CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: DRUMMOND

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Normand Jutras

Parti Québécois

15200

41.05%

Jean Courchesne

Liberal Party of Que

13389

36.16%

Patrick Leblanc

Action démocratique

7544

20.37%

Pascal Allard

Independent

393

1.06%

Gilles Martineau

Union des Forces

306

0.83%

Robert Dufour

Christian Democratic

199

0.54%

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

194 of 194 polls reporting

DRUMMOND

Candidates:

PQ         x Normand Jutras
LIB           Jean Courchesne
ADQ         Patrick Leblanc
UFP         Gilles Martineau
PDCQ       Robert Dufour
IND            Pascal Allard

Riding History:
Riding re-established in 1890 election.

1960-1973 incl - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 57.65%  NO - 42.35%

Riding Profile:
Riding in heart of Quebec.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  1%
Franco: 98.2%
Allo:   .8%

Drummond contains the following municipalities: Drummondville, Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, Saint-Eugène, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham and Saint-Nicéphore.

Redistribution:

In redistribution before 1989 election, lost 9% of voters to Richmond.

In 1992 redistribution, kept all existing and added St-Eugene polls from Johnson riding (679 electors).

No change in 2001 redistribution.

Political History:

[1994 = 98.39% DRUMMOND; 1.61% JOHNSON]

In 1973, LIB ROBERT MALOUIN defeated PC MARCEL JOYAL by 6,798 votes. PQ MICHEL CLAIR won in 1976 and 1981. Appointed Minister of Revenue, Sept. 1979; appointed Minister of Transport, April 1981; appointed President of Treasury Board and Mininister Responsible for Administration and Minister responsible for the Year of the Youth, Mar. 1984; Minister of Energy & Resources, Oct. 1985.

In 1985, LIB JEAN-GUY ST-ROCH defeated PQ CLAIR by 102 votes. In 1989, LIB ST-ROCH defeated PQ BERNARD LOISELLE by 4,994 votes. Resigned from Liberal caucus on Sept. 3,1992 to sit as Independent.

In 1994, PQ NORMAND JUTRAS defeated LIB JACQUES AREL by 4,766 votes. In 1998, PQ JUTRAS defeated LIB CÉLINE LeMAIRE by 7,187 votes. Appointed Minister of Public Security, Jan 30, 2002; Appointed Minister of Justice, Oct. 29, 2002.