François Gaudreau (born February 17, 1957, in

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) is a Canadian politician and was the

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Member of the

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for the electoral district of Vimont from 2002 to 2003. Gaudreau was first elected to the National Assembly in a

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, held on June 17, 2002, with 50% of the vote. Liberal candidate Vincent Auclair finished second with 33% of the vote. In the 2003 election, Gaudreau finished third with 19% of the vote. Auclair won, with 46% of the vote. In the 2007 election, Gaudreau attempted to win the seat back from Auclair. He finished second with 31% of the vote. Auclair won with 36% of the vote. He was the candidate for the CAQ in Sainte-Rose in the 2012 election.

Electoral record (partial)

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* 1957 births Action démocratique du Québec MNAs Living people Politicians from Montreal 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub