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 M ...

, 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 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 F ...

of the Parti Québécois won a narrow victory in

, 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

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