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Charlevoix

2008 Results

CHARLEVOIX
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		152/152 polls
PQ	Pauline Marois	10,532	52.22	Elected
LIB	Jean Luc Simard	6,252	31.00
ADQ	Mark Cardwell	2,568	12.73
QS	André Jacob	340	1.69
GRN	David Turcotte	326	1.62
IND	Jean-Michel Harvey	152	0.75

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

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Riding profile: Located in north-eastern Quebec on the western shore of the St. Lawrence River, Charlevoix contains the following municipalities: Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Baie-Saint-Paul, Beaupré, Clermont, La Malbaie, Les Éboulements, L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Saint-Hilarion, Saint-Irénée, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente, Saint-Siméon, Saint-Tite-des-Caps and Saint-Urbain.

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

Riding history: Riding first existed in 1858 election. Eliminated before 1912 election. Re-established in 1945.

Only minor change in redistribution before 1994 election. In 2002 redistribution, added Saagard in the north from Dubuc riding (164 electors).

Political history: 1962-1989 inclusive - LIB 1994-2007 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 56.64 per cent; No - 43.64 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 0.5 per cent French: 99.4 per cent Other: 0.2 per cent Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census

1962–1981	Liberal Raymond Mailloux won in 1962, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1981. Was minister of state for roads, 1970-73; minister of public works, 1970-72. Minister of transport, 1973-76; minister of public works and supply, November 1973-75.
1985	Liberal Daniel Bradet defeated Parti Québécois's Paul-Henri Jean.
1989	Liberal Bradet defeated Parti Québécois's Rosaire Bertrand.
1994	Parti Québécois's Bertrand defeated Liberal Bradet.
1998	Parti Québécois's Bertrand defeated Liberal Claire Gagnon. Appointed minister responsible for the capital region, June 21, 2001.
2003	Parti Québécois's Bertrand defeated Liberal Denis Lavoie.
2007	Parti Québécois's Bertrand defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Conrad Harvey. Bertrand resigned shortly after.
Sept. 24, 2007 byelection	Parti Québécois's Pauline Marois defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Harvey. Marois had been acclaimed as new leader for the PQ on June 27, 2007.

CHARLEVOIX
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	150/150 polls
PQ	Rosaire Bertrand	9,099	37.67	Elected
ADQ	Conrad Harvey	7,436	30.78
LIB	Jean-Guy Bouchard	6,541	27.08
GRN	David Turcotte	553	2.29
QS	Lucie Charbonneau	527	2.18

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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