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Papineau
Party Candidate Votes Status
215/215 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
LIB Justin Trudeau 16,429 Elected
NDP Marcos Radhames Tejada 12,102
BQ Vivian Barbot 11,081
CON Shama Chopra 2,021
GRN Danny Polifroni 806
ML Peter Macrisopoulos 228
NA Joseph Young 95
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Riding Info

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This riding is located in the central part of the island of Montreal. It contains part of the city of Montreal bounded by l'Acadie Boulevard in the southwest and 19th Avenue in the northeast, between Highway 40, D'Iberville Street and Jarry Street East in the west and Bélanger Street, Papineau Avenue and Jean-Talon Street East in the east.

In 2004, the riding was renamed Papineau and it kept 96 per cent of the Papineau-St-Denis riding. The riding was created in 1996 from 64 per cent of St-Denis and 57 per cent of Papineau-St-Michel.

Population: 101,019 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.8% since 2001)

Political History

In the 2008 election, Justin Trudeau, son of the late prime minister, took back this riding for the Liberals, edging out Bloc Québécois incumbent Vivian Barbot by only 1,230 votes. Liberal incumbent Pierre Pettigrew lost his seat in 2006, falling to Barbot.

Pettigrew narrowly held this riding in 2004, defeating Bloc Québécois challenger Martine Carrière by just 468 votes. Pettigrew was first elected in a 1996 byelection in Papineau-St-Michel, then re-elected in 1997 and 2000 in Papineau-St-Denis. He was appointed minister of international co-operation, minister responsible for the Francophonie and minister of human resources in 1996. He became minister of international trade in 1999, a post he held until 2003. Then prime minister Paul Martin named him minister of health, minister of intergovernmental affairs and minister responsible for official languages. In 2004, he became minister of foreign affairs.

St-Denis riding was Liberal from 1917. Liberal Marcel Prud'homme won the 1964 byelection and also won from 1965 to 1988 inclusive. He was appointed to the Senate by Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney in 1993. In 1993, Liberal Eleni Bakopanos won St-Denis.

The original Papineau (before 1987) and Papineau-St-Michel riding was Liberal from 1957. André Ouellet was the MP from the 1967 byelection to 1984 inclusive. He served as minister responsible for Crown corporations, minister of regional economic development, postmaster general, minister of consumer and corporate affairs, minister of urban affairs, minister of public works, minister responsible for Canada Post, minister of labour, president of the Privy Council and government House leader.

St-Denis:

  • From 1917 - LIB

Papineau/Papineau-St-Michel:

  • From 1957 - LIB

Papineau-St-Denis:

  • 1997, 2000 - LIB

Papineau:

  • 2004 - LIB
  • 2006 – BQ
  • 2008 - LIB

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 23.56% (23,315)
French 36.07% (35,695)
Aboriginal 12.99% (12,850)
American 0.39% (390)
Canadian 63.04% (62,385)
Caribbean 0.20% (200)
Latin, Central, South 0.28% (280)
Western European 6.18% (6,120)
Northern European 0.51% (500)
Eastern European 2.51% (2,485)
S European 2.38% (2,360)
Other European 0.41% (405)
Scandinavian 0.49% (480)
Baltic 0.12% (120)
Czech/Slovak 0.16% (160)
African 0.09% (90)
Arab 0.25% (250)
Maghrebi 0.05% (45)
West Asia 0.10% (95)
South Asia 0.14% (135)
East/SE Asia 0.37% (365)
Oceania 0.02% (15)
Pacific Islands 0.00% (0)
Statistics Canada Population: 98,960

