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Labelle

2008 Results

LABELLE
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Dec. 9, 2008 1:11 AM EST 193/193 polls
PQ Sylvain Pagé 13,195 Elected
LIB Déborah Bélanger 7,140
ADQ Claude Ouellette 2,807
GRN François Beauchamp 754
QS Luc Boisjoli 751

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

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Riding profile: Labelle is located in the upper Laurentians and is comprised of the following municipalities: Amherst, Beaux-Rivages, Brébeuf, Chute-Saint-Philippe, Des Ruisseaux, Ferme-Neuve, Huberdeau, Kiamika, Labelle, Lac-des-Écorces, Lac-du-Cerf, La Conception, Lac-Saguay, Lac-Saint-Paul, Lac-Supérieur, La Macaza, La Minerve, L'Annonciation, L'Ascension, Marchand, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Saint-Michel, Mont-Tremblant, Nominingue, Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Notre-Dame-du-Laus, St-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles, Ste-Anne-du-Lac, St-Faustin Lac-Carré, Ste-Véronique and Val-Barrette.

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

Riding history: Riding was created in 1912. In the 1972 redistribution, it was renamed Laurentide-Labelle and remained that way until 1980. In the redistribution before the 1989 election, a small portion of the riding moved to Papineau. In the 1992 redistribution, Labelle lost 11,159 electors (47 polls) to the new Bertrand riding and gained a small area from Papineau.

In 2001, redistribution added one per cent of Argenteuil and 0.16 per cent of Papineau. From Argenteuil Huberdeau was added (666 electors), and from Papineau, an Amherst poll in the south was added (84 electors). Some territory from Gatineau was added in the northwest, though it did not add any electors to the district.

Political history: Laurentides-Labelle 1973 - LIB 1976 - PQ

Labelle: 1981 - PQ 1985 - LIB Since 1989 - PQ

1995 sovereignty referendum: Yes - 64.44 per cent; No - 35.56 per cent

1973

In Laurentides-Labelle, Liberal Roger Lapointe defeated Parti Québécois's Jacques Léonard by 2,388 votes.

1976

In Laurentides-Labelle, Parti Québécois's Léonard defeated Liberal Lapointe. Appointed minister of state for planning, Nov. 26, 1976; vice-president of Treasury Board, 1978; minister of municipal affairs, 1980 to 1984.

1981

In Labelle, Parti Québécois's Léonard defeated Liberal Damien Hétu. Minister of municipal affairs, April 30, 1981; minister of transport, March to November 1984. One of Group of 12, he resigned from cabinet on Nov. 22, 1984 after René Lévesque stated that sovereignty should not be an issue in the next election. Sat as Independent from Nov. 27, 1984; resigned as MNA May 23, 1985.

1985

Liberal Damien Hétu defeated Parti Québécois's Yvon Cormier.

1989

Parti Québécois's Léonard ran again and defeated Liberal Hétu.

1994

Parti Québécois's Léonard defeated Liberal Marcel Lafleur. Appointed minister of transport and vice-president of Treasury Board, Sept. 26, 1994; minister for administration and the public service, chair of Treasury Board, Nov. 3, 1995; added minister responsible for Laurentian region, Jan. 29, 1996.

1998

Parti Québécois's Léonard defeated Liberal Raymond Laporte. Minister responsible for administration and the public service and president of Treasury Board until March 8, 2000 when he resigned.

Oct 1, 2001 by-election

Parti Québécois's Sylvain Pagé defeated Liberal Jean-Pierre Miljours by 97 votes.

2003

Parti Québécois's Pagé defeated Liberal Miljours.

2007

Parti Québécois's Pagé defeated Action Démocratique du Québec's Claude Ouellette.

Language breakdown English: 2.8 per cent French: 96.4 per cent Other: 0.9 per cent Source: 2001 Statistics Canada census