Roger Paquin
Roger Paquin | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean | |
| In office September 12, 1994 – April 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Charbonneau |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Paquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1947 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Profession | Biologist, educator |
Roger Paquin (born July 24, 1947) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for
Biography
Paquin was born in
Paquin was a Professor of
Political career
Paquin served as secretary and later the president of his local PQ riding executive. He later became Chairman of the National Council of the provincial party. He ran in Saint-Jean in 1994; the election ended in a tie between him and Liberal incumbent Michel Charbonneau with 16,536 votes each. A by-election was called and a month later Paquin won by 532 votes.[1] He was re-elected without any difficulty in 1998.
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister responsible for the Montérégie Region in the Bouchard government. He then became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, and then the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Water in both the Bouchard and the Landry governments.
Paquin sought re-election in 2003, and lost to Liberal Jean-Pierre Paquin (no relation).[2]
Electoral record
Provincial
| Quebec provincial by-election, October 24, 1994: Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Roger Paquin | 15,680 | 43.80 | +1.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Charbonneau | 15,148 | 42.30 | -0.20 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Daniel Lefebvre | 4,693 | 11.96 | +1.14 | ||||
| New Democratic | Julien Patenaude | 204 | 0.60 | -1.00 | ||||
| Sovereignty | Réal Brunette | 232 | 0.20 | -0.40 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,807 | 98.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 487 | 1.34 | -1.61 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,294 | 76.53 | -5.48 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 47,426 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.75 | ||||||
| 1994 Quebec general election: Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Charbonneau | 16,536 | 42.50 | -11.10 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Roger Paquin | 16,536 | 42.50 | +3.20 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Daniel Lefebvre | 4,494 | 11.96 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Julien Patenaude | 638 | 1.60 | -3.40 | ||||
| Natural Law | Anne Bélanger | 313 | 0.80 | – | ||||
| Sovereignty | Réal Brunette | 232 | 0.60 | – | ||||
| Equality | Richard Beaucage | 145 | 0.40 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,894 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,894 | 82.01 | +3.85 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 47,426 | |||||||
| The result was declared void as a result of the tie and a subsequent by-election was held on October 24, 1994 | ||||||||
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