	14,485	36.11
ADQ	Richard Merlini	6,455	16.09
GRN	Nicholas Lescarbeau	1,200	2.99
QS	Jocelyn Roy	1,167	2.91
PI	Ghislain Lebel	758	1.89

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

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Riding profile: Chambly is located in the Montérégie region and contains the following municipalities: Carignan, Chambly, Richelieu, Saint-Basile-le-Grand and Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu.

It also contains part of Longueuil corresponding to Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville as it existed until Dec. 31, 2001.

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

Riding history: Riding first existed in 1830 election. In 1972 redistribution, Chambly was reformed with portions of the original Chambly riding, along with Rouville and Verchères ridings. In 1980 redistribution, Chambly lost 26,233 electors to Bertrand.

Political history: 1976, 1981 - PQ 1985, 1989 - LIB 1994, 1998 - PQ 2003 - LIB 2007 - ADQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 54.95 per cent; No - 45.05 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 6.9 per cent French: 90.9 per cent Other: 2.1 per cent. Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

1961 by-election, 1962, 1966, 1970	Liberal Pierre Laporte won Dec. 14, 1961, by-election; re-elected in 1962, 1966, 1970. Appointed minister of municipal affairs in December 1962; minister of cultural affairs in September 1964; and government leader 1965-66. Leader of Opposition after 1966 election. Appointed minister of labour, immigration and manpower, May 12, 1970; government house leader. Abducted by FLQ on Oct. 9, 1970. His body was found on Oct. 17, 1970.
1971 by-election	Liberal Jean Cournoyer defeated Parti Québécois's Pierre Marois by 11,195 votes.
1976	Parti Québécois's Denis Lazure defeated Liberal Guy St-Pierre. Appointed minister of social affairs on Nov. 26, 1976 (ran in Bertrand in 1981).
1981	Parti Québécois's Luc Tremblay defeated Liberal Marcellin Tremblay.
1985	Liberal Gérard Latulippe defeated Parti Québécois's Tremblay. Appointed solicitor-general, Dec. 12, 1985. Resigned from cabinet June 30, 1987. Resigned June 14, 1989; named Quebec consul general in Mexico on June 15, 1989.
1989	Liberal Lucienne Robillard defeated Parti Québécois's Monique Richer. Appointed minister of cultural affairs, Oct. 11, 1989; minister of higher education and science, Oct. 5, 1990; minister of education, Nov. 3, 1992; minister of education and science, December 1993; minister of health and social services, Jan. 11, 1994.
1994	Parti Québécois's Louise Beaudoin defeated Liberal Robillard by 407 votes. Served as minister of Canadian intergovernmental affairs from Sept. 26, 1994, to Jan. 29, 1996; added minister of culture and communications and minister responsible for application of French Language Charter on Aug. 3, 1995; reduced to minister of culture and communications and minister responsible for application of French Language Charter, Jan. 29, 1996.
1998	Parti Québécois's Beaudoin defeated Liberal Pierre Bourbonnais. Served as minister responsible for French Language Charter, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001; minister of international relations, minister responsible for la Francophonie from Dec.15, 1998; appointed minister of state for international relations, March 8, 2001; appointed minister responsible for globalization, Feb. 13, 2002.
2003	Liberal Diane Legault defeated Parti Québécois's Beaudoin by 799 votes. Legault resigned her seat on Nov. 15, 2006.
2007	Action Démocratique du Québec's Richard Merlini defeated Parti Québécois's Bertrand St-Arnaud.

CHAMBLY
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	259/259 polls
ADQ	Richard Merlini	18,145	38.92	Elected
PQ	Bertrand St-Arnaud	13,469	28.89
LIB	Marc Tanguay	11,219	24.07
GRN	Marie-Mars Adam	2,266	4.86
QS	Alain Dubois	1,517	3.25

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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