Guy André (born November 17, 1959) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons from the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois.
Guy André | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Berthier—Maskinongé | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – May 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1959 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence(s) | Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Profession | Coordinator, mediator, political assistant, social worker, teacher |
A social worker who lives in Pointe-du-Lac, a former city which is now a borough of Trois-Rivières, André was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 federal election. He was reelected without serious difficulty until he was defeated by NDP challenger Ruth Ellen Brosseau in the unexpected "orange wave" that swept through Quebec in the 2011 federal election. André had never received less than 45 percent of the vote but was held to only 29.4 percent in 2011.
He was considered a member of the "pur et dur" (hardline) faction of the Quebec sovereignty movement.[1]
Election results
edit| 2011 Canadian federal election: Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 22,484 | 39.63 | +29.19 | $0 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Guy André | 16,668 | 29.38 | −16.45 | $48,739 | |||
| Liberal | Francine Gaudet | 8,109 | 14.29 | −4.15 | $32,253 | |||
| Conservative | Marie-Claude Godue | 7,909 | 13.94 | −8.25 | $23,495 | |||
| Green | Léonie Matteau | 1,193 | 2.10 | −1.01 | $0 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Martin Jubinville | 375 | 0.66 | $0 | ||||
| Total votes/expense limit | 56,738 | 100.0 | $94,930 | |||||
| Source: "Berthier—Maskinongé election results". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Plante, Louise (May 4, 2011). "Ruth-Ellen Brosseau: fantôme et anglophone?". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
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