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Chicoutimi

2008 Results

CHICOUTIMI
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		204/204 polls
PQ	Stéphane Bédard	13,402	45.98	Elected
LIB	Joan Simard	12,128	41.61
ADQ	Jean-Philippe Marin	2,455	8.42
QS	Réjean Godin	1,164	3.99

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

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Riding profile: This Saguenay region riding contains the part of the Saguenay region corresponding to the city of Chicoutimi as it existed until Feb. 17, 2002.

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

Riding history: Riding first existed in 1912 election. Minor change in 1985 redistribution.

Political history: Since 1973 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 68.87 per cent; No - 31.13 per cent

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

1973, 1976, 1981	Parti Québécois's Marc-André Bédard defeated Liberal Marcel Claveau. Bédard was re-elected in 1976 and 1981. Appointed minister of justice, Nov. 26, 1976; appointed minister of justice and minister of state for electoral and parliamentary reform, September 1979. Appointed minister of justice and minister of state for electoral reform, April 30, 1981; deputy premier, government house leader, minister responsible for electoral reform, March 5, 1984; solicitor general, October to December 1985.
1985, 1989, 1994	Parti Québécois's Jeanne Blackburn won in 1985, 1989 and 1994. Appointed minister of income security and minister responsible for status of women from Sept. 26, 1994, to Jan. 29, 1996.
1998	Parti Québécois's Stéphane Bédard defeated Liberal Marina Larouche.
2003	Parti Québécois's Bédard defeated Liberal Jean-Guy Maltais.
2007	Parti Québécois's Bédard defeated Liberal André Harvey.

CHICOUTIMI
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	201/201 polls
PQ	Stéphane Bédard	13,965	39.97	Elected
LIB	André Harvey	12,921	36.98
ADQ	Luc Picard	6,155	17.62
QS	Colette Fournier	1,093	3.13
GRN	Daniel Fortin	803	2.30

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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