CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: RIMOUSKI

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Solange Charest

Parti Québécois

14177

47.71%

Éric Forest

Liberal Party of Que

10817

36.4%

Stéphane Laforest

Action démocratique

4719

15.88%

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

164 of 164 polls reporting

RIMOUSKI

Candidates :

PQ        x Solange Charest
LIB           Éric Forest
ADQ         Stéphane Laforest

Riding History:
Riding created in 1829

1956-1973 incl - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 65.69%  NO - 34.31%

Riding Profile:
Lower St-Lawrence riding.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:    0.5%
Franco:   99.3%
Allo:     0.2%

Rimouski riding comprises the following municipalities: Biencourt, Esprit-Saint, Lac-des-Aigles, La Trinité-des-Monts, Le Bic, Rimouski, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière, Saint-Fabien, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski and Saint-Valérien.

Redistribution:
In 1992 redistribution, lost 4,479 electors to Matapedia. Lost Polls of: Luceville; Sainte-Luce; Pointe-au-Pere.

In 2001 redistribution:

kept 97% of riding; 3% moved to Rivière-du-Loup;

added 10% of Matapédia;

lost to Rivière-du-Loup, from western part - Saint-Guy, Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Saint-Médard and Saint-Simon (1,136 electors);

gained, from Matapédia, in NW corner - Ville de Pointe-au-Père (3,050 electors)

Political History:
[2003 = 93% RIMOUSKI; 7% MATAPÉDIA]

LIB MAURICE TESSIER won in 1966 and 1970. Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs, 1970; Minister of Public Works, May-Oct 1970;Feb. - April 1973; Minister of Public Works & Supply, April to Sept. 1973.

In 1973, LIB CLAUDE ST-HILAIRE defeated PQ RENE DAIGNEAULT by 4,518 votes.

In 1976, PQ ALAIN MARCOUX defeated LIB ST-HILAIRE by 5,146 votes.

In 1981, PQ MARCOUX defeated LIB GEORGES FAFARD by 8,963 votes. Appointed Minister of Public Works & Supply, 1981; Minister of Revenue and Minister of Public Works & Supply, Sept.1982; Minister of Municipal Affairs responsible for Planning & Chair of Planning Committee, March 1984 to Dec. 1985.

In 1985, LIB MICHEL TREMBLAY defeated PQ MARCOUX by 284 votes.

In 1989, LIB TREMBLAY defeated PQ JEAN-YVES ROY by 3,578 votes.

In 1994, PQ SOLANGE CHAREST defeated LIB incumbent TREMBLAY by 2,627 votes.

In 1998, PQ CHAREST defeated LIB CHANTAL LANDRY by 7,070 votes.