Madeleine Bélanger

Madeleine Bélanger
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic-Compton
In office
December 5, 1983  April 14, 2003
Preceded by Fabien Bélanger
Succeeded by Daniel Bouchard
Personal details
Born (1932-04-07) April 7, 1932
Saint-Sébastien, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Jules Gonthier
Fabien Bélanger (1973-1983)
Children Johanne Gonthier
Profession Educator

Madeleine Bélanger (née Audet, born April 7, 1932) is a Quebec politician, she previously served as the member for Mégantic-Compton in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1983 until 2003. Following the death of her second husband Fabien Bélanger on October 2, 1983, she was elected as his replacement on December 5, 1983 and took her oath of office shortly thereafter. Her daughter Johanne Gonthier,[1] also served Mégantic-Compton as a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Her nephew Gérard Gosselin served as a Parti Québécois member for Sherbrooke.[2]

Biography

Bélanger was born in Saint-Sébastien, the daughter of a farmer. She was an Elementary school teacher at Saint-Samuel-Station for three years. She owned two hairdressing salons and was also and administrator and manager of a home electrical installation company for three years, then a director of two residential development companies.

Political career

Bélanger's Husband Fabien Bélanger,[3] died suddenly on October 2, 1983. She secured the Liberal nomination for Mégantic-Compton and won the ensuing by-election and was re-elected in 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1998 never once facing a serious challenge and winning by at least ten percent each time, except for her last run for office. Bélanger served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs during the very brief government of Daniel Johnson Jr. and later became Chair of the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain as well as the Chairperson of the Committee on Education during her time in office.

She did not seek re-election in 2003.[4]

Electoral Record

Provincial

Quebec general election, 1998: Mégantic-Compton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMadeleine Bélanger 12,675 50.49 -3.46
Parti QuébécoisSuzanne Durivage 10,339 41.18 -1.18
Action démocratiqueOlivier Chalifoux 1,835 7.31
Socialist DemocracyYves Couturier 174 0.69
EqualityFrank Moller 81 0.32 -1.50
Total valid votes 25,10499.01
Rejected and declined votes 2500.99-1.07
Turnout 25,35479.89-1.14
Electors on the lists 31,736
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal hold Swing -2.32
Quebec general election, 1994: Mégantic-Compton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMadeleine Bélanger 12,799 53.95 -6.44
Parti QuébécoisJacques Blais 10,051 42.36 +12.44
Natural LawChristian Simard 444 1.87
EqualityMatthew Begbie 432 1.82 -3.16
Total valid votes 23,72597.94
Rejected and declined votes 5002.06+0.55
Turnout 24,22581.03+4.32
Electors on the lists 29,896
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal hold Swing -9.44
Quebec general election, 1989: Mégantic-Compton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMadeleine Bélanger 12,608 60.39 +0.91
Parti QuébécoisLéon Ducharme 6,246 29.92 -7.43
EqualityFrank Moller 1,039 4.98
GreenPierre Gilbert 740 3.54
Parti 51Edmond Trudeau 245 1.17
Total valid votes 20,87898.49
Rejected and declined votes 3201.51+0.41
Turnout 21,19876.71-0.68
Electors on the lists 27,634
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal hold Swing +4.17
Quebec general election, 1985: Mégantic-Compton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMadeleine Bélanger 12,865 59.48 -8.12
Parti QuébécoisMaurice Bernier 8,708 37.35 +6.87
New DemocraticJoseph Lemoine 594 2.75
Christian SocialistSteeve Stratford 91 0.42
Total valid votes 21,62898.90
Rejected and declined votes 2411.10+0.15
Turnout 21,86977.39+4.96
Electors on the lists 28,257
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal hold Swing -7.50
Quebec provincial by-election, December 5, 1983: Mégantic-Compton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalMadeleine Bélanger 13,711 67.60 +15.87
Parti QuébécoisNoël Landry 6,182 30.48 -11.04
IndependentJean-Luc Perron 233 1.15
No AffiliationPatricia Métivier 156 0.77
Total valid votes 20,28299.05 
Total rejected ballots 1940.95+0.23
Turnout 20,47672.43-9.61
Electors on the lists 28,270
Liberal hold Swing +13.50
By-election due to the death of Fabien Bélanger

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