1990 Laurier—Sainte-Marie federal by-election
Federal by-election in Quebec, Canada
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Seat of Laurier—Sainte-Marie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the federal riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie in Quebec on August 13, 1990, following the death of Liberal MP Jean-Claude Malépart.[1]
The by-election was held on the same day as another in Oshawa in Ontario. The seat was won by Independent candidate Gilles Duceppe, who later co-founded the Bloc Québécois in February 1991.[2][3]
Election results
Death of Jean-Claude Malépart | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Independent | Gilles Duceppe | 16,818 | 66.9 | |||||
Liberal | Denis Coderre | 4,812 | 19.1 | −19.9 | ||||
New Democratic | Louise O'Neill | 1,821 | 7.2 | −14.4 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Christian Fortin | 1,120 | 4.5 | −25.2 | ||||
Green | Michel Szabo | 395 | 1.6 | −1.9 | ||||
Independent | Daniel Perreault | 123 | 0.5 | |||||
Independent | Rejean Robidoux | 42 | 0.2 | |||||
Total valid votes | 25,131 | 100.0 |
1988 result
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Jean-Claude Malepart | 15,956 | 39.07 | $41,754 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Hamelin | 12,113 | 29.66 | $35,391 | ||||
New Democratic | François Beaulne | 8,828 | 21.62 | $42,678 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Sonia Chatouille Côté | 2,121 | 5.19 | $425 | ||||
Green | Philippe Champagne | 1,438 | 3.52 | $0 | ||||
Communist | Marianne Roy | 175 | 0.43 | $1,263 | ||||
Independent Marxist-Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 130 | 0.32 | $130 | ||||
Commonwealth of Canada | Daniel Gonzales | 79 | 0.19 | $0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 40,840 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 729 | |||||||
Turnout | 41,569 | 69.33 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 59,956 | |||||||
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988. |