Roger Paquin

Roger Paquin (born July 24, 1947) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for Saint-Jean in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1994 until 2003.

Roger Paquin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean
In office
September 12, 1994  April 14, 2003
Preceded byMichel Charbonneau
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Paquin
Personal details
Born (1947-07-24) July 24, 1947
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
ProfessionBiologist, educator

Biography

Paquin was born in Montreal, He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and a master's degree in science didactics from the Université de Montréal. He obtained a certificate in cognitive style mapping from Oakland Community College and a certificate in project management from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

Paquin was a Professor of Biology at the Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and served as a professional in the General Directorate of Collegial Education at the Quebec Ministry of Education.

Political career

Paquin served as secretary and later the president of his local PQ riding executive. He later became Chairman of the National Council of the provincial party. He ran in Saint-Jean in 1994; the election ended in a tie between him and Liberal incumbent Michel Charbonneau with 16,536 votes each. A by-election was called and a month later Paquin won by 532 votes.[1] He was re-elected without any difficulty in 1998.

He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister responsible for the Montérégie Region in the Bouchard government. He then became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, and then the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Water in both the Bouchard and the Landry governments.

Paquin sought re-election in 2003, and lost to Liberal Jean-Pierre Paquin (no relation).[2]

Electoral record

Provincial

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
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

References

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