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RIDING: GOUIN
Candidate Party Vote Count Pop. Vote X
André Boisclair Parti Québécois 15600 53.6% X
William Aguilar Liberal Party of Que 8723 29.97%
Stéphane Deschênes Action démocratique 2379 8.17%
Colette Provost Union des Forces 1377 4.73%
Pierrette Chevalier Green Party 574 1.97%
Hugô St-Onge Bloc-pot 453 1.56%
Last Updated Tue Apr 15 12:00:00 EDT 2003 163 of 163 polls reporting
GOUIN

Candidates:

PQ        x André Boisclair
LIB         William Aguilar
ADQ       Stéphane Deschênes
BP          Hugo St-Onge
PVQ        Pierrette Chevalier
BP          Hugô St-Onge

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1966 election.

1970 - PQ
1973 - LIB
SINCE 1976 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 57.36%   NO - 42.64%

Riding Profile:

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  3%
Franco: 78.6%
Allo: 18.3 (4.76% Spanish; 3.36% Italian)

Gouin contains that part of Montréal bounded by: Jean-Talon Ouest, Jean-Talon Est, Papineau avenue, Bélanger street, 6th avenue, Masson street, the CPR railway line, the boundary of Montréal and Outremont and the CPR railway line.

Redistribution:
Created in 1965 from parts of Jeanne-Mance and Montreal-Laurier ridings.

  • No change in redistribution before 1989 election.

  • In 1992 redistribution, kept all existing riding and added areas from
    Dorion and Laurier.

    In 2001 redistribution:

  • kept 100% of riding and gained 4% of Viau;

  • gained, from Viau, part of Montréal bounded by: Jean-Talon Est, Papineau avenue, Bélanger street and Chambord street (1,439 electors)

    Political History:

    [1994 = 70.05% GOUIN; 15.21% LAURIER; 14.74% DORION] [2003 = 97% GOUIN; 3% VIAU]

  • In 1966, LIB YVES MICHAUD defeated UN GERARD GOSSELIN by 2,799 votes. From Oct. 31, 1969, sat as Independent Liberal after disagreeing with his party over Bill 63.

  • In 1970, PQ GUY JORON defeated LIB MICHAUD by 12 votes.(One of original PQ-won seats in 1970)

  • In 1973, LIB JEAN-M. BEAUREGARD defeated PQ JORON by 636 votes.

  • In 1976, PQ RODRIGUE TREMBLAY defeated LIB BEAUREGARD by 5,345 votes. Minister of Industry & Commerce, Nov. 76 to Sept. 1979. Hearing he would be dropped from Cabinet, he resigned from caucus to sit as an Independent on Sept.21, 1979 after having written a five-page letter of resignation.

  • PQ JACQUES ROCHEFORT won in 1981 and 1985. Appointed Minister of Housing & Consumer Protection, December 1984. Left caucus to sit as Independent Nov. 18, 1987.

  • In 1989, PQ ANDRE BOISCLAIR defeated LIB NORMAND HAMEL by 2,185 votes. In 1994, PQ BOISCLAIR defeated LIB ATHENA EFRAIM by 6,361 votes. Minister for Relations with Citizens; Jan. 29, 1996; Minister for Relations with Citizens and Immigration, Sept. 4, 1996; Minister of Immigration, Dec. 4, 1996. In 1998, PQ BOISCLAIR defeated LIB MICHELLE DAINES by 5,824 votes. Minister of Social Solidarity, Dec.15, 1998 to March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister responsible for the Olympic Installations Board, Nov. 10, 1999. Minister of Environment, March  8 to Nov. 13, 2001. Minister of State for the Environment and Water, Nov. 13, 2001 to Jan. 30, 2002. Appointed Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, Greater Montréal, Environment and Water; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal; Minister of Environment; Government House Leader; Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Jan. 30, 2002.



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