The Quebec by-elections of September 20, 2004 were held in the

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of Gouin,

Laurier-Dorion Laurier-Dorion is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Park Extension in the city of Montreal. It was c ...

, Nelligan and Vanier in

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. They resulted in the

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of two PQ, one

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and one ADQ Member to the

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. Liberal

Yolande James Yolande James (born November 21, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Quebec provincial politician. She was the first black female MNA and the youngest, as well as the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history. A member of the Quebec Lib ...

won an easy victory on the

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-based Nelligan district, while PQ candidate

Nicolas Girard Nicolas Girard (born June 5, 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and former member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly in a by-election as a Parti Québécois member on September 20, ...

handily succeeded Andre Boisclair in Gouin.

Elsie Lefebvre Elsie Lefebvre (born May 5, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec politician. She was the Member of the National Assembly for the Laurier-Dorion riding from 2004 to 2007, and later served on Montreal City Council. She is trilingual, speaking ...

of the Parti Québécois won a narrow victory in Laurier-Dorion, a traditionally Liberal district. Benefiting from anger over the

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's decision to revoke

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's broadcasting license,

Sylvain Légaré Sylvain Légaré (born October 22, 1970) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Vanier riding from 2004 to 2008. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, ...

was elected in Vanier, under the ADQ label. ADQ wins fifth seat in Quebec legislature, CTV, September 21 2004
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References

{{Reflist Elections in Quebec 2004 elections in Canada Provincial by-elections in Quebec 2004 in Quebec