Sébastien Proulx

Sébastien Proulx
MNA for Trois-Rivières
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded by André Gabias
Succeeded by Danielle St-Amand
MNA for Jean-Talon
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by Yves Bolduc
Personal details
Born (1975-03-28) March 28, 1975
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations		 Action démocratique du Québec (before 2008)
Spouse(s) Guylaine Roy

Sébastien Proulx (born March 28, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008. He is a lawyer and was the main political consultant to ADQ leader Mario Dumont until his election.

Proulx subsequently rejoined the Quebec Liberal Party, and was the party's candidate in a 2015 by-election in Jean-Talon.[1] On June 8, he was elected deputy of Jean-Talon.[2]

Background

Proulx has a bachelor's degree in law from the Université du Québec à Montréal and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1999. He practiced law for four years. He also worked in a consultation committee of Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Proulx first ran in the 2003 election in Laviolette, but finished third with 14 per cent of the vote behind Liberal incumbent Julie Boulet.

Member of the Provincial Legislature

In the 2007 election, Proulx ran again and was elected with 37% of the vote. Liberal incumbent André Gabias, finished second with 28% of the vote. During the campaign, Proulx was one of the ADQ's main spokespersons. He was previously the director of the party in 2004.

On March 29, 2007, Proulx was appointed Official Opposition House Leader and the critic for electoral reform and parliamentary reform.[3][4] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Access to Information.[5]

Even though he was considered one of the ADQ's most effective parliamentarians and benefited from a high approval rating from his constituents, Proulx lost his seat as a result of the 2008 election. He finished third with 19% of the vote.

Federal politics

Proulx campaigned on behalf of local Conservative candidate Claude Durand during the federal election of 2008.[6] Durand finished a distant second against Bloc Québécois incumbent Paule Brunelle in the district of Trois-Rivières.

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2007: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Action démocratiqueSébastien Proulx 10,247 37.20
LiberalAndré Gabias 7,862 28.54
Parti QuébécoisJean-Pierre Adam 7,672 27.85
Québec solidaireAndré Lemay 907 3.29
GreenLouis Lacroix 739 2.68 –
     Independent Stéphan Vincent 121 0.44
Total valid votes 27,548 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 295
Turnout 27,843 73.49
Electors on the lists 37,887
Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDanielle St-Amand 9,129 40.10 +11.56
Parti QuébécoisYves St-Pierre 8,169 35.88 +8.03
Action démocratiqueSébastien Proulx 4,241 18.63 -18.57
Québec solidaireAlex Noel 714 3.14 -0.15
GreenLouis Lacroix 515 2.26 -0.42
Total valid votes 22,76898.56–
Total rejected ballots 3331.44–
Turnout 23,10160.46–
Electors on the lists 38,209––
Quebec provincial by-election, June 8, 2015
On the resignation of Yves Bolduc
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSébastien Proulx
Parti QuébécoisClément Laberge
Coalition Avenir QuébecAlain Fecteau
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists –

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "PLQ: Sébastien Proulx sera candidat dans Jean-Talon". La Presse, April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jean-Talon reste rouge". Journal de Québec. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dumont désigne ses lieutenants, Radio-Canada, March 29, 2007
  4. ↑ Dumont présente les membres de son équipe, Cyberpresse, March 29, 2007
  5. ↑ Des postes clés pour Gilles Taillon et Sébastien Proulx, Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
  6. ↑ Des sièges québécois sur un plateau adéquiste, Radio-Canada, September 18, 2008

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Political offices
Preceded by
Diane Lemieux (PQ)		 Official Opposition House Leader
2007–2008 		Succeeded by
Stéphane Bédard
Preceded by
Stéphane Bédard (PQ)		 Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Access to Information
2007–2008 		Succeeded by
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