Catherine Fournier

Catherine Fournier (born 7 April 1992) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016.[2] She represents the electoral district of Marie-Victorin. Fournier is the youngest member of the National Assembly, and the youngest woman ever elected to that body.[3]

Catherine Fournier

MNA
Catherine Fournier in 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marie-Victorin
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded byBernard Drainville
Personal details
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992[1]
Sainte-Julie, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyIndependent (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois (before 2019)

Originally elected as a member of the Parti Québécois, Fournier won a full term in 2018 even amid the PQ's meltdown in Greater Montreal; she was the only surviving PQ member from the metro area. However, she quit the PQ on March 11, 2019 to sit as an independent MNA. She believed the party had lost its way ideologically, though she still considers herself a committed sovereigntist.[4][5]

Before her election to the National Assembly, Fournier ran for the Bloc Québécois in the 2015 federal election in the riding of Montarville, finishing second. She also briefly served as the party's vice-president.

Early life

Fournier was born in Sainte-Julie, Quebec on 7 April 1992. She holds an economics major and political science minor from the Université de Montréal. She was a political blogger and columnist for 103.3 FM.[1]

Electoral record

Federal

Montarville

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichel Picard18,84832.54+20.03–
Bloc QuébécoisCatherine Fournier16,46028.42-0.66–
New DemocraticDjaouida Sellah14,29624.68-19.85–
ConservativeStéphane Duranleau6,28410.85+1.25–
GreenOlivier Adam1,3882.40-0.05–
LibertarianClaude Leclair6411.11––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,917100.00 $207,758.92
Total rejected ballots 8811.50–
Turnout 58,79877.86–
Eligible voters 75,521
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +19.94
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

Provincial

Marie-Victorin

Quebec provincial by-election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisCatherine Fournier6,30252.49+14.33
Québec solidaireCarl Lévesque1,70314.19+2.62
Coalition Avenir QuébecJulie Chapdelaine1,69914.15-6.45
LiberalNormand Parisien1,61313.44-12.61
GreenVincent Charbonneau3152.62+0.30
Option nationaleFabien Villemaire1090.91+0.11
Parti travailliste du QuébecRoch Dumont1010.84
ConservativeHoang Nam Nguyen900.75
Changement intégrité pour notre QuébecShirley Cedent300.25
Équipe autonomisteFlorent Portron220.18+0.04
Parti indépendantisteÉtienne Turgeon Pelletier210.17
Total valid votes 12,005100.00
Total rejected ballots 1471.21-0.70
Turnout 12,15225.71-40.62
Electors on the lists 47,267
Parti Québécois hold Swing +5.85

References
  1. Murphy, Caroline G. (2016-12-06). "11 choses à savoir sur Catherine Fournier, la plus jeune femme élue dans l'histoire de l'Assemblée nationale". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  2. "PQ wins two of four by-elections; status quo remains". CTV Montreal, December 5, 2016.
  3. "PQ wins 2 byelections, keeps Pierre Karl Péladeau's seat | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  4. "PQ may have no future, youth wing members say in open letter". The Canadian Press. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. "'They've lost their way': PQ MNA Catherine Fournier quits party". CTV Montreal. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  7. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on Aug 15, 2015. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.


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