Michel Charbonneau

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Michel Charbonneau
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byPierre Lorrain
Succeeded byRoger Paquin
Personal details
BornSeptember 23, 1948
Napierville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party

Michel Charbonneau (born September 23, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1994.

Born and raised in Napierville, Quebec, Charbonneau served as a municipal councillor and mayor of Napierville before being elected to the legislature in the 1989 election.[1] In the legislature, he served as chair of a task force on reform of trucking regulations in the province.[2]

In the 1994 election, he was initially declared to have been narrowly defeated by Roger Paquin of the Parti Québécois.[3] After a judicial recount, however, the two were found to have finished in an exact tie, necessitating a new by-election to determine the winner.[4] Paquin won the by-election.[5]

Electoral record[]

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1994 Quebec general election: Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michel Charbonneau 16,536 42.50 -11.10
Parti Québécois Roger Paquin 16,536 42.50 +3.20
Action démocratique Daniel Lefebvre 4,494 11.96 –
New Democratic Julien Patenaude 638 1.60 -3.40
Natural Law Anne Bélanger 313 0.80 –
Réal Brunette 232 0.60 –
Equality Richard Beaucage 145 0.40 –
Total valid votes 38,894 100.00 –
Turnout 38,894 82.01 +3.85
Electors on the lists 47,426
The result was declared void as a result of the tie and a subsequent by-election was held on October 24, 1994
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Quebec provincial by-election, October 24, 1994: Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Roger Paquin 15,680 43.80 +1.30
Liberal Michel Charbonneau 15,148 42.30 -0.20
Action démocratique Daniel Lefebvre 4,693 11.96 +1.14
New Democratic Julien Patenaude 204 0.60 -1.00
Réal Brunette 232 0.20 -0.40
Total valid votes 35,807 98.66
Total rejected ballots 487 1.34 -1.61
Turnout 36,294 76.53 -5.48
Electors on the lists 47,426
Parti Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +0.75

References[]

  1. ^ "Charbonneau wins St. Jean despite lead-poison scandal". Montreal Gazette, September 26, 1989.
  2. ^ "Quebec to set up patrols to regulate truckers: Elkas". Montreal Gazette, July 5, 1990.
  3. ^ "Anglos, allophones help Liberals keep seats; Robillard is turfed out in Chambly". Montreal Gazette, September 15, 1994.
  4. ^ "New vote set after recount results in tie". Ottawa Citizen, September 30, 1994.
  5. ^ "Parti Quebecois wins first test in run-off election". Waterloo Region Record, October 25, 1994.

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