CBC - Quebec Votes 2003

RIDING: TROIS-RIVIERES

Candidate

Party

Vote Count

Pop. Vote

André Gabias

Liberal Party of Que

11034

40.8%

Guy Julien

Parti Québécois

10154

37.55%

Jean-Claude Ayotte

Action démocratique

5181

19.16%

Rachel Sauvageau

Bloc-pot

274

1.01%

David Lanneville

Union des Forces

214

0.79%

Marcel Fugère

Independent

110

0.41%

Stéphane Robert

Christian Democratic

0.28%

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

146 of 146 polls reporting

TROIS-RIVIERES

Candidates:

PQ        x Guy Julien
LIB           André Gabias
ADQ         Jean-Claude Ayotte
IND           Marcel Fugère

Riding History:
Riding first existing in 1792.

1970, 1973 - LIB
1976, 1981 - PQ
1985 byelection, 1985, 1989 - LIB
1994, 1998 - PQ

1995 REF:  YES - 55.64%  NO - 44.36%

Redistribution:
Trois-Rivières riding contains that part of the Ville de Trois-Rivières corresponding to the Ville de Trois-Rivières as it existed up until Dec. 31, 2001.

Language Breakdown: % mother tongue - single answers
Anglo:    1.4%
Franco:   97.0%
Allo:    1.6%

Redistribution:
Minor change (territory only) in 1992 redistribution.

No change in 2001 redistribution.

Political History:

LIB GUY BACON won in 1970 and 1973; defeated in 1976.

PQ DENIS VAUGEOIS won in 1976 and 1981. Minister of Cultural Affairs, Feb. 1978; Minister of Communications, Sept. 1979. Resigned as MNA on Jan. 31, 1985, after Levesque's statement that sovereignty should not be an issue in next election.

LIB PAUL PHILIBERT won by-el on Jun 3/85, in 1985 and 1989.

In 1994, PQ GUY JULIEN defeated LIB PHILIBERT by 609 votes. Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Minister responsible for Mauricie-Bois-Francs region, Jan. 29, 1996; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Minister responsible for Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions, Nov. 19, 1997; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Minister responsible for Mauricie region, March 4, 1998.

In 1998, PQ JULIEN defeated LIB GUY LEBLANC by 1,523 votes. Minister responsible for Mauricie region, since March 4, 1998. Minister for Industry and Trade, Dec. 15, 1998 - March 8, 2001. Appointed Minister of Revenue, March 8, 2001.