CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: ACADIE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Yvan Bordeleau

Liberal Party of Que

23214

70.59%

Maria Mourani

Parti Québécois

6607

20.09%

Jean-Pierre Chamoun

Action démocratique

2261

6.87%

Jonathan Bérubé

Bloc-pot

438

1.33%

André Parizeau

Independent

161

0.49%

Linda Sullivan

Marxiste-léninste

112

0.34%

Marina Paümann

Equality Party

0.29%

Last Updated Tue Apr 15 12:00:00 EDT 2003

195 of 195 polls reporting

ACADIE

Candidates :

PQ          Maria Mourani
LIB       x Yvan Bordeleau
ADQ        Jean-Pierre Chamoun
BP          Jonathan Bérubé
IND       André Parizeau
PE         Marina Paümann
PMLQ   Linda Sullivan

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1973 election as L'Acadie. It became Acadie before the 1989 election.

SINCE 1973 - LIB

1995 REF:  NO - 77.06%    YES - 21.94%

Riding Profile
North Montreal riding - Part Ville St-Laurent

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  7.8%
Franco: 40.2%
Allo: 52.1% (16.13% Arabic; 6.2% Greek)

Acadie contains that part of Montréal bounded by: Rivière des Prairies including île Perry, St-Laurent Boulevard, the Metropolitan Autoroute (40), Ste-Croix Avenue, Côte-Vertu Boulevard, O'Brien Avenue, the limit of the boroughs of St-Laurent and Montreal and Laurentian Autoroute (15).

Redistribution:

L'Acadie was created in 1972 from: 60% of St-Laurent and 40% Ahuntsic.

Small part of Crémazie was added in the 1988 redistribution.

No change in redistribution before the 1994 election.

In 2003 redistribution:

kept all existing riding and added 12 per cent of Crémazie

added, in the north, from southern part of Crémazie—area bounded by the Rivière des Prairies, Saint-Laurent boulevard, Métropolitaine autoroute (40), de l'Esplanade avenue and Sauvé Ouest street, de l' Esplanade avenue and its extension (4,434 electors).

Political History

[2003 = 91% ACADIE; 9% CRÉMAZIE]

In 1970, in Ahuntsic, LIB FRANCOIS CLOUTIER defeated PQ JACQUES PARIZEAU by 972 votes.

In 1973, LIB FRANCOIS CLOUTIER defeated PQ FRANCOIS DESROSIERS by 11,296. Appointed Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1970, Minister of Immigration, 1970-72; Minister of Education, Feb. 1972; Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, July 1975 to Oct. 1976. Resigned and named Consul-General of Quebec in Paris on Oct. 4, 1976.

LIB THERESE LAVOIE-RIOUX won in 1976, 1981 and 1985. Appointed Minister of Health and Social Services, Dec. 1985 and Minister responsible for Family Policies, Dec. 1988. Did not run in 1989. Appointed Senator on Sept. 27, 1990.

LIB YVAN BORDELEAU won in 1989 and 1994.

In 1998, LIB BORDELEAU defeated PQ DIANE BOUDREAULT by 19,629 votes.