Provincial by-elections were held in Quebec in 2002, on the following dates:

April 15

Elections were held in the

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, Saguenay and Viger. They resulted in the

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of two Liberals and one ADQ Member to the

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. The Liberals unsurprisingly won clear victories in two Montreal-based districts: *

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in Anjou; * Anna Mancuso in Viger. For the first time ever, an ADQ candidate other than

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was sent to the

François Corriveau François Corriveau (born November 7, 1969) is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saguenay (now known as René-Lévesque), in the Côt ...

won the election in the district of Saguenay, one of the

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'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

of Berthier,

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and Vimont. They resulted in the

of three ADQ and one PQ Member to the

. For the first time ever, the ADQ, which received 45% of the

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saw its representation at the provincial legislature increased to five MNAs, with the addition of

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(Vimont),

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(Berthier) and

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(Joliette) to their delegation. PQ candidate and BQ MP

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won a slight victory over ADQ candidate Jocelyn Fradette in Lac-Saint-Jean. His colleague

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lost the election to Lespérance in Joliette. The PQ candidates received 29% of the total vote; the Liberals, 24%. The

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took place at a time when the ADQ was enjoying a high level of popularity throughout

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.
L'ADQ est toujours en avance, selon un nouveau sondage, LCN, November 30, 2002 By 2003 Quebec general election, 2003, however, the ADQ had sunk in the polls, and none of their three newly elected MNAs were re-elected.

Footnotes

{{reflist Elections in Quebec 2002 elections in Canada Provincial by-elections in Quebec 2002 in Quebec