Results, Ridings & Candidates

Jean-Talon

2008 Results

JEAN-TALON
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST		190/190 polls
LIB	Yves Bolduc	13,885	49.79	Elected
PQ	Neko Likongo	8,937	32.05
ADQ	Martin Briand	2,588	9.28
QS	Marc-André Gauthier	1,410	5.06
GRN	Nathalie Gingras	1,066	3.82

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

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Riding profile: Jean-Talon contains that part of Quebec City bounded by: St-Sacrement Avenue, Coteau Ste-Geneviève, the east limit of the land of the École St-Joseph-de-St-Vallier, Ste-Foy Street, des Érables Avenue, Grande Alley West, Grande Alley East, the fortification wall, the cliff, the boundary of the towns of Sillery and Quebec City, the St. Lawrence River, Pierre-Laporte Bridge, Henri-IV Highway (73), Quatre-Bourgeois Street, Vallon Highway (740), boundary of the towns of Ste-Foy and Quebec City and Charest Highway (440).

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

Riding history: Riding created in 1965 from Quebec Centre and parts of Quebec-Est and Quebec-Ouest ridings. In 1992 redistribution, 4,654 electors moved to Taschereau riding. In 2001 redistribution, added 22 per cent of Louis-Hébert.

Political history: Since 1966 - LIB.

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 48.01 per cent; No - 51.99 per cent

Language breakdown: English: 3.1 per cent French: 92.6 per cent Other: 4.3 per cent Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census

1970, 1973, 1976	Liberal Raymond Garneau won in 1970, 1973 and 1976. Appointed minister of civil service and assistant to the minister of finance, May 1970; minister of finance, Oct. 1, 1970 - 1976; president of Treasury Board, 1971 to 1976. Minister of education, September 1975 to January 1976. Defeated for Liberal leadership April 15, 1978. Resigned his seat Dec. 20, 1978.
April 30, 1979 by-election	Liberal Jean-Claude Rivest defeated Parti Québécois candidate Louise Beaudoin.
1981	Liberal Rivest defeated the Parti Québécois's Monique Cloutier.
1985, 1989	Liberal Gil Rémillard won in 1985 and 1989. Appointed minister for international relations and minister responsible for Canadian intergovernmental affairs, 1985; minister responsible for consumer protection, public security, December 1988; minister of justice and minister responsible for Canadian intergovernmental affairs, Oct. 11, 1989 to Jan. 11, 1994. Rémillard resigned prior to 1994 election.
1994	Liberal Margaret Delisle defeated Parti Québécois's Diane Lavalle by 25 votes.
1998	Liberal Delisle defeated Parti Québécois's Daniel-Mercier Gouin by 156 votes.
2003	Liberal Delisle defeated Parti Québécois's Gouin by 3,476 votes.
2007	Liberal Philippe Couillard, incumbent from Mont-Royal, defeated Parti Québécois's Véronique Hivon. Served as minister of health and social services. Resigned June 25, 2008.
Sept. 29, 2008 by-election	Liberal Yves Buldoc defeated Parti Québécois's Françoise Mercure. Appointed minister of health and social services and minister responsible for the Saguenay^_Lac-Saint-Jean region on June 25, 2008.

JEAN-TALON
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Mar. 27, 2007 1:37 AM EDT	197/197 polls
LIB	Phillippe Couillard	13,752	42.00	Elected
PQ	Véronique Hivon	9,859	30.11
ADQ	Luc de la Sablonnière	6,056	18.50
GRN	Ali Dahan	1,518	4.64
QS	Monique Voisine	1,463	4.47
CDP	Francis Denis	95	0.29

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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