Michel Guimond

Michel Guimond
Michel Guimond speaking at a press conference during the 2011 election campaign
Member of Parliament for Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
In office 1993–2011
Preceded by	Charles Deblois
Succeeded by	Jonathan Tremblay
Personal details
Born	December 26, 1953 Chicoutimi, Quebec
Died	January 19, 2015 (aged 61) Boischatel, Quebec
Political party	Bloc Québécois, Parti Québécois
Spouse(s)	Mariette Langlois
Profession	attorney

Michel Guimond (December 26, 1953 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec. After this, he ran in the 1993 federal election for the Bloc Québécois. He was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as the member from Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections (in the riding of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) and in the 2004 federal election (in the riding of Charlevoix—Montmorency). In the 2004 and 2008 elections, he won in Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord before being defeated in the 2011 federal election. A lawyer, he has served as the Bloc critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Transport and to the Auditor General. He then served as whip and deputy whip of the Bloc Québécois, and was also the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

In the 2014 provincial election, he ran unsuccessfully for the Parti Québécois to represent the riding of Montmorency.

Guimond died of heart failure on January 19, 2015.^[1]

Electoral record

Montmorency

Quebec general election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Raymond Bernier	17,113	40.42
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Michelyne St-Laurent	14,323	33.83
	Parti Québécois	Michel Guimond	7,242	17.11
	Québec solidaire	Jean-Pierre Duchesneau	1,981	4.68
	Conservative	Adrien Pouliot	1,015	2.40
	Green	Marielle Parent	407	0.96
	Option nationale	Jean Bouchard	255	1.51
Total valid votes			42,336	98.89
Total rejected ballots			476	1.11
Turnout			42,812	77.00
Electors on the lists			55,950	–

Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Jonathan Tremblay	17,601	37.3%	+29.6%
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	16,425	34.9%	-14.0%
	Conservative	Michel-Éric Castonguay	9,660	20.5%	-6.9%
	Liberal	Robert Gauthier	2,628	5.6%	-7.8%
	Green	François Bédard	814	1.7%	-1.0%
Total valid votes			47,128	100%
Total rejected ballots			627	1.3%
Turnout			47,755	62.5%
Eligible voters			76,447

Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	21,068	48.9%	-0.2%
	Conservative	Guy-Léonard Tremblay	11,789	27.4%	-4.9%
	Liberal	Robert Gauthier	5,769	13.4%	+4.5%
	New Democratic	Jonathan Tremblay	3,332	7.7%	+1.3%
	Green	Jacques Legros	1,147	2.7%	-0.7%
Total valid votes			43,105	100.0%
Total rejected ballots			547
Turnout			–	%

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	22,169	49.1%	-11.8%
	Conservative	Yves Laberge	14,559	32.3%	+19.7%
	Liberal	Robert Gauthier	3,989	8.8%	-11.7%
	New Democratic	Martin Cauchon	2,896	6.4%	+3.9%
	Green	Yves Jourdain	1,527	3.4%	0.0%
Total valid votes			45,140	100.0%

Charlevoix—Montmorency, 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	25,451	60.9%
	Liberal	Lisette Lepage	8,598	20.6%
	Conservative	Guy-Léonard Tremblay	5,259	12.6%
	Green	Yves Jourdain	1,422	3.4%
	New Democratic	Steeve Hudon	1,055	2.5%
Total valid votes			41,785	100.0%

1997 and 2000 federal elections

Canadian federal election, 2000: Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	21,341	41.55		$64,900
	Liberal	Chantal Plante	18,714	36.43	–	$39,207
	Alliance	Robert Giroux	5,878	11.44		$1,327
	Progressive Conservative	Lise Bernier	2,916	5.68		not listed
	Marijuana	Mathieu Giroux	1,364	2.66		$10
	New Democratic	Eric Hébert	869	1.69		not listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean Bédard	283	0.55		$10
Total valid votes			51,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,481
Turnout			52,846	65.88
Electors on the lists			80,217
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Canadian federal election, 1997: Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	21,994	42.99		$56,578
	Liberal	Simone Gosselin	13,863	27.10	–	$44,404
	Progressive Conservative	Michel Cliche	12,748	24.92		$25,083
	Reform	Yves Baribeau	1,255	2.45		$4,147
	New Democratic	Jessica Greenberg	885	1.73		$0
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean Bédard	419	0.82		$0
Total valid votes			51,164	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,136
Turnout			53,300	70.28
Electors on the lists			75,840
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

1. "Michel Guimond, ex-Bloc MP, dies of heart failure at 61". cbc.ca. January 19, 2015.

External links

• Parliament Webpage