CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: PORTNEUF

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Jean-Pierre Soucy

Liberal Party of Que

12680

38.93%

Deny Lépine

Action démocratique

10781

33.1%

Roger Bertrand

Parti Québécois

8352

25.64%

François Paradis-Caron

Union des Forces

762

2.34%

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

160 of 160 polls reporting

PORTNEUF

Candidates:

PQ        x Roger Bertrand
LIB           Jean-Pierre Soucy
ADQ         Daniel Lépine
UFP          François Paradis-Caron

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1830.

1973-1989 INCL - LIB
1993 Byelection, 1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 54.32%   NO - 45.68%

Riding Profile:
Riding is North of Quebec City.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:    0.9%
Franco:   98.7%
Allo:    0.2%

Portneuf contains the following municipalities: Cap-Santé, Deschambault, Donnacona, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Grondines, Lac-aux-Sables, Lac-Saint-Joseph, Lac-Sergent, Neuville, Notre-Dame-de-
Montauban, Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, Pont-Rouge, Portneuf, Rivière-à-Pierre, Saint-Alban, Saint-Basile, Saint Casimir, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Saint-Gilbert,
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Saint-Raymond, Saint-Thuribe and Saint-Ubalde.

Redistribution:
In 1992 redistribution, kept all existing riding and gained part of Chauveau riding.

No change in 2001 redistribution.

Political History:
[1994 = 91.43% PORTNEUF; 8.57% CHAUVEAU]

In 1973, LIB MICHEL PAGE defeated NOW PC ANTOINE DROLET by 6,555 votes.
LIB PAGE was re-elected in 1976, 1981, 1985 and 1989. Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Dec 12/85; appointed Government House Leader responsible for Parliamentary Reform, 1989; appointed Minister of Education, Oct. 5, 1990. Quit Cabinet, Oct. 29, 1992 and as MNA, Nov. 16, 1992.

In byelection on July 5, 1993, PQ ROGER BERTRAND defeated LIB GILLES PORTELANCE.

In 1994, PQ BERTRAND defeated LIB JOSEE NOREAU by 3,776 votes. Elected Speaker of National Assembly, 1994. Minister of Revenue, Jan. 29, 1996 to Aug. 25, 1997; Minister of State for Industry and Trade, Aug. 25, 1997 to Sept. 23, 1998; Minister responsible for Government Services, Sept. 23 to Dec. 15, 1998.

In 1998, PQ BERTRAND defeated LIB RUSSEL GILBERT by 3,273 votes. Appointed Minister of Health, Social Services Youth Protection and Prevention, Jan. 30, 2002.