2007 Charlevoix provincial by-election

A provincial by-election was held in Quebec on 24 September 2007 to fill the vacancy in the National Assembly riding of Charlevoix.

2007 Charlevoix provincial by-election

September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)

Riding of Charlevoix
  First party Second party
 
ADQ
Candidate Pauline Marois John Hirst
Party Parti Québécois Action démocratique
Popular vote 11,400 7,125
Percentage 59.20% 37.00%
Swing 21.53pp 6.22pp

MNA before election

Rosaire Bertrand
Parti Québécois

Elected MNA

Pauline Marois
Parti Québécois

The by-election was caused by the decision of PQ MNA Rosaire Bertrand to stand down to offer the new Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois a way to become an MNA. The Liberal Party of Quebec stated that it would not stand a candidate against Marois so that all three party leaders would be represented in the National Assembly, but the Action démocratique du Québec did run a candidate. The ADQ accused the Liberals and the PQ of a lack of democratic principles, claiming that it was not necessary for a third-party leader to be represented in the National Assembly.[1][2]

Results

Charlevoix by-election, September 24, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisPauline Marois11 40059.20+21.53
Action démocratiqueConrad Harvey7 12537.00+6.22
GreenDavid Turcotte4032.09-0.20
Parti démocratie chrétiennePaul Biron1350.70+0.7
IndependentClaude Gagnon770.40+0.4
     Independent (F4J) Daniel Laforest 64 0.33 +0.33
     Parti république François Robert Lemire 52 0.27 +0.27

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