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Riding Profile:Riding is on south shore of Gaspé Peninsula. Covers string of small towns across the Baie-des-Chaleurs from New Brunswick.Language Breakdown: per cent mother tongue - single answers Anglo: 14.7 per cent Franco: 83.4 per cent Allo: 1.9 per cent Bonaventure contains following municipalities: Bonaventure, Caplan, Carleton Saint-Omer, Cascapédia Saint-Jules, Escuminac, Hope, Hope Town, L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, Maria, Matapédia, New Carlisle, New Richmond, Nouvelle, Paspébiac, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Port-Daniel Gascons, Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, Saint-Alexis- de-Matapédia, Saint-Alphonse, Saint-André-de-Restigouche, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-François-d'Assise, Saint-Godefroi, Saint-Siméon and Shigawake. It also contains the First Nation reserves of Gesgapegiag and Listuguj. Riding Map:Riding History:Riding first existed in 1829 election. 1995 REF: NO - 52.71 per cent; YES - 47.29 per cent Redistribution:In 1992 redistribution, kept all existing riding and added 1,683 electors from Gaspé - seven Newport polls.In 2001 redistribution: Political History:[1994 - 94.14 per cent BONAVENTURE; 5.86 per cent GASPE] [2003 = 100 per cent BONAVENTURE]
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Bonaventure
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 48 | 0 | 48 | 33.08% |
| ADQ | 41 | 0 | 41 | 30.80% |
| PQ | 36 | 0 | 36 | 28.32% |
| QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26% |
| Last Update:March 27, 12:52:21 AM EDT | ||||
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