CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: CHATEAUGUAY

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Jean-Marc Fournier

Liberal Party of Que

20430

51.81%

Éric Cardinal

Parti Québécois

13745

34.86%

Daniel Lapointe

Action démocratique

4397

11.15%

Gilles Lalumière

Bloc-pot

544

1.38%

Guylaine Sirard

Union des Forces

222

0.56%

Robert Jason Morgan

Equality Party

0.24%

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

201 of 201 polls reporting

CHATEAUGUAY

Candidates:

PQ          Éric Cardinal
LIB       x Jean-Marc Fournier
ADQ        Daniel Lapointe
BP          Gilles Lalumière
PE           Robert Jason Morgan
UFP        Guylaine Sirard

Riding History:
Riding created in 1944.

1962-1973 incl - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985, 1989, 1994, 1998 - LIB

1995 REF: YES - 50.63%    NO - 49.37%

Riding Profile:
Montreal south shore riding.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 17.9%
Franco: 78.2%
Allo:  3.9%

Châteauguay contains the following municipalities: Châteauguay, Léry, Mercier, Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Isidore.

Kahnawake Indian reserve is also in the riding.

Redistribution:

In redistribution before 1989 election, 64.55% of CHATEAUGUAY remained and added 7.83% BEAUHARNOIS and 5.28% of HUNTINGDON. No change in redistribution before 1994 election.

In 2001 redistribution:

kept 95% of riding; 5% went to Beauharnois; added 18% of La Prairie;

lost to Beauharnois riding - Ville de Maple Grove (2,042 electors);

gained, from La Prairie - in NE corner - Ville de Sainte-Catherine (10,817 electors).

Political History:

[2003 = 80% CHATEAUGUAY; 20% LA PRAIRIE]

LIB GEORGE KENNEDY won in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1973.

In 1976, PQ ROLAND DUSSAULT defeated LIB KENNEDY by 5,261 votes.

In 1981, PQ DUSSAULT defeated LIB YVES FLEURENT by 1,778 votes.

In 1985, LIB PIERRETTE CARDINAL defeated PQ DUSSAULT by 4,263 votes.

In 1989, LIB CARDINAL defeated PQ LUC TROTTIER by 2,053 votes.

In 1994, LIB JEAN-MARC FOURNIER defeated PQ GUY GIBEAULT by 1,922 votes.

In 1998, LIB FOURNIER defeated PQ CAROLE FREEMAN by 1,364 votes.