Yolande James

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Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004: Nelligan
Yolande James
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nelligan
In office
September 20, 2004 April 7, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yolande James 7,81252.58
Independent Michel Gibson4,03827.18
Parti Québécois Sahar Hawili1,53810.35
Action démocratique Tom Pentefountas1,0396.99
Green Ryan Young2511.69
UFP Josée Larouche1200.81
Bloc Pot Blair Longley 580.39
Total valid votes14,856100.00
Rejected and declined votes62
Turnout14,91828.60
Electors on the lists52,163
Sources: Official Results, Government of Quebec

References

  1. "Women fill half of cabinet in Quebec". The Globe and Mail. April 19, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-18. Yolande James becomes Quebec's first black minister at Immigration and Cultural Communities.
  2. "Minister breaks age, colour and language barriers". Montreal Gazette. June 17, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  3. "ADQ wins hard-fought Quebec City by-election". The Globe and Mail. September 21, 2004. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. "Quebec Votes 2007: Nelligan". CBC News. March 26, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. "Nelligan constituents give James another strong mandate". The Suburban. September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  6. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  7. "Quebec minister forced to resign over credit card use". The Globe and Mail. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  8. "Quebec family minister fired over ethics concerns". CBC News. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  9. "One new member, but all familiar faces, in Cabinet shuffle". CTV News. August 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  10. "Let Quebec control its immigration, Marois says". National Post. August 15, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  11. Wente, Margaret (March 12, 2010). "Two solitudes and the niqab". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  12. "Don Macpherson: The messy Liberal nomination fight in St-Laurent". 4 March 2017.
  13. "3 Liberal MNAs reveal they won't run in next election". CBC News. February 24, 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  14. "Three Liberal MNAs calling it quits". CTV News. February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  15. "High school teacher beats out Yolande James to win Liberal nomination in Saint-Laurent - CBC News".
  16. Arial, Tracey (19 February 2017). "Yolande James' trajectory from politician to political commentator". The Montrealer. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Family
2010–present
Succeeded by