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RIDING: HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Louise Harel |
Parti Québécois |
13036 |
55.14%
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Richer Dompierre |
Liberal Party of Que |
6230 |
26.35%
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Louise Blackburn |
Action démocratique |
2434 |
10.3%
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Lise Alarie |
Union des Forces |
797 |
3.37%
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Alex Néron |
Bloc-pot |
482 |
2.04%
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Daniel Breton |
Green Party |
366 |
1.55%
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Mario Richard |
Christian Democratic |
185 |
0.78%
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Christine Dandenault |
Marxiste-léninste |
110 |
0.47%
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HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE
Candidates:
PQ Louise Harel
LIB Richer Dompierre
ADQ Louise Blackburn
BP Alex Néron
PDCQ Mario Richard
PMLQ Christine Dandenault
PVQ Daniel Breton
UFP Lise Alarie
Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1989 election.
MAISONNEUVE:
1970, 1973, 1976 - PQ
1979 byelection- LIB
1981, 1985 - PQ
HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE:
1989, 1994, 1998 - PQ
1995 REF: YES - 64.20% NO - 35.80%
Riding Profile:
Montreal-East end riding.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 2.6%
Franco: 86.5%
Allo: 11.1% (2.61% Spanish)
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve contains that part of Montréal bounded by: Rachel Street East, Sherbrooke Street East, the extension of the CNR railway line, the St. Lawrence River excluding île Sainte-Hélène and île Notre-Dame and the extension of the Frontenac Street.
Redistribution:
Riding created in 1988 from 79.20% MAISONNEUVE and 33.40% STE-MARIE.
No change in redistribution before 1994 election.
In 2001 redistribution:
kept 100% of riding; added 11% of Sainte-Marie Saint-Jacques; added in south, from Sainte-Marie Saint-Jacques, area south of CP rail line. New southern boundary is Frontenac Street (5,130 electors)
Political History:
MAISONNEUVE (one of original PQ-won seats in 1970)
PQ ROBERT BURNS won in 1970, 1973 and 1976. House Leader, 1970-73; Minister of State for Parliamentary Reform and House Leader, Nov. 26, 1979 to Aug. 8, 1979. Had heart attack in May 1978. Replaced first on interim basis and then permanently as House Leader. He resigned on Aug. 8, 1979.
LIB GEORGES LALANDE won byelection held on Nov. 14, 1979 by 3,787 votes.
In 1981, PQ LOUISE HAREL defeated LIB LALANDE by 5,523 votes. Minister of Cultural Communities and Immigration, Sept. 25 to Nov. 27, 1984. Harel, one of "Group of 12" resigned from Cabinet on Nov. 27, 1984 after Lévesque stated that sovereignty should not be an issue in next election (Article 1 of PQ constitution). In 1985, PQ HAREL defeated LIB MONELLE SAINDON by 2,088 votes.
HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE
[2003: 86% HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE; 14% SAINTE-MARIE-SAINT-JACQUES]
In 1989, PQ LOUISE HAREL def LIB YVON LEWIS by 7,890 votes.
In 1994, PQ HAREL defeated LIB ERIC TAILLEFER by 8,819 votes. Appointed Minister of Employment and Minister of State for Planning, Sept. 26, 1994; added Minister responsible for Immigration and Cultural Communities, Nov. 3, 1995; Minister of State for Employment and Solidarity, Minister of Income Security and Minister responsible for Status of Women, Jan. 29, 1996; added: Minister responsible for Centre-du-Quebec region, March 4, 1998.
In 1998, PQ HAREL defeated LIB ANDRÉE TRUDEL by 7,478 votes. Minister responsible for the Lower St-Laurent region, Dec.15, 1998 to Feb. 10, 1999. Minister responsible for Seniors, Dec. 15, 1998-March 8, 2001. Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal; Minister responsible for Montréal region, Dec. 15, 1998 to Jan. 30, 2002. Since March 12, 2002, President of the National Assembly.
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