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 23% (22,840)
French 74% (72,575)
Algonquin 0% (245)
Atikamekw 0% (10)
Blackfoot 0% (0)
Carrier 0% (0)
Chilcotin 0% (0)
Chipewyan 0% (0)
Cree 0% (0)
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0% (0)
Dene 0% (0)
Dogrib 0% (0)
Gitksan 0% (0)
Inuinnaqtun 0% (0)
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0% (0)
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0% (0)
Malecite 0% (0)
Mi'kmaq 0% (0)
Mohawk 0% (0)
Montagnais-Naskapi 0% (0)
Nisga'a 0% (0)
North Slave (Hare) 0% (0)
Ojibway 0% (0)
Oji-Cree 0% (0)
Shuswap 0% (0)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 0% (90)
Portuguese 0% (145)
Romanian 0% (90)
Spanish 0% (215)
Danish 0% (15)
Dutch 0% (135)
Flemish 0% (10)
Frisian 0% (0)
German 0% (385)
Norwegian 0% (0)
Swedish 0% (50)
Yiddish 0% (0)
Bosnian 0% (0)
Bulgarian 0% (0)
Croatian 0% (0)
Czech 0% (30)
Macedonian 0% (0)
Polish 0% (120)
Russian 0% (95)
Serbian 0% (0)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (35)
Slovak 0% (10)
Slovenian 0% (0)
Ukrainian 0% (25)
Latvian 0% (10)
Lithuanian 0% (0)
Estonian 0% (0)
Finnish 0% (0)
Hungarian 0% (20)
Greek 0% (55)
Armenian 0% (0)
Turkish 0% (0)
Amharic 0% (0)
Arabic 0% (205)
Hebrew 0% (0)
Maltese 0% (0)
Somali 0% (0)
Tigrigna 0% (0)
Bengali 0% (0)
Gujarati 0% (0)
Hindi 0% (0)
Kurdish 0% (0)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0% (10)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 0% (55)
Sindhi 0% (0)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (0)
Urdu 0% (0)
Malayalam 0% (0)
Tamil 0% (0)
Telugu 0% (0)
Japanese 0% (0)
Korean 0% (0)
Cantonese 0% (15)
Chinese, n.o.s. 0% (25)
Mandarin 0% (0)
Taiwanese 0% (0)
Lao 0% (55)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (0)
Vietnamese 0% (0)
Bisayan languages 0% (0)
Ilocano 0% (0)
Malay 0% (0)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0% (0)
Akan (Twi) 0% (0)
Swahili 0% (0)
Creoles 0% (15)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 97,675

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 7.45
Mining 0.93
Utilities 1.04
Construction 5.11
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 2.68
Retail 11.75
Transport 4.33
Info Culture 4.10
Finance Insurance 2.93
Real Estate 0.99
ProSciTech 3.74
Management 0.08
Waste/Remediation 1.90
Education 8.42
Heath/Social Assistance 13.25
Arts/Entertainment 1.62
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 6.62
Public Admin 6.27
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 42,475

Overall

Unemployment Rate
7.6%
Provincial
7%
National
6.6%
Seniors
11.62%
Provincial
14.32%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
32.29%
Provincial
25.41%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$71,835
Provincial
$71,838
National
$82,325
Immigration
40%
Provincial
11%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
31.60%
Provincial
34.70%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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BQ – Vivian Barbot

CON – Shama Chopra

GRN – Danny Polifroni

LIB – Justin Trudeau

ML – Peter Macrisopoulos

NDP – Marcos Radhames Tejada

NA – Joseph Young

Vivian Barbot

Vivian Barbot

Party: Bloc Québécois

Contact Information:

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514-526-3000

7227 rue Alexandra

Montreal, Que. H2R 2Y9

Age:

69

Birthplace:

Haiti

Profession:

Teacher

Education:

Honours bachelor's in literary studies, University of Quebec at Montreal, 1975.

University of Sherbrooke: Secondary level teaching certificate, 1976; Master's in intercultural education, 1994. Spanish and English language studies.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected in Papineau in 2006; defeated in 2008.

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Shama Chopra

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Birthplace:

Bharatpur, India

Marital Status:

Married to Raman

Children:

Two

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Danny Polifroni

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Email

Profession:

Engineer

Education:

Mechanical engineering degree - Concordia University, 2006.

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Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

Twitter

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Email

514-508-3398

Age:

39

Birthplace:

Ottawa

Marital Status:

Married to Sophie Grégoire

Children:

Two - Xavier James; Ella-Grace Margaret

Profession:

Teacher

Education:

McGill University - Bachelor of arts in literature

Bachelor's of education from the University of British Columbia.

Was pursuing a master's degree in environmental geography at McGill University - suspended studies to be candidate.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected in Papineau in 2008

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Peter Macrisopoulos

Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

514-522-1373

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Defeated in Laurier-Dorion in 1994, 1998, 2003, 2007.

FEDERAL: Defeated in St-Denis as NA in 1988; as ML in 1993. Defeated in Papineau-Saint-Denis in 1997, 2000. Defeated in Papineau in 2004, 2006.

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Marcos Radhames Tejada

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

Website

YouTube

Email

514 278-0221

1209 Van Horne

Birthplace:

Dominican Republic

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

Three

Profession:

Administrator

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Joseph Young

Party: No affiliation

Contact Information:

514-272-5840

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