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RIDING: PRÉVOST |
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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Lucie Papineau |
Parti Québécois |
16176 |
45.14%
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Marie-Josée Gouin |
Liberal Party of Que |
11838 |
33.03%
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Martin Camirand |
Action démocratique |
7098 |
19.81%
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Alexandre Émond |
Bloc-pot |
504 |
1.41%
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Reine Dubeau |
Christian Democratic |
220 |
0.61%
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PRÉVOST
Candidates:
PQ x Lucie Papineau
LIB Marie-Josée Gouin
ADQ Martin Camirand
PDCQ Reine Dubeau
BP Alexandre Émond
Riding History:
New riding in 1973 election.
1973 - LIB
1976 - PQ
1979 Byelection - LIB
1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1997 byelection, 1998 - PQ
1995 REF: YES - 62.91% NO - 37.09%
Riding Profile:
Lower Laurentians riding.
Riding contains the towns of Prévost and Saint-Jérôme.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 1.7%
Franco: 97.1%
Allo: 1.0%
Redistribution:
Riding created in 1972 redistribution from parts of Montcalm and Terrebonne ridings.
In 1992 redistribution:
lost part of riding to Bertrand riding.
In 2001 redistribution:
lost to Bertrand, from NW of riding - .3% of riding - Paroisse de Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs (157 electors)
Political History:
In 1973, LIB BERNARD PARENT defeated PQ JEAN-CLAUDE LAUZON by 3,938.
In 1976, PQ JEAN-GUY CARDINAL defeated LIB PARENT by 7,569 votes. (Cardinal had been elected as UN in Bagot in 1968 byelection and 1970) Cardinal was Deputy Speaker until his death.
In byelection Nov 14, 1979 byelection, LIB SOLANGE CHAPUT-ROLLAND was elected.
In 1981, PQ ROBERT DEAN defeated CHAPUT-ROLLAND by 3,054 votes.Minister of Revenue, March-December 1984; appointed Minister of Employment and Consultation, Dec. 20, 1984.
In 1985, LIB PAUL-ANDRE FORGET defeated PQ DEAN by 2,659 votes.
In 1989, LIB FORGET defeated PQ BERNARD MORIN by 3,423 votes.
In 1994, PQ DANIEL PAILLE defeated LIB FORGET by 4,110 votes. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology, Minister responsible for technological development and Innovatech groups, Sept.26, 1994 to Jan. 29, 1996. Was not appointed to Cabinet by Bouchard and later resigned.
In April 28, 1997 byelection, PQ LUCIE PAPINEAU defeated LIB NORMAND PLOUFFE by 239 votes.
In 1998, PQ PAPINEAU defeated LIB JOCELYNE CHERRY by 8,409 votes. Appointed Minister for Industry and Trade, Jan 30, 2002
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