Michel Charbonneau

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.

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

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
1994 Quebec general election: Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichel Charbonneau16,53642.50-11.10
Parti QuébécoisRoger Paquin16,53642.50+3.20
Action démocratiqueDaniel Lefebvre4,49411.96–
New DemocraticJulien Patenaude6381.60-3.40
Natural LawAnne Bélanger3130.80–
SovereigntyRéal Brunette2320.60–
EqualityRichard Beaucage1450.40–
Total valid votes 38,894–
Turnout 38,89482.01+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
Quebec provincial by-election, October 24, 1994: Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisRoger Paquin15,68043.80+1.30
LiberalMichel Charbonneau15,14842.30-0.20
Action démocratiqueDaniel Lefebvre4,69311.96+1.14
New DemocraticJulien Patenaude2040.60-1.00
SovereigntyRéal Brunette2320.20-0.40
Total valid votes 35,80798.66
Total rejected ballots 4871.34-1.61
Turnout 36,29476.53-5.48
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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