Mario Laframboise

Mario Laframboise (born November 7, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Reeve of the Papineau MRC before getting into federal politics. In the 2000 Canadian federal election, Laframboise was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. He was easily re-elected in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections, however he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's Mylène Freeman. A former notary, he was the Bloc critic to the Minister of Transport and later to the Minister of Infrastructure. He was also vice-president of the federal permanent committee of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.[1]

Mario Laframboise

MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Blainville
Assumed office
April 7, 2014
Preceded byDaniel Ratthé
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
In office
November 27, 2000 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byMaurice Dumas
Succeeded byMylène Freeman
Personal details
Born (1957-11-07) November 7, 1957
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Coalition Avenir Québec
ProfessionNotary

Laframboise was the Coalition Avenir Québec candidate for the June 11, 2012 by-election in the provincial riding of Argenteuil.[2] He came in third. He was again defeated by Richer in the 2012 general election. In the 2014 general election he switched to the riding of Blainville, where he was elected.

Priorities

During his tenure as MP his priorities were centered on the local economy which is especially dominated by the forestry, tourism and agriculture sectors especially in the Petite-Nation region. When the Conservative government of Stephen Harper was elected to power after the 2006 election, Laframboise urged them to adopt a motion by the Bloc Québécois that would have modified the Employment Insurance Bill which would have helped workers who've lost their jobs - at that time a local Thurso sawmill closed in early 2006.[3]

He mentioned that the Conservatives had promised during the election to create an independent employment insurance program.[4] The MP and his party also wanted measures to help more aged workers when they lost their jobs.

Despite its support over the Kyoto Accord, Laframboise also supported the completion of Autoroute 50 between Gatineau and Lachute in the Laurentians which has been planned for years in order to provide an alternative way to the dangerous Route 148 which was the scene of numerous fatal accidents over the years in the Petite-Nation region. During his mandates, he criticized the lack of participation of the federal government (during the Liberal era) over the construction of it. However, the lack of funding forced the Quebec government to build only a Super-2 highway, while Laframboise wanted a four-lane traditional Autoroute to facilitated a triangular corridor formed by Montreal, Gatineau and the Mont-Tremblant ski resort in the Laurentians. He mentioned that a two-lane highway would become as dangerous as the Route 175 that crossed the Laurentians Wildlife Reserve north of Quebec City.[5]

Electoral record
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisRoland Richer12,44938.52+2.14
LiberalLise Proulx9,38729.05-4.07
Coalition Avenir QuébecMario Laframboise8,56426.50+5.08
Québec solidaireYvan Zanetti8552.65-0.09
GreenStephen Matthews6532.02-0.99
Option nationalePatrick Sabourin4091.27-0.04
Total valid votes 32,31799.04–
Total rejected ballots 3140.96–
Turnout 32,63174.33+31.85
Electors on the lists 43,902––
Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisRoland Richer6,56836.16+2.54
LiberalLise Proulx6,06733.40-16.18
Coalition Avenir QuébecMario Laframboise3,88721.40+10.16
GreenClaude Sabourin5432.99-0.49
Québec solidaireYvan Zanetti4902.70+0.61
Option nationalePatrick Sabourin2431.34
ConservativeJean Lecavalier1901.05
IndependentGeorges Lapointe1510.83
Autonomist TeamGérald Nicolas260.14
Total valid votes 18,165 98.71 –
Total rejected ballots 237 1.29–
Turnout 18,402 42.36
Electors on the lists 43,441 ––
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMylène Freeman25,80144.24+31.84
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise16,87628.94-19.16
LiberalDaniel Fox7,17512.30-5.85
ConservativeYvan Patry6,49711.14-6.29
GreenStephen Matthews1,5062.58-1.16
IndependentMichel Daniel Guibord3420.59–
Marxist–LeninistChristian-Simon Ferlatte1230.21+0.03
Total valid vote/Expense limit 58,320 100.00

Source: Elections Canada

2008 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise26,45548.10−4.03$75,734
LiberalAndré Robert9,98418.15+4.70$11,373
ConservativeScott Pearce9,58417.43−5.89$35,878
New DemocraticAlain Senécal6,81912.40+5.91none listed
GreenPierre Audette2,0553.74−0.90none listed
Marxist–LeninistChristian-Simon Ferlatte980.18none listed
Total valid votes 54,995 100.00
Total rejected ballots 816 1.46
Turnout 55,811 60.86 −1.80
Electors on the lists 91,705
Bloc Québécois hold Swing −4.4
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise27,85552.13−5.27$55,659
ConservativeSuzanne Courville12,46123.32+16.28$41,061
LiberalFrançois-Hugues Liberge7,17113.42−13.45$12,534
New DemocraticAlain Senécal3,4666.49+3.45$1,480
GreenClaude Sabourin2,4804.64−0.46$1,166
Total valid votes 53,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 846 1.56
Turnout 54,279 62.66 +2.33
Electors on the lists 86,627
Bloc Québécois hold Swing −10.8
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise28,22857.40+14.41$60,403
LiberalYves Sabourin13,21426.87−15.55$39,904
ConservativeDavid H. McArthur3,4607.04−2.36$7,918
GreenClaude Sabourin2,5105.10$1,090
New DemocraticElisabeth Clark1,4933.04+2.00none listed
Christian HeritageLaurent Filion2020.41none listed
Marxist–LeninistMichael O'Grady690.14none listed
Total valid votes 49,176 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,119
Turnout 50,295 60.33 −1.31
Electors on the lists 83,364
Sources: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise21,71343.20+2.33$63,057
LiberalLise Bourgault21,17142.12+8.10$59,477
AllianceFrancine Labelle2,8975.76$2,011
Progressive ConservativeJean-Denis Pelletier1,8483.68−17.86$6,611
MarijuanaPierre Audette9341.86–none listed
GreenGilles Bisson7231.44$16
New DemocraticDidier Charles5501.09−0.52none listed
Natural LawMarie-Thérèse Nault2560.51−0.47none listed
Christian HeritageLaurent Filion1670.33−0.64$138
Total valid votes 50,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,387
Turnout 51,646 63.74 −7.63
Electors on the lists 81,024
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References
  1. Laflamme, Jessy, La Petite-Nation en bref, La Petite-Nation (Saint-Andre-Avellin), Saint-Andre-Avellin, Quebec, May 14, 2006, page 7.
  2. Dougherty, Kevin, "Two provincial by-elections called for June 11," Montreal Gazette, May 10, 2012
  3. Thurso : MacMillan déborde de confiance, Le Droit, Ottawa, April 22, 2006, page 4
  4. Soucy, Yves, Assurance-emploi : Laframboise presse les conservateurs d'agir (Employment Insurance : Laframboise urges Conservatives to act), Le Droit, Ottawa, May 12, 2006, page 10.
  5. Gauderault, Patrice, Élections 2006, Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Le fief bloquiste, Le Droit, Ottawa, January 5, 2006, page 6
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