Véronique Hivon

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Véronique Hivon
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Hivon in 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Joliette
In office
December 8, 2008 August 28, 2022

Véronique Hivon (born 1970) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Hivon was elected to represent the riding of Joliette in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québécois.

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Education and early career

Hivon graduated from McGill University with a degree in common law and a degree in civil law (1994) after brief studies at the University of Ottawa in political science. She also has a master's degree in planning and analysis of social politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

She worked as a researcher and law intern in 1994 but started to work as a lawyer starting in 2002 though she was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1996. She also worked as a press secretary and Assistant Director to the Cabinet of the Minister of Justice and was also an assistant director of McGill's Law Faculty.

Political career

Hivon was first candidate for the PQ in 2007 but lost to then-health minister Philippe Couillard in the riding of Jean-Talon. Hivon defeated the ADQ's Pascal Beaupré in Joliette in 2008.

Hivon was re-elected in Joliette in 2012. The premier at the time, Pauline Marois, named her Minister of Social Services and Youth Protection. Hivon served concurrently as the Minister of the Lanaudière region and Minister responsible for the "Die in Dignity" commission, a commission about the right for a terminally-ill patient to end their own life. The Quebec legislature adopted the law (The Act Respecting End-of-Life Care) unanimously demonstrating a strong consensus on the project in Quebec.

In the 2014 Quebec general election, Hivon was again re-elected to the National Assembly but as a member in the opposition rather than in the government.

On December 1, 2015, the Quebec Superior Court suspended the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care, declaring it unconstitutional. The ruling was appealed by the Liberal government. [1]

Following the resignation of Pierre Karl Péladeau as leader of the Parti Québécois, Hivon said that she was interested in running for leadership of the party. [2]

Hivon announced in April 2022 that she would not run for another term in the 2022 Quebec general election. [3]

Electoral history

2018 Quebec general election : Joliette
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti Québécois Véronique Hivon 17,68546.23+1.9
Coalition Avenir Québec François St-Louis13,25434.65+7.58
Québec solidaire Judith Sicard3,88110.15+2.88
Liberal Emilie Imbeault2,6206.85-12.63
Green Étienne St-Jean5281.38
Citoyens au pouvoir Sébastien Dupuis2830.74
Total valid votes 38,251 98.38
Total rejected ballots 630 1.62
Turnout 38,881 71.93
Eligible voters 54,057
Parti Québécois hold Swing -2.84
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election: Joliette
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti Québécois Véronique Hivon 17,47744.33-2.79
Coalition Avenir Québec Denise Larouche10,67127.07-2.82
Liberal Robert Corriveau7,68119.48+5.46
Québec solidaire Flavie Trudel2,8667.27+1.64
Option nationale Sylvain Legault5101.29-0.20
Conservative Mikey Colangelo Lauzon2200.56+0.09
Total valid votes39,42598.00
Total rejected ballots8042.00+0.62
Turnout40,22969.85-8.48
Electors on the lists57,591
Parti Québécois hold Swing +0.02
2012 Quebec general election: Joliette
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti Québécois Véronique Hivon 20,50947.12+1.03
Coalition Avenir Québec Normand Masse13,00929.89
Liberal Pascal Beaupré 6,10214.02-14.81
Québec solidaire Flavie Trudel2,4495.63+0.76
Option nationale Amélie Dolbec6491.49
Independent Jean-Mathieu Desmarais5131.18
Conservative Mikey Colangelo Lauzon2020.46
Quebec Citizens' Union Michel Thouin920.21
Total valid votes43,52598.62
Total rejected ballots6101.38
Turnout44,13578.34
Electors on the lists56,340
2008 Quebec general election: Joliette
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parti Québécois Véronique Hivon 14,66646.09+11.02
  Liberal Christian Trudel9,17528.83+8.61
Action démocratique Pascal Beaupré 6,18519.44-17.64
Québec solidaire Flavie Trudel1,5494.87+0.32
  Independent Pablo Lugo-Herrera2460.77-
2007 Quebec general election : Jean-Talon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philippe Couillard 13,73241.96-3.63
Parti Québécois Véronique Hivon 9,85930.13-5.23
Action démocratique Luc de la Sablonnière6,05618.51+3.34
Green Ali Dahan1,5184.64+3.23
Québec solidaire Bill Clennett 1,4634.47+2.95*
Christian Democracy Francis Denis950.29-
Total valid votes32,72399.29
Total rejected ballots2350.71+0.06
Turnout32,95879.98-0.47
Electors on the lists41,208
Liberal hold Swing +0.80

* Increase is from Union des forces progressistes (UFP)

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