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Duplessis

2008 Results

DUPLESSIS
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		171/171 polls
PQ	Lorraine Richard	9,619	52.34	Elected
LIB	Pierre Cormier	6,300	34.28
ADQ	Bernard Lefrancois	1,532	8.34
QS	Olivier Noël	469	2.55
GRN	Jacques Gélineau	459	2.50

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

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Riding profile: This large riding spans Labrador's southern border and the north-shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Duplessis contains the following municipalities: Aguanish, Baie-Johan-Beetz, Blanc-Sablon, Bonne-Espérance, Côté-Nord-du-Golfe-Saint-Laurent, Fermont, Gallix, Gros-Mécatina, Havre-Saint-Pierre, L Île-d Anticosti, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Moisie, Port-Cartier, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Rivière-Pentecôte, Riviére-Saint-Jean, Saint-Augustin, Schefferville and Sept-Îles.

It also contains the First Nation reserves of Lac-John, La Romaine, Maliotenam, Matimekosh, Mingan, Natashquan and Uashat; the First Nation settlement of Pakuashipi; the reserved lands of Kawawachikamach.

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

Riding history: Riding created before 1960 election from part of Saguenay riding. Minor change in redistribution before 1994 election.

Political history: 1960-1973 inclusive - LIB Since 1976 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 62.78 per cent; No - 37.22 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 9.1 per cent French: 79.8 per cent Other: 11.1 per cent (10.50 per cent Montagnais-Naskapi) Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census

1960–1970	Liberal Henri-Laurier Coiteux won here in 1960, 1962, 1966, 1970. Died in office in 1972.
1972 by-election	Liberal Donald Gallienne defeated Parti Québécois's Charles Begin by 6,750 votes.
1973	Liberal Gallienne defeated Parti Québécois's Clement Godbout.
1989–1994	Parti Québécois's Denis Perron won in 1976, 1981, 1985 and 1989. In 1994 Perron defeated Liberal Tony Detroio by 5,263 votes. Died in office April 23, 1997.
Oct. 6, 1997 by-election	Parti Québécois's Normand Duguay defeated Liberal Daniel Montambault.
1998	Parti Québécois's Duguay defeated Liberal Richard Scanlan.
2003	Parti Québécois's Lorraine Richard defeated Liberal Marc Proulx.
2007	Parti Québécois's Richard defeated Liberal Proulx.

DUPLESSIS
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	160/160 polls
PQ	Lorraine Richard	10,205	44.82	Elected
LIB	Marc Proulx	6,288	27.62
ADQ	Bernard Lefrançois	4,959	21.78
QS	Olivier Noël	697	3.06
GRN	Jacques Gélineau	621	2.73

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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