Pierre Paradis

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2014 Quebec general election: Brome-Missisquoi
Pierre Paradis
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Brome-Missisquoi
In office
17 November 1980 –29 August 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 18,10344.50+11.48
Coalition Avenir Québec François Lemay11,34927.90-4.40
Parti Québécois René Beauregard8,28120.35-5.11
Québec solidaire Benoit Van Caloen2,7516.76+2.12
Option nationale Nicolas Pépin1990.49-0.68
Total valid votes40,68398.49
Total rejected ballots6231.51
Turnout41,30673.13
Eligible Voters56,480–
2012 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 13,84133.02−16.22
Coalition Avenir Québec Benoit Legault13,53832.30+15.65
Parti Québécois Richard Leclerc10,67025.46−1.86
Québec solidaire Benoit Van Caloen1,9444.64+1.74
Green Louise Martineau7241.73−1.59
Option nationale Patrick Melchior4901.17–
Conservative Jacques Pipon2530.60–
Coalition pour la constituante Dominique Favreau1840.44–
Independent Jean-Pierre Dufault1410.34–
Independent Gilles Alarie1270.30–
Total valid votes41,91299.00–
Total rejected ballots4251.00–
Turnout42,33776.55+16.16
Electors on the lists55,304––
2008 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 15,00649.24+9.39
Parti Québécois Richard Leclerc 8,32527.32+6.98
Action démocratique Mario Charpentier 5,07316.65−14.88
Green Louise Martineau1,0123.32−2.07
Québec solidaire Diane Cormier 8842.90–
Independent Jacques-Antoine Normandin 1730.57–
Total valid votes30,473 100.00%
Total rejected ballots480 1.55%
Turnout30,95360.39−11.49
Eligible voters51,255
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2007 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 14,18239.85−15.79
Action démocratique Jean L'Écuyer 11,22131.53+13.48
Parti Québécois Richard Leclerc 7,23820.34−3.94
Green Vanessa Thibodeau 1,9175.39–
Québec solidaire Lorraine Lasnier 1,0322.90+1.37
Total valid votes35,590 100.00%
Total rejected ballots298 0.83%
Turnout35,88871.88+1.44
Eligible voters49,928
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2003 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 18,54655.64-1.53
Parti Québécois Lina Le Blanc 8,09324.28-6.59
Action démocratique Pierre Plante 6,01818.05+6.70
UFP Simon Gnocchini5091.53–
Equality Lionel Albert 1670.50–
Total valid votes33,333 98.67
Rejected and declined votes448 1.33
Turnout33,781 70.44
Electors on the lists47,955
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1998 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 18,12757.17−3.95
Parti Québécois Raôul Duguay 9,78930.87+1.07
Action démocratique Eric Larivière 3,59911.35+4.58
Natural Law Jean-Charles Rouleau 1940.61−0.30
Total valid votes31,709 100.00%
Total rejected ballots258 0.82%
Turnout31,96780.56-3.51
Eligible voters39,680
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1994 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 18,40261.12+6.94
Parti Québécois Marie-Paul Bourassa-Marois 8,97229.80+4.77
Action démocratique Benoit Trudeau 2,0376.77–
Equality Ross K. Ladd 4231.40−9.66
Natural Law Jean Cérigo 2740.91–
Total valid votes30,108 98.51
Rejected and declined votes456 1.49
Turnout30,564 84.07 +8.15
Electors on the lists36,354
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1989 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 13,50254.18-14.65
Parti Québécois Daniel Lavoie 6,23825.03-1.90
Unity Graham Neil 2,75611.06–
Independent Heather Keith-Ryan 1,9367.77–
Parti 51 Jean-Guy Péloquin2691.08–
Independent Robin Lawrance 1370.55–
Commonwealth of Canada Maurice Boisclair 840.34–
Total valid votes24,922 98.01
Total rejected ballots507 1.99
Turnout25,429 75.92
Eligible Voters33,496
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1985 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 16,50068.83+6.26
Parti Québécois Wilfrid Laroche 6,45626.93−4.71
New Democratic Ron Marchand 8803.67–
Christian Socialist André Paré 1360.57–
Total valid votes23,972 100.00%
Total rejected ballots216 0.89%
Turnout24,18874.47−6.85
Eligible voters32,479
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1981 Quebec general election : Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 15,83262.57+0.12
Parti Québécois Marie Harvey 8,00531.63+3.57
Union Nationale Jean-Guy Péloquin1,1784.66-4.32
Freedom of Choice Blair McIntosh 2891.14–
Total valid votes25,304 100.00%
Total rejected ballots168 0.66%
Turnout25,47281.32+13.03
Eligible voters31,325
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec provincial by-election, November 17, 1980: Brome-Missisquoi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pierre Paradis 13,27162.45+38.85
Parti Québécois Gérard Comptois 5,96228.06+7.40
Union Nationale Pierre-Paul Ravenelle 1,9098.98−40.29
United Social Credit Joseph Ranger1070.50–
Total valid votes21,249 100.00%
Total rejected ballots154 0.72–
Turnout21,40368.29−14.64
Eligible voters31,342
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Leadership Contests

First Ballot
Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention, 16 October 1983
Candidate NameVotesPercentage
Robert Bourassa 2,13875.44%
Pierre Paradis35312.46%
Daniel Johnson Jr. 34312.10%
Total votes cast2,834100.0%

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