Maurice Clermont
Maurice Clermont (born March 11, 1944 in Laval, Quebec) is a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Mille-Iles in the Laval region. He was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Maurice Clermont | |
|---|---|
| MNA for Mille-Iles | |
| In office April 14, 2003 – December 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Lyse Leduc |
| Succeeded by | Francine Charbonneau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1944 Laval, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Monique Lortie |
| Residence | Montreal |
Graduating from the Food Trade School, Clermont was for 23 years the owner of a local supermarket as well as a butcher. In 1986, he became an investment manager. He was also a city councillor for the Laval City Council for 20 years prior to his jump to provincial politics. He was the Leader of the Opposition for that city for 16 years. In addition, Clermont was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Clermont was elected in 2003 in Mille-Iles and re-elected for a second term in 2007. Clermont was a backbench member for the Liberals.
Electoral record
| 2007 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Maurice Clermont | 15,978 | 38.74 | −11.44 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Pierre Tremblay | 11,330 | 27.47 | +14.64 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Maude Delangis | 11,159 | 27.06 | −9.04 | ||||
| Green | Christian Lajoie | 1,511 | 3.66 | – | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Nicole Bellerose | 1,169 | 2.83 | |||||
| Independent | Régent Millette | 96 | 0.23 | −0.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,243 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 402 | |||||||
| Turnout | 41,645 | 75.93 | −0.21 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 54,848 | |||||||
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
| 2003 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Maurice Clermont | 19,924 | 50.18 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Maude Delangis | 14,333 | 36.10 | |||||
| Action démocratique | Gerry La Rocca | 5,093 | 12.83 | |||||
| Independent | Christian Lajoie | 244 | 0.61 | |||||
| Christian Democracy | Régent Millette | 113 | 0.28 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,707 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 581 | |||||||
| Turnout | 40,288 | 76.14 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 52,915 | |||||||
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.