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Quebec By-elections, June 17, 2002
Provincial by-elections were held in Quebec in 2002, on the following dates: April 15 Elections were held in the Quebec provincial electoral districts of Anjou, Saguenay and Viger. They resulted in the election of two Liberals and one ADQ Member to the National Assembly of Quebec. The Liberals unsurprisingly won clear victories in two Montreal-based districts: * Lise Thériault in Anjou; * Anna Mancuso in Viger. For the first time ever, an ADQ candidate other than Mario Dumont was sent to the National Assembly of Quebec: François Corriveau won the election in the district of Saguenay, one of the Parti Québécois's traditional strongholds. Corriveau's showing temporarily boosted the ADQ's poll numbers and led to another series of ADQ by-election victories two months later, on June 17, 2002. June 17 Elections were held in the Quebec provincial electoral districts of Berthier, Joliette, Lac-Saint-Jean and Vimont. They resulted in the election of three ADQ and one PQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Electoral District
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 federal electoral districts in Canada. In provincial and territorial legislatures, the provinces and territories each set their own number of electoral districts independently of their federal represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial Electoral District)
Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Alma, Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix and Saint-Bruno. It was created for the 1890 election. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean and part of the unorganized territory of Passes-Dangereuses to Roberval electoral district. It is named for Lac Saint-Jean. Linguistic demographics *Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...: 99.4% * Anglophone: 0.4% * Allophone: 0.2% per cent mother tongue – single answers Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Quebec
This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Quebec's unicameral legislative body, the National Assembly of Quebec (and its predecessor, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). The number of seats has generally increased over time, from 65 for the first six elections, to the current high of 125. The chart on the upper right shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections towards the right. The Conservative party (blue) in 1936 merged into the Union Nationale (now defunct). The 1970s saw the arrival of the sovereignist Parti Québécois, to be followed by Québec Solidaire and the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in 2006 and 2011, respectively. This article only covers elections since the Canadian confederation in 1867, when Quebec was created as one of Canada's provinces. For Quebec's first 15 elections as Lower Canada from 1792 to 1840, see Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. For the 8 joint elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Quebec General Election
The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bernard Landry. In Champlain there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette; although the initial tally was 11,867 to 11,859, a judicial recount produced a tally of 11,852 each. A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by a margin of 642 votes. Unfolding In January 2001, Lucien Bouchard announced that he would resign from public life, citing that the results of his work were not very convincing. In March 2001, the Parti Québécois selected Bernard Landry as leader by acclamation, thus becoming premier of Quebec. In 2002, the Parti Québécois (PQ) government had been in power for two mandates. It was seen as worn-out by some, and its poll numbers fell sharply. It place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois people, Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York (state), New York in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By-elections
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election ( Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent dying or resigning, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall, election or appointment to a prohibited dual mandate, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregularities. In some cases a vacancy may be filled without a by-election or the office may be left vacant. Origins The procedure for filling a vacant seat in the House of Commons of England was developed during the Reformation Parliament of the 16th century by Thomas Cromwell; previously a seat had remained empty upon the death of a member. Crom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Belhumeur
Michel Raymond Joseph Belhumeur (born September 2, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 65 games in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals from 1972 to 1975. Playing career Drafted by the Flyers in 1969, Belhumeur spent most of his time in the minors, but managed to win nine games for Philadelphia before they exposed him to the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1974–75 season, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals. Rules Draft results See also ..., where he was claimed by the Capitals. Belhumeur played two seasons with the Capitals, and did not win a single game (zero wins, 29 losses, and 4 ties). He played three more years in the minors before retiring in 1979. Belhumeur has the NHL record for most games played in one season (35 games in the 1974– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay (born November 4, 1973) is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. Tremblay was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1996 to 2002, and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2002 to 2006. He was born in Alma, Quebec. Member of Parliament He won a by-election in 1996 and succeeded Lucien Bouchard as Member of Parliament for the Lac-Saint-Jean electoral district. Tremblay was affiliated with the Bloc Québécois. He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2000 elections. Provincial politics In 2002, he left federal politics and won a provincial by-election on June 17, 2002 as a Parti Québécois candidate. He represented the riding of Lac Saint-Jean in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Tremblay was re-elected to the MNA in the 2003 election. He served as the opposition critic for environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , " Quebecer Bloc") is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The Bloc seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from Canada and campaigns actively only within the province during federal elections. The party has been described as social democratic and separatist (or "sovereigntist"). The Bloc supports the Kyoto Protocol, abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, legalization of assisted suicide, abolition of the Canadian Senate, abolition of the monarchy, the Quebec Secularism law, and supports exempting Quebec from the requirements of the '' Multiculturalism Act. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Lespérance
Sylvie Lespérance (December 21, 1954 – September 22, 2006) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, who served as the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2002 to 2003. Lespérance, who was born in Jonquière, had been a lifelong Liberal supporter months before she first was elected to the National Assembly. She ran unsuccessfully against Parti Québécois (PQ) cabinet member Guy Chevrette in the 1989 and 1998 elections. She was elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on June 17, 2002 with 38% of the vote. PQ star candidate and Bloc Québécois (BQ) Member of Parliament Michel Bellehumeur finished second with 32% of the vote. In 2003 election, Lespérance finished third with 21% of the vote, behind PQ candidate Jonathan Valois Jonathan Valois (born February 7, 1971 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the former Member of the National Assembly for the electo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Grégoire
Marie Grégoire (born August 15, 1965) was the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the electoral district of Berthier from 2002 to 2003. Grégoire was first elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on June 17, 2002 with 51% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) star candidate David Levine finished second with 28% of the vote. In the 2003 election, Grégoire finished second with 32% of the vote, behind PQ candidate Alexandre Bourdeau (35%). During the 2007 campaign and since then, Grégoire has been a regular panelist on the Réseau de l'Information's news program Le Club des Ex, along with former political opponents Liza Frulla of the Liberal Party and Jean-Pierre Charbonneau of the PQ. In April 2007, she signed a manifesto that urges Quebec to choose an electoral system in which a significant number of seats would be determined by proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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