2010 Quebec provincial by-elections

Three provincial by-elections were held in Quebec in 2010 to fill vacancies in the National Assembly.

Vachon

The district of Vachon was vacated by Parti Québécois MNA Camil Bouchard on January 6, 2010. The by-election took place on July 5, 2010. The riding was held by the PQ.

Vachon by-election, July 5, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMartine Ouellet7,86359.15+10.51
  Liberal Simon-Pierre Diamond 3,236 24.34 -7.94
Action démocratiqueAlain Dépatie8796.61-7.06
Québec solidaireSébastien Robert7275.47+3.23
GreenYvon Rudolphe4193.15-0.01
  Independent Denis Durand 98 0.74 -2.42
  Independent Régent Millette 71 0.53 -

Saint-Laurent

The district of Saint-Laurent was vacated by Liberal MNA Jacques Dupuis on August 9, 2010. The by-election took place on September 13, 2010.

The Gazette, the main English newspaper in Montreal, took the unusual step of endorsing Action démocratique du Québec candidate Jose Fiorillo over Quebec Liberal Party candidate Jean-Marc Fournier, calling Fournier a parachute candidate who deserved to be rejected by the voters.[1] Despite this, the riding was held by the Liberals.

Saint-Laurent by-election, September 13, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Jean-Marc Fournier 7,126 64.01 -10.38
Parti QuébécoisPhilippe Leclerc1,99617.93+1.28
Action démocratiqueJose Fiorillo9318.36+3.57
Québec solidaireMarie Josèphe Pigeon5665.08+1.61
GreenTim Landry5134.61-

Kamouraska-Témiscouata

The district of Kamouraska-Témiscouata was vacated by Liberal MNA Claude Béchard on September 7 due to his pancreatic cancer, which he died from later the same day.[2] The by-election took place on November 29.

The riding was captured by the PQ, reflecting the Liberals' declining popularity due in part to their refusal to hold a public inquiry into construction industry corruption. In response to the by-election results, Premier Jean Charest announced he would create a permanent unit to investigate corruption in the construction industry.[3]

Kamouraska-Témiscouata by-election, November 29, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Simard7,21336.85+15.70
  Liberal France Dionne 7,017 35.85 -17.85
Action démocratiqueGérald Beaulieu4,50923.03+1.47
Québec solidaireSerge Proulx5222.67-0.27
GreenFrédéric Brophy Nolan3141.60-

References

  1. "Liberals and Fournier deserve to lose" Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, September 12, 2010.
  2. "Quebec minister Claude Béchard dies". CBC News. September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  3. "Charest steps up anti-corruption rhetoric". CBC News. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-12-01
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