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Îles-de-la-Madeleine

2008 Results

ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		49/49 polls
LIB	Germain Chevarie	3,510	49.85	Elected
PQ	Jeannine Richard	3,194	45.36
GRN	Nicolas Tremblay	129	1.83
ADQ	Patrick Leblanc	121	1.72
QS	Jacques Bourbeau	87	1.24

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

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Riding profile: The only Quebec riding on Atlantic time, Îles-de-la-Madeleine riding comprises the Magdalen Islands, an archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Riding map: From Elections Quebec: Îles-de-la-Madeleine (PDF). (Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.)

Riding history: Riding first existed in 1897 election. No change in 1988, 1992 or 2001 redistributions.

Political history: 1962-1973 inclusive - LIB 1976, 1981 - PQ 1985, 1989, 1994 - LIB 1998, 2003, 2007 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 58.13 per cent; No - 41.87 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 5.9 per cent French: 94.2 per cent Other: 0.1 per cent Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census

1962–1973	Liberal Louis-Philippe Lacroix won here in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1973.
1976	Parti Québécois's Denise Leblanc-Bantey defeated Liberal Lacroix by 60 votes.
1981	Parti Québécois's Leblanc-Bantey defeated Liberal Rosaire Arseneau. Appointed minister of Civil Service, April 1981; minister responsible for Status of Women and vice-president of Treasury Board, November 1983. One of "Group of 12," left cabinet Nov. 26, 1984 along with several others after René Lévesque's statement that sovereignty should not be an issue in 1985 election. From Nov. 27, 1984, sat as an Independent.
1989	Liberal Georges Farrah won in 1985 and 1989. Farrah appointed junior minister for Industry, Trade, Science and Technology and responsible for Tourism, Jan. 11 to September 1994.
1994	Liberal Farrah defeated Parti Québécois's Leonce Deraspe.
1998	Parti Québécois's Maxime Arseneau defeated Liberal Farrah by 588 votes. Minister of tourism, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001. Appointed minister responsible for the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Dec. 15, 1998. Appointed minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, March 8, 2001.
2003	Parti Québécois's Arseneau defeated Liberal Simone Leblanc by 588 votes.
2007	Parti Québécois's Arseneau defeated Liberal Pierre Proulx

ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	48/48 polls
PQ	Maxime Arseneau	4,820	60.39	Elected
LIB	Pierre Proulx	2,642	33.10
ADQ	Patrick Leblanc	380	4.76
GRN	Nicolas Tremblay	139	1.74

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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