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RIDING: JOLIETTE |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Jonathan Valois |
Parti Québécois |
13104 |
39.47%
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Robert Groulx |
Liberal Party of Que |
11161 |
33.61%
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Sylvie Lespérance |
Action démocratique |
7114 |
21.43%
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Mathieu Lessard |
Union des Forces |
1149 |
3.46%
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Marco Geoffroy |
Bloc-pot |
676 |
2.04%
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JOLIETTE
Candidates:
PQ Jonathan Valois
LIB Robert Groulx
ADQ x Sylvie Lespérance
BP Marco Geoffroy
UFP Mathieu Lessard
Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1854.
Joliette:
1970 - LIB
Joliette-Montcalm:
1973 - LIB
1976 - PQ
Joliette:
SINCE 1981 - PQ
1995 REF: YES - 63.88% NO - 36.12%
Riding Profile:
Lower Laurentians ridings.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 0.8%
Franco: 98.3%
Allo: 1.0%
Joliette contains the following municipalities: Crabtree, Joliette, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, St-Charles-Borromée, St-Jacques, St-Liguori, Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Ste-Marie-Salomé, St-Paul, St-Pierre and St-Thomas.
Redistribution:
Riding of Joliette was Joliette-Montclam in 1973 and 1976. No change in redistribution before 1989 election.
In 1992 redistribution, 5 St-Alexis polls (872 electors) moved from this riding to Rousseau riding.
No change in 2001 redistribution.
Political History:
In 1970, LIB ROBERT QUENNEVILLE defeated UN PIERRE ROY by 3,235 votes. PQ BERNARD LANDRY was third. Appointed Minister of State, Health, May 1970; Minister of Social Affairs, Dec. 1970; Minister responsible for Development of East-Quebec, 1971; Minister responsible for Planning and Development of Quebec, 1972.
In 1973, in riding now called Joliette-Montclam, LIB QUENNEVILLE defeated PQ BERNARD LANDRY by 6,010 votes. (Landry won in Fabre in 1976) Minister responsible for Perspectives Jeunesse, New Horizons and local initiatives, 1973-75; Minister of Revenue, 1975-76.
In 1976 (Joliette-Montclam), PQ GUY CHEVRETTE defeated LIB QUENNEVILLE. Chevrette was Government Whip 1979 to 1982.
In 1981, (Joliette), PQ GUY CHEVRETTE defeated LIB ANDRE ASSELIN by 5,200. Minister of Recreation, Fish and Game, Sept. 1982; appointed of Social Affairs, Nov. 29, 1984. Minister of Health & Social Services, June to Dec. 1985. PQ CHEVRETTE was re-elected in 1985 and 1989. House Leader, 1985 to 1987;Leader of Opposition, Nov. 1987 to Aug. 1989. House Leader 1989-1994.
In 1994, PQ CHEVRETTE defeated LIB PIERRE DELANGIS by 13,191 votes. Appointed Government House Leader, Minister of State for Regional Development, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for Electoral Reform, Sept. 26, 1994; Minister of State for Natural Resources, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister responsible for Regional Development, Minister responsible for Electoral Reform; Minister responsible for Native Affairs; Minister responsible for Lanaudière, Jan. 29, 1996 to Dec. 1998. Minister responsible for Parliamentary Reform, Jan. 29, 1996 to Sept. 23, 1998; added: Minister responsible for Northern Quebec region, April 1, 1998; Minister of Regions, April 1 to Sept. 23, 1998. Resigned as Chief Election Organizer, June 5, 1998.
In 1998, PQ CHEVRETTE defeated LIB SYLVIE LESPERANCE by 10,148 votes. Reappointed Minister responsible for Native Affairs until Jan. 29, 2002; Minister of Transport; Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks; Minister responsible for Electoral Reform; Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region; Minister responsible for Northern Québec region, Dec. 15, 1998 to Jan. 29, 2002. On Jan. 29, 2002, Chevrette and Brassard, after meeting with Landry, resigned from Cabinet and as MNAs, saying they would have had their roles diminished in the next day's Cabinet shuffle. They said they felt the Party had pushed them out the door.
In Jun 17/02 byelection, ADQ SYLVIE LESPÉRANCE defeated PQ MICHEL BELLEHUMEUR
by 1,855 votes.
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