Jean-François Bertrand
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Jean-François Bertrand is a former Canadian politician in Quebec, Canada.[1] Bertrand served in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Background
He was born on June 22, 1946, in Cowansville, Quebec, and has a degree in political science from Université Laval. He is the son of politicians Jean-Jacques and Gabrielle Bertrand.
Political career
Member of the legislature
Bertrand became an executive member of the
He was re-elected in 1981 and was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He served as Minister of Communications, until his defeat in the 1985 election. He also was the government's House Leader from 1982 to 1984.
Mayoral election
Bertrand was the Progrès Civique de Québec candidate for
Federal politics
Bertrand ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in a 1995 by-election in the federal district of Brome—Missisquoi. He lost against Liberal candidate Denis Paradis.
Retirement
He authored and published Je suis un bum de bonne famille in 2003.
Electoral record
- Federal
| Canadian federal by-election, February 13, 1995: Brome—Missisquoi | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Denis Paradis | 19,078 | 51.02 | +14.36 | $54,562 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Bertrand | 15,764 | 42.16 | +1.40 | $53,734 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Lever | 1,235 | 3.30 | −13.85 | $36,225a | |||
| Reform | Line Maheux | 517 | 1.38 | $21,755 | ||||
New Democratic Party
|
Paul Vachon | 371 | 0.99 | −0.27 | $9,325 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jean Blaquière | 126 | 0.34 | $2,321 | ||||
| Non-Affiliated | Yvon V. Boulanger | 107 | 0.29 | $3,816 | ||||
| Green | Éric Ferland | 101 | 0.27 | $412 | ||||
| Natural Law | Michel Champagne | 77 | 0.21 | −1.08 | $6,538 | |||
| Abolitionist | John H. Long | 15 | 0.04 | −1.61 | $1,219 | |||
| Total valid votes | 37,391 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 288 | |||||||
| Turnout | 37,679 | 64.32 | −12.32 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 58,579 | |||||||
| a- Does not include unpaid claims. | ||||||||
Footnotes
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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