CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: ROUYN-NORANDA-TEMISCAMINGUE

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

Daniel Bernard

Liberal Party of Que

10347

36.46%

Rémy Trudel

Parti Québécois

9673

34.09%

Pierre Brien

Action démocratique

7849

27.66%

Patrick Rancourt

Union des Forces

507

1.79%

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

174 of 174 polls reporting

ROUYN-NORANDA-TÉMISCAMINGUE

Candidates:

PQ        x Rémy Trudel
LIB          Daniel Bernard
ADQ        Pierre Brien
UFP         Patrick Rancourt

Riding History:
Riding first existed in 1981 election.

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

1995 REF:  YES - 54.37%  NO - 45.63%

Riding Profile:
Large riding which borders on Ontario: lumber and mining.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:  5.4%
Franco: 93.7%
Allo:   .9%

Rouyn-Noranda Témiscamingue riding contains the following municipalities: Angliers, Béarn, Belleterre, Duhamel-Ouest, Fugèreville, Guérin, Kipawa, Laforce, Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Laverlochère, Lorrainville, Moffet, Nédélec, Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Rémigny, Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre, Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Témiscaming and Ville-Marie.

It also contains that part of the Ville de Rouyn-Noranda corresponding to the following municipalities as they existed up until December 31, 2001: Rouyn-Noranda, Arntfield, Bellecombe, Cléricy, Cloutier, D Alembert, Destor, Évain, McWatters, Montbeillard, Mont-Brun and Rollet.

The First Nation settlements of Hunters Point and Winneway and the First Nation reserves of Kebaowek and Timiskaming are also in the riding.

Redistribution:
Riding created in 1980 from parts of Rouyn-Noranda and Pontiac-Témiscaminque.
Only minor change in 1992 redistribution.

In 2001 redistribution:

gained in east, from Abitibi-East, that part of the municipality of McWatters that was in riding (11 electors).

Political History:

ROUYN-NORANDA-TEMISCAMINGUE

In 1981, PQ GILLES BARIL defeated NOW LIBERAL CAMIL SAMSON by 3,915 votes.

In 1985, LIB GILLES BARIL defeated PQ GILLES BARIL by 1,385 votes.

In 1989, PQ REMY TRUDEL defeated LIB GILLES BARIL by 66 votes.

In 1994, PQ TRUDEL defeated LIB MONIQUE TREMBLAY by 7,372 votes. Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Jan. 29 1996; Minister responsible for Nord-du-Québec region, Jan. 29 - June 19, 1996.

In 1998, PQ TRUDEL defeated LIB RÉMI BARRETTE by 3,531 votes. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Dec. 15, 1998 - March 8, 23001. Minister of State for Health and Social Services; Minister of Health and Social Services, March 8, 2001 - Jan. 30, 2002. Minister of State for Population and Native Affairs; Minister for Native Affairs, Jan. 30, 2002 - Feb. 13, 2002. Appointed Minister responsible for Natality Policy; Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jan. 30, 2002. Appointed Minister of State for Population, Regions and Native Affairs; Minister responsible for Native Affairs; Minister of Regions, Feb. 13, 2002.