CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: LÉVIS

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Carole Théberge

Liberal Party of Que

12896

35.17%

Linda Goupil

Parti Québécois

12444

33.94%

Joël Bernier

Action démocratique

10662

29.08%

Madeleine Provencher

Union des Forces

441

1.2%

Richard Larrivée

Independent

220

0.6%

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

177 of 177 polls reporting

LÉVIS

Candidates :

PQ        x Linda Goupil
LIB         Carole Théberge
ADQ       Joël Bernier
IND       Richard Larivée
UFP       Madeleine Provencher

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1854.

1973 - LIB
SINCE 1976 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 56.48%   NO - 43.52%

Riding Profile:
South shore riding - opposite Quebec City.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  0.7%
Franco: 99%
Allo:   0.5%

Lévis riding contains that part of the city of Lévis corresponding to the following municipalities as they existed up until December 31, 2001: Lévis, Pintendre, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy and Saint-Romuald.

Redistribution:
After redistribution before 1989 election, riding consisted of 54.15% of LEVIS and 11.45% of BEAUCE-NORD -- 24,280 electors moved from Lévis to Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.
No change in redistribution before 1994 election.

In 2001 redistribution:

kept 85% of riding; 15% moved to Bellechasse;

added 15% of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière

lost to Bellechasse, from south - Municipalité de Saint-Henri (2,947 electors);

gained from Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, in north - Saint-Romuald (8,552 electors)

Political History:
[2003 = 81% LÉVIS; 19% CHUTES-DE-LA-CHAUDIERE]

In 1973, LIB VINCENT-F. CHAGNON defeated PQ BRUNO LECLERC. RC ROY was 3rd.

In 1976, PQ JEAN GARON defeated LIB CHAGNON by 5,887 votes. Minister of Agriculture, Nov. 1976; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sept 1979.

In 1981 PQ GARON was re-elected in 1981, 1985 and 1989. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sept. 1982

In 1994, PQ GARON defeated LIB JEAN-PIERRE CORRIVEAU by 12,937 votes. Minister of Education, Sept 26/94-Jan 29/96. Garon announced on Aug. 18, 1998 that he would be running for Mayor of Lévis in November 1998.

In 1998, PQ LINDA GOUPIL defeated LIB DANIEL DESLAURIERS by 4,390 votes. Minister of Justice, Dec. 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister responsible for Status of Women; Minister responsible for Chaudière-Appalaches region, Dec. 15, 1998. Minister of State for Child and Family Welfare; Minister of Child and Family Welfare, March 8, 2001 to Jan. 30, 2002. Appointed Minister responsible for Seniors, March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister of State for Social Solidarity and Child and Family Welfare; Minister of Social Solidarity, Jan. 30, 2002.