CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: JEAN-LESAGE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Michel Després

Liberal Party of Que

15547

44.19%

Robert Caron

Parti Québécois

9408

26.74%

Aurel Bélanger

Action démocratique

8912

25.33%

Jean-Yves Desgagnés

Independent

726

2.06%

Nicolas Frichot

Bloc-pot

390

1.11%

Jean Bédard

Marxiste-léninste

197

0.56%

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

189 of 189 polls reporting

JEAN-LESAGE

Candidates:

PQ          Robert Caron
LIB       x Michel Després
ADQ        Aurel Bélanger
IND         Jean-Yves Desgagnés
BP          Nicolas Frichot
PMLQ      Jean Bédard

Riding History:
Riding of Limoilou first existed in 1966 election.
Riding name changed to Jean-Lesage in 2001 redistribution.

1970, 1973 - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994 - PQ
1998 - LIB

1995 REF:  YES - 51.17%  NO - 48.83%

Riding Profile:
Lower town Quebec City riding.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers

Anglo:  0.9%
Franco: 96.5%
Allo:  2.5%

Jean-Lesage contains that part of Qebec City bounded by: the boundary of the towns of Beauport and Charlesbourg, the extension of St-David Avenue, Félix-Leclerc Autoroute (40), the St.Lawrence River, the St-Charles River, CNR railway line, 18th Avenue, Lamontagne Avenue, Wilfrid-Hamel Boulevard, Laurentian Autoroute (175) and the boundary of Quebec City and Charlesbourg.

Redistribution:

Limoilou riding was created in 1965 from part of Québec-Est riding. In redistribution before 1989 election, kept all former riding and added 8.58% of Montmorency.

In 1992 redistribution, lost small area to Montmorency and gained area from Vanier riding.

In 2001 redistribution:

riding named changed from Limoilou to Jean-Lesage

kept 88% of Limoilou; 12% to Taschereau; added 15% Montmorency;

lost to Taschereau - area from southern part of riding, bounded by: 18th Avenue, CNR railway line; St-Charles River and 3rd Ave. (38,904 electors);

gained from Montmorency, in north, that part of Beauport north of Signeuriale street to Félix-Leclerc autoroute (8,554 electors)

Political History:

[1994 = 86.78% LIMOILOU; 13.22% VANIER]

In 1973, LIB HOUDE defeated PQ JEAN TAILLON by 5,749 votes.

In 1976, PQ RAYMOND GRAVEL defeated LIB HOUDE by 3,707 votes.

In 1981, PQ GRAVEL defeated LIB YVAN TURCOTTE by 3,881 votes.

In 1985, LIB MICHEL DESPRES defeated PQ LEOPOLD FOURNIER by 8,483 votes.

In 1989, LIB DESPRES defeated PQ GILLES GRENIER by 5,876 votes.

In 1994, PQ MICHEL RIVARD defeated LIB YVAN CLOUTIER by 4,484 votes.

In 1998, LIB MICHEL DESPRÉS defeated PQ RIVARD by 1,298 votes.