CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: BORDUAS

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

Parti Québécois

13811

46.81%

Daniel Doucet

Liberal Party of Que

9964

33.77%

Patricia St-Jacques

Action démocratique

5265

17.85%

Raynald St-Onge

Bloc-pot

462

1.57%

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

150 of 150 polls reporting

BORDUAS

Candidates:

PQ     x Jean-Pierre Charbonneau
LIB       Daniel Doucet
ADQ     Patricia Saint-Jacques
BP       Raynald St-Onge

Riding History:
New riding in 1994 election.

1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 58.34%;  NO - 41.66%

Riding Profile:
New riding in Monteregie - South Shore - Growing bedroom suburb.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  4.6%
Franco: 93.8%
Allo:  1.5%

Borduas contains the following municipalities: Beloeil, McMasterville, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Otterburn Park, Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil.

Redistribution:
Riding created in 1992 redistribution from large part of Verchères riding and small area from Iberville.

No change in 2001 redistribution.

Political History:

VERCHERES

In 1976, PQ JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNEAU defeated LIB OSTIGUY by 4,990 votes.

PQ CHARBONNEAU was re-elected in 1981 and 1985.

In 1989, PQ LUCE DUPUS defeated LIB J-P. BEAUCHESNE by 699 votes.

BORDUAS

[1994 = 93.57% VERCHERES; 6.43% IBERVILLE]

In 1994, PQ JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNEAU, incumbent from Vercheres, defeated LIB
LAURIER THIBAULT by 4,810 votes. Became Speaker of the National Assembly on March 12, 1996.

In 1998, PQ CHARBONNEAU defeated LIB YVES HENNEKENS by 7,599 votes. Speaker until Jan. 30, 2002. Minister responsible for Parliamentary Reform and Minister responsible for Electoral Reform, Jan. 30 - March 12, 2002; Appointed Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister responsible for relations with French-speaking and Acadian Communities, Jan. 30, 2002; appointed Minister responsible for Reform of Democratic Institutions, March 13, 2002.