CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: RENÉ-LÉVESQUE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Marjolain Dufour

Parti Québécois

8997

40.86%

François Corriveau

Action démocratique

7356

33.41%

François Désy

Liberal Party of Que

5215

23.69%

Jean-Pierre Brisson

Independent

449

2.04%

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

141 of 141 polls reporting

RENÉ-LÉVESQUE

Candidates:

PQ           Marjolain Dufour
LIB            François Désy
ADQ       x François Corriveau
IND           Jean-Pierre Brisson

Riding History:
Riding of Saguenay was re-established before 1948 election.

Riding named changed from Saguenay to René-Lévesque in 2001 redistribution.

1970-1981 incl - PQ
1983 Byelection, 1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ
2002 byelection - ADQ

1995 REF:  YES - 73.33%  NO - 26.67%

Riding Profile:
Lower North-Shore riding.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  0.5%
Franco: 94.1%
Allo:  5.3% (4.9% Innu-Naskapi)

René-Lévesque electoral district contains the following municipalities: Baie-Comeau, Baie-Trinité, Chute-aux-Outardes, Colombier, Forestville, Franquelin, Godbout, Les Bergeronnes, Les Escoumins, Longue-Rive, Pointe-aux-Outardes, Pointe-Lebel, Ragueneau, Sacré-Coeur, Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf and Tadoussac.

It also contains the First Nation reserves of Betsiamites and Essipit, and the hamlets of Manic-Deux and Manic-Cinq.

Redistribution:
Minor change in 1992 redistribution (territory only - no electors).

In 2001 redistribution, riding named changed from Saguenay to René-Lévesque.

Political History:

SAGUENAY:

PQ LESSARD was re-elected in 1973, 1976 and 1981. Appointed Minister of Transport, Nov. 1976; Minister of Public Works and Supply, Nov. 1976 - 1977; Minister of Recreation, Hunting and Fishing and VP of the Treasury Board, Sept. 1979; appointed Minister of Recreation, Fish and Game, April. 1981. Aware he would probably be dropped from Cabinet, he resigned from Cabinet on Sept. 2, 1982 before the Sept. 9, 1982 shuffle. Resigned as MNA on Nov. 9, 1982.

In the June 20, 1983 byelection, LIB GHISLAIN MALTAIS was elected. LIB MALTAIS was re-elected in 1985 and 1989.

In 1994, PQ GABRIEL-YVAN GAGNON defeated LIB GEORGES-HENRI GAGNE by 7,004.

In 1998, PQ GAGNON defeated LIB PAUL FOURNIER by 10,418 votes. After Gagnon's resignation on Sept. 16, 2001, a byelection was called.

In April 15/02 byelection, ADQ FRANÇOIS CORRIVEAU defeated LIB ISABELLE MELANÇON by 4,156 votes.