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RIDING: BOURGET |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Diane Lemieux |
Parti Québécois |
15074 |
45.42%
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Claude Paquette |
Liberal Party of Que |
11290 |
34.02%
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Pierre Bourque |
Action démocratique |
5747 |
17.32%
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Steve Boudrias |
Bloc-pot |
469 |
1.41%
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Rosanne Labelle |
Union des Forces |
414 |
1.25%
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Claudette Deschamps |
Christian Democratic |
193 |
0.58%
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BOURGET
Candidates:
PQ x Diane Lemieux
LIB Claude Paquette
ADQ Pierre Bourque
PDCQ Claudette Deschamps
BP Steve Boudrias
UFP Rosanne Labelle
Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1960 election.
1973 - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985 BY-EL, 1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ
1995 REF: YES - 55.79%; NO - 44.21%
Riding Profile:
East end Montreal riding - one of original PQ-won ridings in 1970.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 2.8%
Franco: 86.0%
Allo: 11.2%
Bourget contains that part of Montréal bounded by: Sherbrooke St. East, the autoroute Transcanadienne (25), the boundary of Montréal with Anjou and Montréal-East, the St.Lawrence River, the extension of the railway line of the Canadian National Railway Company, such railway line and its extension.
Redistribution:
Riding created from part of Laval riding.
In redistribution before 1989 election, kept 87.66% of BOURGET and added 20.80% of MAISONNEUVE. No change in redistribution before 1994 election.
In 2001 redistribution:
kept 74% of riding; 22% moved to Anjou; 4% moved to Rosemont; gained 16% of Anjou and 39% of Pointe-aux-Trembles.
lost to Anjou, from SW corner, area bounded by: boul Rosemont, Montréal/Anjou border, Trans-Canada Highway (40), Sherbrooke St.East, Dickson and Lacordaire boul. (7,663 electors);
lost to Rosemont, from SW corner, area bounded by: boul Rosemont, Lacordaire, Dickson, Sherbrooke St. East, L'Assomption (1,250 electors)
gained from Pointe-aux-Trembles, in north, area bounded by: Sherbrooke St. East, Montréal/Montréal-East border, St. Lawrence River, Mercier, CN railway line and rue Saint-Émile (14,929 electors);
gained from Anjou, in north, area bounded by border of Montréal with Anjou and Montréal-East, Sherbrooke St. East and Saint-Donat(5480 electors)
Political History:
In 1970, PQ CAMILLE LAURIN defeated LIB GERARD BEAUDRY by 500 votes. (One of original 7 PQ-won seats in 1970) House Leader, 1970-73.
In 1973, LIB JEAN BOUDREAULT defeated PQ LAURIN by 300 votes.
In 1976, PQ CAMILLE LAURIN defeated LIB BOUDREAULT by 7,047 votes. Appointed Minister of State for Cultural Development, Nov 26/76; Minister of State Cultural and Scientific Development, June - Nov. 1980; Minister of Education, Nov. 6, 1980.
In 1981, PQ LAURIN defeated LIB JEAN RIVARD by 4,254 votes. Appointed Minister of Education, April 30, 1981; Chair of Cultural Development Committee, Sept. 1983; Minister of Social Affairs, March 5, 1984. One of "Group of 12", he resigned from Cabinet, Nov. 26, 1984 after Levesque said sovereignty should not be an issue in the next election (Article 1 of PQ Constitution). Laurin resigned his seat on January 25, 1985.
LIB CLAUDE TRUDEL was elected in June 3, 1985 byelection and in 1985.
In 1989, LIB HUGUETTE BOUCHER-BACON defeated PQ GILLES BARIL by 159 votes.
In 1994, PQ CAMILLE LAURIN defeated LIB HUGUETTE BOUCHER BACON by 982 votes.
In 1998, PQ DIANE LEMIEUX defeated LIB HUGUETTE BOUCHER BACON by 2,105 votes. Appointed Minister of State for Labour and Employment; Minister of Labour, Minister responsible for Employment, Dec. 15, 1998 - March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister of State for Culture and Communications; Minister responsible for Charter of the French Language; Minister responsible for Information Highway, March 8, 2001.
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