CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: ROUSSEAU

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

François Legault

Parti Québécois

14004

47.92%

Michel F. Brunet

Liberal Party of Que

9084

31.09%

François Girouard

Action démocratique

5563

19.04%

Alex Boisdequin-Lefort

Union des Forces

323

1.11%

Gérard Gauthier

Christian Democratic

247

0.85%

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

170 of 170 polls reporting

ROUSSEAU

Candidates:

PQ        x  François Legault
LIB           Michel Brunet
ADQ         François Girouard
UFP          Alex Boisdequin-Lefort
PDCQ       Gérard Gauthier

Riding History:
New riding in 1981.

1981 - PQ
1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 63.90%   NO - 36.10%

Riding Profile:
Riding in lower Laurentians.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:     3.4%
Franco:    95.3%
Allo:        1.3%

Rousseau electoral district contains the following municipalities: L'Épiphanie, Rawdon, Saint-Alexis, Saint-Calixte, Saint-Esprit, Sainte-Julienne, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Roch-Ouest and Sainte-Sophie.

It also contains that part of the Ville de L'Assomption corresponding to the Paroisse de Saint-Gérard-Majella as it existed up until June 30, 2000.

Redistribution:
Riding created in 1980 from parts of L'Assomption, Joliette-Montcalm and Prévost ridings.

In redistribution before 1989 election, moved parts of riding to Terrebonne and Prévost ridings, keeping 88.14% of old riding.

In 1992 redistribution, lost 14,764 electors to Bertrand.
Gained parts of Joliette, L'Assomption and Masson.

In 2001 redistribution:

kept 99.3% of riding; .7% moved to Bertrand;

lost to Bertrand - from north - that part of Municipalité de Chertsey in riding (309 electors);

Political History:
[1994 = 80.4% ROUSSEAU;11.3% MASSON;5.71% L'ASSOMPTION;2.59% JOLIETTE]
[2003 = 100% ROUSSEAU]

PQ RENE BLOUIN won in 1981; defeated in 1985.

LIB ROBERT THEREIN won in 1985 and 1989.

In 1994, PQ LEVIS BRIEN defeated LIB ROGER BEAUSOLEIL by 6,699 votes.

In 1998, PQ FRANÇOIS LEGAULT defeated LIB JOHN REDMOND by 8,543 votes. Minister of Industry, Trade, Science and Technology, Sept. 23 - Dec. 15, 1998; Minister of State for Youth, Dec. 15, 1998 - Nov. 13, 2001. Minister of State for Education, Minister of Education, Dec. 15, 1998 - Jan. 30, 2002. Minister responsible for Laurentides region, March 8 - Nov. 28, 2001. Minister of State for Education and Employment; Minister responsible for Employment, Nov. 13, 2001 - Jan. 30, 2002. Appointed Minister of State for Health and Social Services; Minister of Health and Social Services, Jan. 30, 2002. Appointed Minister responsible for Laurentides region, Feb. 20, 2002.