CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: JEAN-TALON

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Margaret F. Delisle

Liberal Party of Que

15475

45.57%

Daniel-Mercier Gouin

Parti Québécois

11999

35.33%

Simon Lauzon

Action démocratique

5149

15.16%

Sacha Alcide Calixte

Union des Forces

534

1.57%

Antonine Yaccarini

Green Party

482

1.42%

Sabrina Falardeau

Bloc-pot

197

0.58%

Robert Bonenfant

Independent

126

0.37%

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

162 of 162 polls reporting

JEAN-TALON

Candidates:

PQ          Daniel-Mercier Gouin
LIB       x Margaret F.  Delisle
ADQ        Simon Lauzon
IND         Robert Bonenfant
BP          Sabrina Falardeau
PVQ       Antonine Yaccarini
UFP       Sacha Alcide Calixte

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1966 election.

SINCE 1966 - LIB

1995 REF: YES - 50.02%    NO - 49.98%

Riding Profile:
Upper Town Quebec City - Civil servant riding.

Language Breakdown (% Mother tongue - single answers)
Anglo:  3.1%
Franco: 92.6%
Allo:  4.3%

Jean-Talon contains that part of Quebec City bounded by: St-Sacrement Ave., Coteau Ste-Geneviève, the east limit of the land of the çcole St-Joseph-de-St-Vallier, Chemin Ste-Foy, Avenue des Érables, Grande Allée Ouest, Grande Allée Est, the fortification wall, the cliff, the boundary of the towns of Sillery and Quebec City, the St. Lawrence River, Pierre-Laporte Bridge, Henri-IV Autoroute (73), Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois, Autoroute du Vallon (740), boundary of the towns of Ste-Foy and Quebec City and Autoroute Charest (440).

Redistribution:
Riding created in 1965 from Québec Centre and parts of Québec-Est and Québec-Ouest ridings.

No change in redistribution before 1989 election.

In 1992 redistribution, 4,654 electors moved to Taschereau riding.

In 2001 redistribution:

kept 100% of riding; added 22% of Louis-Hébert;

lost to Jean-Talon - that part of Sillery included in the riding and part of Ste-Foy bounded by: border of city of Ste-Foy with Québec and Sillery, Laurier Boulevard, Autoroute Henri-IV, Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois and Autoroute du Vallon (7,283 electors).

Political History:

[2003 = 79% JEAN-TALON; 21% LOUIS-HÉBERT]

LIB RAYMOND GARNEAU won in 1970, 1973 and 1976. Appointed Minister of Civil Service and Assistant to the Minister of Finance, May 1970; Minister of Finance, Oct. 1, 1970 - 1976; President of Treasury Board, 1971 to 1976. Minister of Education, Sept. 1975 to Jan 1976. Defeated for LIB leadership April 15, 1978. Resigned his seat Dec. 20, 1978.

In April 30, 1979/79 byelection, LIB JEAN-CLAUDE RIVEST defeated PQ LOUISE BEAUDOIN.

In 1981, LIB JEAN-CLAUDE RIVEST defeated PQ MONIQUE CLOUTIER by 2,246.

LIB GIL RçMILLARD won in 1985 and 1989. Appointed Minister for International Relations and Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, 1985; Minister responsible for Consumer Protection, Public Security, Dec. 1988; Minister of Justice & Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Oct. 11, 1989 to Jan. 11, 1994. Rémillard resigned prior to election.

In 1994, LIB MARGARET DELISLE defeated PQ DIANE LAVALLçE by 25 votes.

In 1998, LIB DELISLE defeated PQ DANIEL-MERCIER GOUIN by 156 votes.