2010 Quebec provincial by-elections

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

Vachon

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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 Québécois Martine Ouellet 7,863 59.15 +10.51
  Liberal Simon-Pierre Diamond 3,236 24.34 -7.94
Action démocratique Alain Dépatie 879 6.61 -7.06
Québec solidaire Sébastien Robert 727 5.47 +3.23
Green Yvon Rudolphe 419 3.15 -0.01
  Independent Denis Durand 98 0.74 -2.42
  Independent Régent Millette 71 0.53 -

Saint-Laurent

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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 Québécois Philippe Leclerc 1,996 17.93 +1.28
Action démocratique Jose Fiorillo 931 8.36 +3.57
Québec solidaire Marie Josèphe Pigeon 566 5.08 +1.61
Green Tim Landry 513 4.61 -

Kamouraska-Témiscouata

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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 Québécois André Simard 7,213 36.85 +15.70
  Liberal France Dionne 7,017 35.85 -17.85
Action démocratique Gérald Beaulieu 4,509 23.03 +1.47
Québec solidaire Serge Proulx 522 2.67 -0.27
Green Frédéric Brophy Nolan 314 1.60 -

References

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  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