Catherine Fournier

Catherine Fournier
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marie-Victorin
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded by Bernard Drainville
Personal details
Born (1992-04-07)7 April 1992[1]
Sainte-Julie, Quebec
Political party Parti Québécois

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 as a member of the Parti Québécois caucus. Fournier is the youngest woman to be elected to the Quebec National Assembly.[3]

Early life

Fournier was born in Sainte-Julie, Quebec on 7 April 1992. She holds an economy 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

Canadian federal election, 2015
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[4][5]

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. 1 2 http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/12/06/11-choses-a-savoir-sur-catherine-fournier-la-plus-jeune-femme-elue-dans-lhistoire-de-lassemblee-nationale
  2. ↑ "PQ wins two of four by-elections; status quo remains". CTV Montreal, December 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-byelection-results-1.3882906
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Montarville, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.


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