Results, Ridings & Candidates

Fabre

2008 Results

FABRE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		237/237 polls
LIB	Michelle Courchesne	15,349	45.50	Elected
PQ	François-Gycelain Rocque	12,425	36.83
ADQ	Tom Pentefountas	4,024	11.93
GRN	Erika Alvarez	1,021	3.03
QS	Pierre Brien	918	2.72

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

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Riding profile: Fabre contains the western part of the city of Laval bounded by the Mille-Îles River, the Laurentian Highway (15), Dagenais Boulevard West, Félix Street, Foster Street, Edgar Street, Édith Street, the overhead electric power line, the Laval Highway (440), the Chomedey Highway (13), Prairies River and Deux Montagnes Lake.

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

Riding history: Riding created in 1965 from part of riding of Laval. In 2001 redistribution lost an area from the southeast corner (2,867 electors) to Vimont riding (five per cent of the riding).

Political history: 1966, 1970, 1973 - LIB 1976, 1981 - PQ 1985, 1989 - LIB 1994, 1998 - PQ 2003, 2007 - LIB

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 51.42 per cent; No - 48.58 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 6.2 per cent French: 82.8 per cent Other: 11 per cent (1.99 Greek, 1.50 Arabic) Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census

1966–1973	Liberal Gilles Houde won in 1966, 1970 and 1973.
1976	Parti Québécois's Bernard Landry defeated Liberal Houde (Landry had been defeated in Joliette, 1970; Joliette-Montcalm in 1973). Landry was appointed minister of state for Economic Development, Nov. 26, 1976. He ran in Laval-des-Rapides in 1981.
1981	Parti Québécois's Michel Leduc defeated Liberal Lise Thibault.
1985, 1989	Liberal Jean Holy defeated Parti Québécois's Leduc.
1994, 1998	Parti Québécois's Joseph Facal defeated Liberal Lise Evoy. Appointed minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Sept. 23, 1998. In 1998, Facal defeated Liberal Joanne Gauthier by 2,352 votes. Remained as Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs minister until Jan. 30, 2002. Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; minister responsible for Relations with French-speaking and Acadian Communities, March 8, 2001 to Jan .30, 2002. Appointed chair of Treasury Board, minister of state for administration and the public service, minister responsible for administration and public service, Jan. 30, 2002. Facal announced on Feb. 4, 2003 that he wouldn't be running again.
2003	Liberal Michelle Courchesne defeated Parti Québécois's Nathalie Saint-Pierre.
2007	Liberal Courchesne defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Patrick Pilotte. Appointed minister of Families and Education, Recreation and Sports.

FABRE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	240/240 polls
LIB	Michelle Courchesne	14,410	34.82	Elected
ADQ	Patrick Pilotte	13,176	31.84
PQ	Guy Lachapelle	11,074	26.76
GRN	Julien Boisseau	1,846	4.46
QS	Marie-France Phisel	881	2.13

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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