Nancy Charest
Nancy Charest | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matane | |
In office April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Rioux |
Succeeded by | Pascal Bérubé |
Personal details | |
Born | Matane, Quebec, Canada | November 28, 1959
Died | March 1, 2014 Matane, Quebec, Canada | (aged 54)
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Matane, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Nancy Charest (November 28, 1959 – March 1, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé of the Parti Québécois in the 2007 provincial election.
She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in the 2008 federal election. She lost to Bloc Québécois incumbent Jean-Yves Roy, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal area.[citation needed]
Charest was found dead on March 1, 2014 along a road in her native Matane, Quebec. The cause of death was hypothermia, caused by exposure while Charest was heavily intoxicated.[1] She was 54 years old.[2][3]
Electoral record[]
hide2003 Quebec general election: Matane | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Nancy Charest | 7,602 | 40.84 | |||||
Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 7,569 | 40.67 | |||||
Action démocratique | Raynald Bernier | 3,005 | 16.14 | |||||
Independent | Nelson Gauthier | 178 | 0.96 | |||||
Independent | Nestor Turcotte | 135 | 0.73 | |||||
Green | David Lejeune | 124 | 0.67 |
hide2007 Quebec general election: Matane | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 7,830 | 39.10 | |||||
Liberal | Nancy Charest | 7,617 | 38.04 | |||||
Action démocratique | Donald Grenier | 3,980 | 19.88 | |||||
Québec solidaire | Brigitte Michaud | 358 | 1.79 | |||||
Green | François Vincent | 240 | 1.20 |
hide2008 Canadian federal election: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Roy | 11,977 | 37.5% | -8.5% | ||||
Liberal | Nancy Charest | 11,368 | 35.6% | +22.5% | ||||
Conservative | Jérôme Landry | 5,743 | 18.0% | -11.7% | ||||
New Democratic | Julie Demers | 1,497 | 4.6% | -1.6% | ||||
Green | Louis Drainville | 1,139 | 3.5% | +0.8% | ||||
Independent | Liliane Potvin | 175 | 0.5% | -1.8% | ||||
Total valid votes | 31,899 | |||||||
Turnout | – | 43.6% | ||||||
Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -15.5 |
hide2011 Canadian federal election: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Fortin | 12,633 | 36.05 | -1.48 | ||||
Liberal | Nancy Charest | 8,964 | 25.58 | -10.02 | ||||
New Democratic | Joanie Boulet | 7,484 | 21.36 | +16.67 | ||||
Conservative | Allen Cormier | 5,253 | 14.99 | -3.08 | ||||
Green | Louis Drainville | 707 | 2.02 | -1.55 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 35,041 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 393 | 1.11 | +0.07 | |||||
Turnout | 35,434 | 59.81 | +5.43 | |||||
Eligible voters | 59,242 | – | – |
References[]
- ^ "Coroner: Death of MNA caused by hypothermia". CJAD Newse. September 24, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Former Liberal MNA Nancy Charest found dead". Montreal Gazette. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Dupéré, Bernard (March 2, 2014). "Décès de l'ancienne députée Nancy Charest" [Death of the former member Nancy Charest]. TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
External links[]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1959 births
- 2014 deaths
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- Deaths from hypothermia
- French Quebecers
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- Candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election
- Candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election
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