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RIDING: ANJOU |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Lise Thériault |
Liberal Party of Que |
17572 |
53.69%
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France Bachand |
Parti Québécois |
10573 |
32.3%
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Martin Janson |
Action démocratique |
4319 |
13.2%
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Hélène Héroux |
Marxiste-léninste |
266 |
0.81%
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ANJOU
Candidates:
PQ France Bachand
LIB Lise Thériault
ADQ Martin Janson
PMLQ Hélène Héroux
Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1973 election.
1973 - LIB
1976, 1981, 1985 - PQ
1988 byelection, 1989 - LIB
1992 byelection, 1994 - PQ
1998, 2002 BY-EL - LIB
1995 REF: NO - 52.21%; YES - 47.79%
Riding Profile:
Montreal East riding.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 16.6%
Franco: 81.3%
Allo: 2.1% (Italian = 4.87%)
Anjou contains that part of Montreal bounded by: the boundary of Anjou with the boroughs of Montreal-Nord, Montreal, Montreal-Est and Montreal, the Trans-Canada Highway, Sherbrooke East, Dickson, Lacordaire and the boundary of St-Léonard with Montreal and Anjou.
Redistribution:
Riding created in 1972 redistribution.
In 2001 redistribution:
kept 84 per cent of riding; 16 per cent to Bourget; added 22 per cent of Bourget and 22 per cent of Viger
lost to Bourget—from NW corner of riding, area area bounded by border of Montreal with Anjou and Montreal-East, Sherbrooke Street East and Saint-Donat (5480 electors);
gained, in SE—from NW of Bourget, area bounded by Rosemont Boulevard, border between Montreal and Anjou, Trans-Canada Highway, Sherbrooke Street East, Dickson Street and Lacordaire Street (7,663 electors);
gained, in SE—from North of Viger (which was eliminated), area bounded by, border of the borough of Montreal with St-Léonard and Anjou, Rosemount, and Lacordaire (8,054 electors);
gained in SW, area from La Fontaine (no electors).
Political History:
[2003 = 64% Anjou; 18% Bouget; 18% Viger]
In 1973, LIB YVES TARDIF def PQ GILLES PROULX by 828 votes.
In 1976, PQ PIERRE MARC JOHNSON defeated LIB TARDIF by 8,324 votes. Minister of Labour and Manpower, 1977-80; Minister of Consumers, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions, November 1980 to Apr. 30, 1981. In 1981, PQ JOHNSON defeated LIB PIERRE BRIEN by 5,420 votes. Appointed Minister of Social Affairs, 1981; Minister of Justice and Intergovernmental Affairs, March 1984. Johnson elected PQ leader on Sept. 29, 1985. Premier Oct. 3 - Dec. 12, 1985.
In 1985, PQ JOHNSON defeated LIB DENIS RICARD by 354 votes. Johnson resigned as PQ leader on Nov. 10, 1987.
In June 20, 1988 byelection, LIB RENE SERGE LAROUCHE defeated PQ PAULINE MAROIS. (Marois had been elected in La Peltrie in 1981, defeated there in 1986)
In 1989, LIB LAROUCHE defeated PQ LOUISE LAURIN by 2,109 votes. Larouche resigned from Lib caucus on Aug. 29, 1990 - Sat as an Independent until he resigned his seat on June 19, 1991. PQ PIERRE BELANGER won by-election held on Jan 20, 1992.
In 1994, PQ BELANGER defeated LIB RICHARD QUIRION by 756 votes. Appointed Minister responsible for Electoral and Parliamentary Reform and Government House Leader, Jan. 29, 1996; Minister of Public Security, Aug. 25, 1997.
In 1998, LIB JEAN-SÉBASTIEN LAMOUREUX defeated PQ BELANGER by 143 votes. He resigned Sept. 25, 2001 after a campaign organizer was convicted of getting supporters to vote more than once in 1998 election.
In April 15, 2002 by-election, LIB LISE THÉRIAULT defeated PQ AUDE VÉZINA by 4,570.
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