Final Predictions: Quebec
2004 Results
BQ 54 seats (49%)
Lib 21 seats (34%)
CPC 0 seats (9%)
NDP 0 seats (5%)
Riding to Watch: Outremont
Jean Lapierre has been the laughing stock of Parliament Hill since becoming Paul Martin's Quebec Lieutenant. Lapierre represented Paul Martin's desire to cozy up to separatists, in the hope of sweeping Quebec. But Lapierre, while being a competent Transport Minister, has been a disaster as a political organizer and strategist, and the Liberals had to turn to Stephane Dion to save their bacon in 2004. Recent polls have Lapierre neck and neck in the riding, with a remarkable 32% combined support for the NDP and Green Party. No doubt, these are federalists who just can't stomach Lapierre. I'm going to predict this riding stays Liberal, but not by much.
2006 Outlook
The big news in Quebec this election has been the surge of the Conservatives. Not only will this win Jean Lapierre his referendum election, but it will also end the doomsday national unity scenarios of a Tory government without a voice in Quebec. Quebecers love a winner and are certainly hoping to get a voice in Cabinet.
Lawrence Cannon, Josee Verner, and Maxime Bernier are the three candidates the Tories have targeted from the start, and I expect all three of them to win. Jonquiere has gotten a lot of media buzz after the Liberal candidate kinda-sorta stepped aside, conceding defeat to the Tories. I also think Levis-Bellechasse, Megantic-L'Erable, and Lotbiniere-Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere (boy, that's a mouthful) could swing Tory. The problem the Conservatives have is that their organization on the ground is weak so they won't be as effective at bringing out the vote as the BQ. I'll mark them down for 6 seats, with each and every one of the winners heading to the Privy Council.
The Liberal campaign, once again in the hands of Jean Lapierre, has been rather...umm...not good. Coupled with some vote splitting with the Tories and I think the Liberals may be heading for a complete wipe-out outside of the Island of Montreal. I'm going to predict that either Jacques Saada or Marcel Proulx hang on, but I can't see any other seats outside of the Island staying with them.
As for Montreal itself, it's gotten to the point where you can list the Liberal MPs by name: Scarpaleggia, Cotler, Jennings, Patry, Dion, Pacetti, and Robillard are all safe. I know a lot of people think Paul Martin might lose his seat but that's probably a little far fetched. Frulla and Pettigrew are gone for sure but they should be able to hang on to a few other seats (like Lapierre's) here and there. Add it up, and I'll give the party which used to win 74 seats in La Belle Province, 11.
Finally, I'm going to give Portneuf to independent candidate Andre Arthur. Arthur is a former radio host and poll numbers show him in the lead. Perhaps he'll be the next Parliament's version of Chuck Cadman.
So, add it all up, and you're left with:
2006 Predictions:
Bloc 57 (up 3)
Liberals 11 (down 10)
Conservatives 6 (up 6)
Independent 1 (up 1)
BQ 54 seats (49%)
Lib 21 seats (34%)
CPC 0 seats (9%)
NDP 0 seats (5%)
Riding to Watch: Outremont
Jean Lapierre has been the laughing stock of Parliament Hill since becoming Paul Martin's Quebec Lieutenant. Lapierre represented Paul Martin's desire to cozy up to separatists, in the hope of sweeping Quebec. But Lapierre, while being a competent Transport Minister, has been a disaster as a political organizer and strategist, and the Liberals had to turn to Stephane Dion to save their bacon in 2004. Recent polls have Lapierre neck and neck in the riding, with a remarkable 32% combined support for the NDP and Green Party. No doubt, these are federalists who just can't stomach Lapierre. I'm going to predict this riding stays Liberal, but not by much.
2006 Outlook
The big news in Quebec this election has been the surge of the Conservatives. Not only will this win Jean Lapierre his referendum election, but it will also end the doomsday national unity scenarios of a Tory government without a voice in Quebec. Quebecers love a winner and are certainly hoping to get a voice in Cabinet.
