Gilles Labbé

Gilles Labbé (born March 9, 1948) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for Masson as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1998 until 2003.

Gilles Labbé
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Masson
In office
December 14, 1998 – April 14, 2003
Preceded byYves Blais
Succeeded byLuc Thériault
Personal details
Born (1948-03-09) March 9, 1948
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
ProfessionAid officer

Biography

Labbé was a team leader and socio-economic aid officer for the City of Montreal for almost 30 years.

Political career

Labbé served as a Le Gardeur municipal councillor from 1982 until 1994 and then became the mayor from 1994 until his election. He also served concurrently as Prefect of L'Assomption Regional County Municipality from 1996 until 1998.

Labbé was named as a replacement candidate for Yves Blais, who died of a heart attack eight days before the 1998 election, for the district of Masson, and won in an election that was postponed until 12 December of that year. He served as a backbench supporter in the Bouchard government and the Landry government, serving as Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of State for Administration and the Public Service and President of the Treasury board in the latter.

He did not seek re-election in 2003.[1]

Electoral record

Provincial
1998 Quebec general election: Masson
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisGilles Labbé17,52964.03-0.16
Action démocratiqueÉric Parent4,91417.95+4.84
LiberalMarc-André Plante4,45316.27-4.62
Bloc PotPhilippe Humphreys2951.08–
Socialist DemocracyMarco Legrand1430.52–
IndependentGeorge Butcher420.15–
Total valid votes 27,37699.06–
Total rejected ballots 2610.94–
Turnout 27,63760.15-22.56
Electors on the lists 45,949––
Note: The 1998 election was postponed to December 14, 1998 in Masson due to the death of a candidate
Parti Québécois hold Swing +2.39

References
  1. Gilles Labbé Quebec National Assembly Biography


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