CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Maxime Arseneau

Parti Québécois

4606

58.71%

Simone Leblanc

Liberal Party of Que

3148

40.12%

Évé Longuépée

Action démocratique

1.17%

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

46 of 46 polls reporting

ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE

Candidates:

PQ       x Maxime Arseneau
LIB         Simone Leblanc
ADQ       Evé Longuépéé

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1897 election.

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

1995 REF:  YES - 58.13%   NO - 41.87%

Riding Profile:
ONLY QUEBEC RIDING ON ATLANTIC TIME.

Language Breakdown (% Mother tongue - single answers)
Anglo:  5.9%
Franco: 94.2%
Allo:    .1%

The Islands.
Îles-de-la-Madeleine riding is comprised of the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Redistribution:
No change in redistribution before 1989 and 1994 elections or in 2001 redistribution.

Political History:

In 1976, PQ DENISE LEBLANC-BANTEY defeated LIB LACROIX by 60 votes. In 1981, PQ LEBLANC-BANTEY defeated LIB ROSAIRE ARSENEAU by 2,427 votes. Appointed Minister of Civil Service, April 1981; Minister responsible for Status of Women and VP of Treasury Board, Nov. 1983. One of "Group of 12", left cabinet Nov. 26, 1984 along with several others after Lévesque's statement that sovereignty should not be an issue in 1985 election. From Nov. 27, 1984 - sat as an Independent.

LIB GEORGES FARRAH won in 1985 and 1989.Farrah appointed Junior Minister for Industry, Trade, Science and Technology and responsible for Tourism, Jan. 11 to Sept. 1994.

In 1994, LIB FARRAH defeated PQ LEONCE DERASPE by 1,816 votes.

In 1998, PQ MAXIME ARSENEAU defeated LIB FARRAH by 588 votes. Minister of Tourism, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister responsible for the Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine region, Dec. 15, 1998. Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, March 8, 2001.