Lawrence Cannon, Josee Verner, and Maxime Bernier are the three candidates the Tories have targeted from the start, and I expect all three of them to win. Jonquiere has gotten a lot of media buzz after the Liberal candidate kinda-sorta stepped aside, conceding defeat to the Tories. I also think Levis-Bellechasse, Megantic-L'Erable, and Lotbiniere-Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere (boy, that's a mouthful) could swing Tory. The problem the Conservatives have is that their organization on the ground is weak so they won't be as effective at bringing out the vote as the BQ. I'll mark them down for 6 seats, with each and every one of the winners heading to the Privy Council.
The Liberal campaign, once again in the hands of Jean Lapierre, has been rather...umm...not good. Coupled with some vote splitting with the Tories and I think the Liberals may be heading for a complete wipe-out outside of the Island of Montreal. I'm going to predict that either Jacques Saada or Marcel Proulx hang on, but I can't see any other seats outside of the Island staying with them.
As for Montreal itself, it's gotten to the point where you can list the Liberal MPs by name: Scarpaleggia, Cotler, Jennings, Patry, Dion, Pacetti, and Robillard are all safe. I know a lot of people think Paul Martin might lose his seat but that's probably a little far fetched. Frulla and Pettigrew are gone for sure but they should be able to hang on to a few other seats (like Lapierre's) here and there. Add it up, and I'll give the party which used to win 74 seats in La Belle Province, 11.
Finally, I'm going to give Portneuf to independent candidate Andre Arthur. Arthur is a former radio host and poll numbers show him in the lead. Perhaps he'll be the next Parliament's version of Chuck Cadman.
So, add it all up, and you're left with:
2006 Predictions:
Bloc 57 (up 3)
Liberals 11 (down 10)
Conservatives 6 (up 6)
Independent 1 (up 1)
posted by calgarygrit at
6:40 p.m.
20 Comments:
Give Gatineau to the Bloc for sure, but Hull-Aylmer? That would be quite the loss. Not the MP, he's terrible, but the Libs losing Hull-Aylmer? If it happens, wow.
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Anonymous, at 6:53 p.m.
I conquer!
But I also digress. Add two more to the Conservative numbers (to 8) at the expense of the Bloc (to 55). Grits at 10-11 sounds about right. The Conservatives are borrowing the ADQ machinery on the South Shore which should help their turnout.
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Anonymous, at 9:52 p.m.
Why did Paul Martin say today that Stephen Harper has never travelled outside continental North America?
Does he not recall going to the largest televised event in history, Pope John Paul II's funeral, and being in the same airplane as Harper on both the outgoing and return flights?
Does he not remember being on several other important official functions with Stephen Harper overseas?
Or is he lying?
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Anonymous, at 9:58 p.m.
CG, I'm quite impressed by your knowledge of Québec politics (unless you've copied this from a Québec blog, which I don't think is the case). Not bad for an Anglo from Calgary.
I think your predictions will reveal quite accurate.
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Anonymous, at 10:06 p.m.
I'm leaning towards 8-12 tory seats on my Quebec possibles list.
Lapierre is toast in Outremont.
Amongst other faux pas, he has been none too privately telling almost anyone who knows him that he'd rather lose than sit in opposition and would quit if elected.
Duceppe's been freakin out because his vote has bottomed out at 40% in some polls--it seems the tory rise has occurred in large part due to soft nationalists leaving their decade long parking spots chez le bloc...BUT in places like Quebec City the Libs are just where the tories finished last time out--at a pathetic 9 freakin %.
As a general rule for every 100 theoretical poll-counted votes gained by the tories, they have split off almost evenly from the bloc and the gLibs.
The gLibs are in free fall here and I expect a half-dozen surprises with Andre Arthur a shoo-in and the man who will make parliament an interesting forum in the years to come.
Denis Coderre, the glib M.P. most closely identified with being unusually friendly with some of the adscam players, has been in some hot water in his Mtl. North but is boasting he's there to stay. If he goes, the Glibs will for sure be third behind the bloc (in total seats for purposes of official oppo party honours), which is where they seem to be heading anyway.
