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Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Pop. Vote |
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Rita Dionne-Marsolais |
Parti Québécois |
16143 |
43.79%
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Marylin Thomas |
Liberal Party of Que |
14720 |
39.93%
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Denise Larouche |
Action démocratique |
4235 |
11.49%
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Omar Aktouf |
Union des Forces |
1129 |
3.06%
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Huguette Plourde |
Bloc-pot |
492 |
1.33%
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Suzelle Gill |
Christian Democratic |
147 |
0.4%
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ROSEMONT
Candidates:
PQ x Rita Dionne-Marsolais
LIB Marylin Thomas
ADQ Denise Larouche
BP Huguette Plourde
PDCQ Suzelle Gill
UFP Omar Aktouf
Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1973 election.
1973 - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ
1995 REF: YES - 51.28% NO - 48.72%
Riding Profile:
Riding in east end Montreal.
It is home to a burgeoning middle-class populace in the northern section of the riding, where residents with $40,000 annual incomes live in close proximity to Petite Patrie, one of Montreal's poorest districts. Rosemount has one of the largest concentrations of single-parent families in Montreal.
Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo: 3.7%
Franco: 77.9%
Allo: 18.3% (4% Spanish; 2% Italian)
Rosemont riding contains that part of Montreal bounded by: Bélanger, 24th avenue, the boundary of the boroughs of Montreal and Saint-Léonard, Lacordaire Boulevard, Dickson Street, Sherbrooke East, Rachel East, the CPR railway line, Masson and 6th Avenue.
Redistribution:
Riding created in 1972 from parts of Jeanne-Mance and Gouin ridings.
No change in redistribution before 1994 election.
kept 100% of riding; added 28% of Viger and 4% of Bourget;
gained, from Viger, that part of Montreal bounded by: border of Montreal and Saint-Léonard, rue Lacordaire Boulevard, Rosemount Boulevard, 38th avenue, Saint-Zotique East and 24th avenue (10,134 electors);
gained from Bourget, in north, that part of Montreal bounded by: Rosemount Boulevard, Lacordaire, Dickson, Sherbrooke East and de l'Assomption Boulevard (1,250 electors)
Political History:
[2003 = 77% ROSEMONT; 20% VIGER; 3% BOURGET]
In 1973, LIB GILLES BELLEMARE defeated PQ GILBERT PAQUETTE by 2,015 votes.
In 1976, PQ GILBERT PAQUETTE defeated LIB BELLEMARE by 5,380 votes.
In 1981, PQ PAQUETTE defeated LIB GERARD LATULIPPE by 2,703 votes. Minister responsible for Science and Technology, 1982; Minister of Science and Technology, Aug. 1983 - Nov. 1984. One of "Group of 12", Paquette resigned from Cabinet Nov. 26, 1974 after Levesque stated that sovereignty should not be an issue in the election (Article 1 of the PQ constitution). Quit PQ caucus, Feb. 4, 1985; sat as Independent MNA from March 12, 1985.
LIB GUY RIVARD won in 1985 and 1989. Minister responsible for Cultural Affairs, responsible for application of the French Language Charter, March 1988; Minister responsible for Technology, March, 1989. Was Minister responsible for French-speaking communities, Oct. 1989 - Jan. 1994; Minister responsible for International Affairs, responsible for Francophonie, May 1992 - Jan 1994.
In 1994, PQ RITA DIONNE-MARSOLAIS defeated LIB NICOLE THIBODEAU by 2500 votes.
Appointed Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for Installations Board, Sept. 26, 1994 and Minister of Culture and Communications and Minister responsible for Application of French Language Charter, Nov. 1994 - Jan. 30, 1995.
On Jan. 30, 1995, Parizeau "relieved" PQ DIONNE-MARSOLAIS of her responsibilities for Culture and Communications and responsibility for French Language Charter; she remained as Minister of Tourism. Appointed Minister responsible for Industry & Trade and Minister responsible for Tourism, Jan. 29, 1996 - Aug. 25, 1997. Minister for Revenue, Aug. 25, 1997 - Dec. 15, 1998. In 1998, PQ DIONNE-MARSOLAIS defeated LIB JONATHAN SAUVÉ by 2,668 votes. Reappointed Minister of Revenue until Apr. 28, 1999 when she resigned from Cabinet after Access to Information Commission found her department had failed to follow privacy regulations when it gave information to SOM on support payments to 10,600 taxpayers. Appointed Minister for Natural Resources (Junior Minister), Nov. 13, 2001.
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