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Vercheres Les Patriotes




Riding Information

Province:Quebec
Type:Suburb
Region:Quebec Region
Area:206 km
Population:92,206
Electors:76,988
Start Position:Center Left
Current Position:Left


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
ORVAL RICHARDS
Conservative
Candidate
ERWIN PONCE
Liberal
Candidate
MAURICE ERVIN
NDP
Candidate
LEE JOHNSTON
Green Party
Candidate
FERDINAND WASHINGTON
Bloc
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Chambly--Borduas

Cities

Boucherville
Sainte-Julie
Varennes
Saint-Amable
Contrecoeur
Vercheres
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu


Top Issues

Privacy Laws
Public Transit
Fishing Quotas
Equalization
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Foreign Aid
Aborigional Affairs
Athletics Funding
Trade
Same Sex Marriages


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 22.6%
Male 20-34: 18.6%
Male 35-49: 25.2%
Male 50-65: 19.7%
Male over 65: 14.9%

Female Population

Female under 19: 19.7%
Female 20-34: 16.7%
Female 35-49: 23.9%
Female 50-65: 19.4%
Female over 65: 14.9%

Marriage

Never Married: 41.7%
Married: 14864.5%
Divorced: 12%
Widowed: 8.2%

Race

Chinese: 0.1%
South Asian: 0%
Black: 0.4%
Filipino: 0%
Latin American: 0.1%
Southeast Asian: 0%
Arab: 0.2%
West Asian: 0.1%
Korean: 0%
Japanese: 0%
Visible Minorities: 0%
Others: 96.9%

Language

English: 0.1%
French: 71.9%
Both Languages: 6.1%
Neither Language: 0%

Schooling

No Highschool: 24.7%
Highschool: 22.7%
Trades: 10%
College: 13.2%
University: 12.4%

Employment

Employed: 89.3%
Unemployed: 10.7%

Income

Average Income: $24114
Household Income: $41284

Home Status

Owned: 51.1%
Rented: 48.9%

Religion

Catholic: 93.3%
Protestant: 1.9%
Christian Orthodox: 0.1%
Christian nie: 0.9%
Muslim: 0.3%
Jewish: 0%
Buddhist: 0%
Hindu: 0%
Sikh: 0%
Eastern Religions: 0%
Other Religions: 0%
No Religion: 3.4%

Work Type

Management: 8.4%
Business: 16.3%
Natural Sciences: 5.2%
Health: 6.8%
Social Science: 9.9%
Art: 2.6%
Sales: 25.3%
Trade: 15.5%
Primary: 1%
Manufacturing: 9%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 96.2%
Not Perminanet: 1.5%

First Nations

Native: 0.6%