Francis Dufour

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Francis Dufour
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jonquière
In office
December 2, 1985 – January 15, 1996
Preceded byAline St-Amand
Succeeded byLucien Bouchard
Personal details
Born(1929-03-28)March 28, 1929
Kénogami, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 25, 2020(2020-05-25) (aged 91)
Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Political partyParti Québécois
ProfessionPolitician

Francis Dufour (March 28, 1929 – May 25, 2020) was a Canadian Quebec politician. He served as the member for Jonquière in the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1985 until 1996, when he relinquished his seat to allow Lucien Bouchard, the Premier of Quebec, a seat in the assembly.

Biography[]

Dufour was a clerk at the Arvida Municipal Treasury in 1947. He worked for Alcan from 1948 to 1975, and served as the director of its employees' union from 1955 to 1963.

Political career[]

Dufour was elected a councillor of Arvida from 1960 until 1964. He was elected mayor in 1967 and served in that position until 1975.

During that time Dufour ran in the 1973 Quebec election for the Parti Québécois in Jonquière and lost to incumbent .

When Arvida was amalgamated into Jonquière, he ran for and was elected to the position of its mayor. Dufour served as President of the Union of Quebec Municipalities from 1982 until 1984.

Dufour ran again for Jonquière in 1985 and won. He was re-elected in 1989 and 1994.

He served primarily as a backbencher during his time in the legislature. He resigned on January 15, 1996 to let Lucien Bouchard, Premier of Quebec have a seat in the legislature.[1]

Electoral record[]

Provincial[]

1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Francis Dufour 22,598 69.64
Liberal Stéphane Dallaire 8,703 26.74
Natural Law Sylvie Francoeur 1,248 3.83
Total valid votes 32,549 97.01
Total rejected ballots 1,002 2.99
33,551 80.03
Electors on the lists 41,921 –
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Francis Dufour 17,294 56.05
Liberal Aline St-Amand 11,789 38.21
New Democratic Maurice Bilodeau 1,774 5.75
Total valid votes 30,857 97.63
Total rejected ballots 750 2.37
31,607 76.16
Electors on the lists 41,502 –
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Francis Dufour 17,741 52.51
Liberal Aline St-Amand 14,130 41.82
New Democratic Maurice Bilodeau 1,784 5.28
Christian Socialist Jean-Pierre Rannou 132 0.39
Total valid votes 33,787 98.70
Total rejected ballots 444 1.30
34,231 79.86
Electors on the lists 42,864 –
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal 16,985 53.71
Parti Québécois Francis Dufour 12,850 40.63
Union Nationale Lucien Audet 897 2.84
Parti créditiste Albert Bouchard 892 2.82
Total valid votes 31,624 98.42
Total rejected ballots 507 1.58
32,131 84.30
Electors on the lists 38,117 –

References[]

  1. ^ Francis Dufour Quebec National Assembly Biography
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