René Laurin
| René Laurin | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Joliette | |
| In office 1993–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1940 Joliette, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Desmarais m. 29 August 1964 |
| Profession | teacher |
| [1] | |
René Laurin (born 4 February 1940 in Joliette, Quebec) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000.
Laurin was a teacher in Joliette's public and secondary schools after receiving a certificate from Ignace-Bourget College in 1969. Previously, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Joliette Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Communication at École des Hautes Études commerciales de Montréal. Between 1969 and 1971 he was general director of the Nouvelle-Acanadie School Board in the Joliette district, after which he joined the Joliette School Board until 1993.[1]
He was elected in the Joliette electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Laurin did not seek a third term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 2000. He is currently the mayor of Joliette.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 1997: Joliette | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | René Laurin | 22,605 | 46.54 | $58,632 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Anie Perrault | 17,417 | 35.86 | $27,044 | ||||
| Liberal | Denise Cloutier Bergeron | 7,452 | 15.34 | – | $19,618 | |||
| Natural Law | Gilles Roy | 594 | 1.22 | $707 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Jacques Trudeau | 502 | 1.03 | $910 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,570 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 2,407 | |||||||
| Turnout | 50,977 | 73.56 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 69,304 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canadian Parliamentary Guide. The Globe and Mail. Spring 1994.