Sylvain Rochon

Sylvain Rochon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on March 9, 2015.[1] He represented the electoral district of Richelieu as a member of the Parti Québécois until 2018.[1]

Sylvain Rochon

Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Richelieu
In office
March 9, 2015  August 29, 2018
Preceded byÉlaine Zakaïb
Succeeded byJean-Bernard Émond
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois

Prior to his election to the legislature, Rochon worked as a journalist for local radio station CJSO-FM, and as a political assistant to both Élaine Zakaïb, his predecessor as MNA for Richelieu, and Zakaïb's predecessor Sylvain Simard.[2]

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSylvain Rochon7,29435.98-3.04
Coalition Avenir QuébecJean-Bernard Émond6,58432.48+5.66
LiberalBenoît Théroux5,05424.93-0.72
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Mathieu5412.67-2.63
Option nationaleSol Zanetti3161.56+0.21
GreenVincent Pouliot3521.74+0.58
ConservativeDaniel Gaudreau1030.51-0.21
Équipe autonomisteLouis Chandonnet300.15
Total valid votes 20,27498.45+1.00
Total rejected ballots 3191.55-1.00
Turnout 20,59346.43-23.57
Electors on the lists 44,356
Parti Québécois hold Swing -4.35

References


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