The tories could also elect a couple on Mtl.'s South shore but there's been little enthusiasm amongst Charest's already demoralized urban/suburban Mtl riding organizers for working hard to turn out voters for tory candidates, few of whom have any pointage accomplished to identify their voters by name, address & tel. no.
On the other hand francophone gLib voters are reluctant to vote; of those who do get prompted or persuaded to turn out, approx. 25% will vote CPC in disgust anyway with another 25% (esp. those under 55) franco prov. gLibs swaying towards the bloc rather than be associated with Chrtien/Martin.
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Anonymous, at 10:57 p.m.
CG: What about Brome-Mississquoi? There is word (seriously) that Heward Grafftey will win for the Progressive Canadian Party there.
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John Murney , at 11:59 p.m.
I can understand supporting a candidate but every single blogger in Canada should be slamming PAUL MARTIN as a lying bastard. There has never been a PM that is more disgusting and deceitful during a campaign.
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Anonymous, at 12:16 a.m.
The way the Tory support is going, I do not see how the BQ can gain seats. My understanding is that they will loose some to the Tories.
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Jason Cherniak, at 12:38 a.m.
IRONY:
FIRST TORONTO BORN AND RAISED PRIME MINISTER
PRIME MINISTER, BIRTHPLACE
Stephen Harper, Toronto, Ontario
Paul Martin, Windsor, Ontario
Jean Chretien, Shawinigan, Quebec
Kim Campbell, Port Alberni, British Columbia
Brian Mulroney, Baie-Comeau, Quebec
John Turner, Richmond, England
Joe Clark, High River, Alberta
Pierre Trudeau, Montreal, Quebec
Lester Pearson, Newtonbrook, Ontario
John Diefenbaker, Neustadt, Ontario
Louis St-Laurent, Compton, Quebec
Richard Bennett, Hopewell, New Brunswick
William Mackenzie King, Kitchener, Ontario
Arthur Meighen, Anderson, Ontario
Sir Robert Borden, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Saint-Lin, Canada East
Sir Charles Tupper, Amherst, Nova Scotia
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, Rickinghall, England
Sir John Thompson, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sir John Abbott, St. Andrews, Lower Canada
Alexander Mackenzie, Dunkeld, Scotland
Sir John Macdonald, Glasgow, Scotland
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Anonymous, at 12:47 a.m.
Stand up for ALBERTA
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Anonymous, at 1:22 a.m.
Alex; A lot of my predictions are based on the Election Prediction Project...and various news stories I've read.
notbob; Hull has been Liberal for a LONG time, but if the Tories can steal some votes there, the Bloc could very well take it. It's not a certainty, but it wouldn't surprise me.
John; I think Brome will go Bloc. The Tories have a big road to go in that riding.
Jason; Vote spliting between the Libs and Tories will help the Bloc. Their popular vote will definitely drop, but I think their seat total will go out. They'll lose a few seats to the Tories but will snatch a lot from the Libs
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calgarygrit, at 2:02 a.m.
"There is word (seriously) that Heward Grafftey will win for the Progressive Canadian Party there."
Yeah, and there is word (seriously) that I can toot the words to O Canada out my ass in both official languages.
Equally credible.
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Anonymous, at 2:10 a.m.
Why is Paul Martin avoiding the media, refusing to appear on Question Period today ?
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Anonymous, at 1:46 p.m.
CG's predictions for Quebec are excellent, but I agree that Lapierre is toast. There is a small chance the NDP will win in Outremont.
The Bloc is bleeding soft federalists to the Conservatives, but vote splitting will mean their seat totals will go up. I predict BQ 60, Liberals 9, CPC 5, independent 1. Eight of the Liberal ridings will be in Montreal, and they will hold on to Hull-Aylmer.
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Anonymous, at 2:40 p.m.
Real Ridings to Watch from a Quebecker:
Lac-St-Louis.
Westmount.
If either or both fall to the Conservatives, Canada is in a new era of political history.
Better get reinventing yourselves Grits.
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Anonymous, at 12:57 a.m.
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