Catherine Fournier

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Catherine Fournier

MNA
Catherine Fournier (2018).jpg
Catherine Fournier in 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marie-Victorin
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded byBernard Drainville
Personal details
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 29)[1]
Sainte-Julie, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyIndependent (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois (before 2019)

Catherine Fournier (born 7 April 1992) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016.[2] She represents the electoral district of Marie-Victorin. Fournier is the youngest member of the National Assembly, and the youngest woman ever elected to that body.[3]

Originally elected as a member of the Parti Québécois, Fournier won a full term in 2018 even amid the PQ's meltdown in Greater Montreal; she was the only surviving PQ member from the metro area. However, she quit the PQ on March 11, 2019 to sit as an independent MNA. She believed the party had lost its way ideologically, though she still considers herself a committed sovereigntist.[4][5]

Before her election to the National Assembly, Fournier ran for the Bloc Québécois in the 2015 federal election in the riding of Montarville, finishing second. She also briefly served as the party's vice-president.

Early life[]

Fournier was born in Sainte-Julie, Quebec on 7 April 1992. She holds an economics major and political science minor from the Université de Montréal. She was a political blogger and columnist for 103.3 FM.[1]

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

Montarville

hide2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Michel Picard 18,848 32.54 +20.03 –
Bloc Québécois Catherine Fournier 16,460 28.42 -0.66 –
New Democratic Djaouida Sellah 14,296 24.68 -19.85 –
Conservative Stéphane Duranleau 6,284 10.85 +1.25 –
Green Olivier Adam 1,388 2.40 -0.05 –
Libertarian Claude Leclair 641 1.11 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,917 100.00   $207,758.92
Total rejected ballots 881 1.50 –
Turnout 58,798 77.86 –
Eligible voters 75,521
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +19.94
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

Provincial[]

Marie-Victorin

hideQuebec provincial by-election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Catherine Fournier 6,302 52.49 +14.33
Québec solidaire Carl Lévesque 1,703 14.19 +2.62
Coalition Avenir Québec Julie Chapdelaine 1,699 14.15 -6.45
Liberal Normand Parisien 1,613 13.44 -12.61
Green Vincent Charbonneau 315 2.62 +0.30
Option nationale Fabien Villemaire 109 0.91 +0.11
Parti travailliste du Québec Roch Dumont 101 0.84
Conservative Hoang Nam Nguyen 90 0.75
Changement intégrité pour notre Québec Shirley Cedent 30 0.25
Équipe autonomiste Florent Portron 22 0.18 +0.04
Parti indépendantiste Étienne Turgeon Pelletier 21 0.17
Total valid votes 12,005 100.00
Total rejected ballots 147 1.21 -0.70
Turnout 12,152 25.71 -40.62
Electors on the lists 47,267
Parti Québécois hold Swing +5.85

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Murphy, Caroline G. (2016-12-06). "11 choses à savoir sur Catherine Fournier, la plus jeune femme élue dans l'histoire de l'Assemblée nationale". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "PQ wins two of four by-elections; status quo remains". CTV Montreal, December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "PQ wins 2 byelections, keeps Pierre Karl Péladeau's seat | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "PQ may have no future, youth wing members say in open letter". The Canadian Press. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "'They've lost their way': PQ MNA Catherine Fournier quits party". CTV Montreal. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on Aug 15, 2015. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.


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