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1299:Coursol
1294:Workman
1289:Starnes
1284:Beaudry
1274:Starnes
1254:Bourret
1244:Ferrier
1239:Bourret
1134:(2015–)
1082:Mifflin
1061:Crosbie
1046:Nielsen
1031:de Bané
1021:McGrath
902:MacLean
871:Bridges
861:Michaud
780:Lemieux
775:Brodeur
769:Laurier
734:McLelan
582:Chambly
523:Chambly
453:at the
385:Liberal
284:Gallery
233:Liberal
229:Chambly
218:Liberal
214:Chambly
1509:Plante
1414:Martin
1404:Martin
1394:Guerin
1339:Abbott
1324:Rivard
1279:Rodier
1269:Nelson
1264:Wilson
1234:McGill
1161:Murray
1156:Jordan
1141:Tootoo
1051:Siddon
1041:Fraser
892:Mayhew
839:Rhodes
817:Cardin
800:Cardin
754:Davies
744:Tupper
739:Foster
432:4,287
363:Party
353::
141:lawyer
131:France
1449:Houde
1439:Houde
1429:Houde
1419:Houde
1384:Ekers
1259:Fabre
1249:Mills
1229:Viger
1107:Hearn
1102:Regan
1071:Tobin
1036:Breau
949:Sauvé
944:Davis
928:Davis
912:Davis
882:Gregg
856:Ernst
805:Black
785:Hazen
724:Smith
437:100.0
423:-4.9
417:2,010
400:+4.9
394:2,277
369:Votes
160:
127:Paris
49:25th
1469:Doré
1122:Shea
1112:Shea
1066:Reid
729:Pope
580:for
420:46.9
397:53.1
216:. A
197:and
117:Died
101:Born
1535::
489:.
376:±%
273:.
162:QC
158:PC
155:,
129:,
109:,
1210:e
1203:t
1196:v
697:e
690:t
683:v
497:.
474:.
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344:e
337:t
330:v
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