André Boulerice

André Boulerice in 1985

André Boulerice (born May 8, 1946 in Joliette, Quebec) is a Québécois politician and gay rights activist. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in Montreal.

Born in Joliette, he graduated in specialized education from Cégep du Vieux Montréal. He joined the Parti Québécois in 1970 and later worked for the Chambly school board.

He was elected in the Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques riding in 1989, formerly under Claude Charron. Boulerice was reelected in 1989, 1994, 1998 and 2003. He was also the Deputy Government Leader, President of the Quebec division of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and Quebec immigration minister. He helped introduce civil union for same-sex couples. Boulerice resigned in September 2005.

Electoral record (partial)

Quebec general election, 1998: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Boulerice 16,530 52.94 −1.79
LiberalClaude Longpré 9,722 31.14 −1.79
Action démocratiqueChrystian Carbonneau 3,171 10.16 +4.63
Bloc PotPatrice Caron 715 2.29 –
Socialist DemocracyGinette Gauthier 629 2.01 −0.02
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet 120 0.38 +0.14
CommunistAndré Cloutier 115 0.37 +0.04
Natural LawAlain Lord 107 0.34 −0.47
EqualityPeter Romaniuk 77 0.25 –
N/A (Communist League)Michel Dugré 38 0.12 –
Total valid votes 31,224 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 470
Turnout 31,694 67.51 −7.56
Electors on the lists 46,950
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1994: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Boulerice 16,723 54.73
LiberalMartin Oré 10,061 32.93
Action démocratiqueAndré Belzile 1,691 5.53
New DemocraticJocelyne Dupuis 621 2.03
Non-AffiliatedClaude Leduc 479 1.57
Natural LawChristian Lord 246 0.81
SovereigntyDaniel Brunette 223 0.73
IndependentMartram X.T Marxram 109 0.36
Commonwealth of CanadaFrançois Ludanyi 108 0.35
CommunistAndré Cloutier 100 0.33
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 74 0.24
DevelopmentCharles Thibault 62 0.20
Non-AffiliatedGuy Tremblay 59 0.19
Total valid votes 30,556
Rejected and declined votes 561
Turnout 31,117 75.07
Electors on the lists 41,452
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

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