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Pontiac




Riding Information

Province:Quebec
Type:Rural
Region:Quebec Region
Area:30,959
Population:89,950
Electors:77,772
Start Position:Right
Current Position:Center Right


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
FREEMAN PARKER
Conservative
Candidate
DANE HEARD
Liberal
Candidate
GREG LYON
NDP
Candidate
PASQUALE MACK
Green Party
Candidate
TAD PIERCE
Bloc
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Abitibi--Temiscamingue

Cities

Gatineau
Chelsea
La Peche
Val-des-Monts
Maniwaki
Pontiac
Cantley
L' Ange-Gardien
Gracefield
Mansfield-et-Pontefract


Top Issues

Environment
Government Ethics
Privacy Laws
Parliament and Senate
Defence
Foreign Aid
Aborigional Affairs
Athletics Funding
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Fishing Quotas


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 27.7%
Male 20-34: 16.7%
Male 35-49: 27.1%
Male 50-65: 18.2%
Male over 65: 8.4%

Female Population

Female under 19: 26.3%
Female 20-34: 17.7%
Female 35-49: 26.8%
Female 50-65: 17.2%
Female over 65: 8.4%

Marriage

Never Married: 35.4%
Married: 11920.5%
Divorced: 8.8%
Widowed: 6.4%

Race

Chinese: 0.1%
South Asian: 0%
Black: 0.2%
Filipino: 0%
Latin American: 0.1%
Southeast Asian: 0%
Arab: 0%
West Asian: 0%
Korean: 0%
Japanese: 0%
Visible Minorities: 0%
Others: 98.6%

Language

English: 14.7%
French: 31.3%
Both Languages: 26.3%
Neither Language: 0.1%

Schooling

No Highschool: 30.5%
Highschool: 19%
Trades: 8.5%
College: 10.3%
University: 10.1%

Employment

Employed: 91.7%
Unemployed: 8.3%

Income

Average Income: $27363
Household Income: $51852

Home Status

Owned: 78.7%
Rented: 21.3%

Religion

Catholic: 82%
Protestant: 10.7%
Christian Orthodox: 0.1%
Christian nie: 0.9%
Muslim: 0%
Jewish: 0.1%
Buddhist: 0.1%
Hindu: 0%
Sikh: 0%
Eastern Religions: 0.1%
Other Religions: 0.2%
No Religion: 5.8%

Work Type

Management: 9.6%
Business: 19.1%
Natural Sciences: 6.3%
Health: 5%
Social Science: 8.6%
Art: 2.6%
Sales: 20.8%
Trade: 18.6%
Primary: 5.1%
Manufacturing: 4.4%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 96.7%
Not Perminanet: 2.5%

First Nations

Native: 5.2%