Nancy Charest

Nancy Charest
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matane
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded by Matthias Rioux
Succeeded by Pascal Bérubé
Personal details
Born (1959-11-28)November 28, 1959
Matane, Quebec
Died March 1, 2014(2014-03-01) (aged 54)
Matane, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Residence Matane, Quebec
Occupation Lawyer

Nancy Charest (November 28, 1959 – March 1, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé of the Parti Québécois in the 2007 provincial election.

She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in the 2008 federal election. She lost to Bloc Québécois incumbent Jean-Yves Roy, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal area.

Charest was found dead on March 1, 2014 along a road in her native Matane, Quebec. The cause of death was hypothermia, caused by exposure while Charest was heavily intoxicated.[1] She was 54 years old.[2][3]

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2003: Matane
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalNancy Charest 7,602 40.84
Parti QuébécoisPascal Bérubé 7,569 40.67
Action démocratiqueRaynald Bernier 3,005 16.14
IndependentNelson Gauthier 178 0.96
IndependentNestor Turcotte 135 0.73
GreenDavid Lejeune 124 0.67
Quebec general election, 2007: Matane
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisPascal Bérubé 7,830 39.10
LiberalNancy Charest 7,617 38.04
Action démocratiqueDonald Grenier 3,980 19.88
Québec solidaireBrigitte Michaud 358 1.79
GreenFrançois Vincent 240 1.20
Canadian federal election, 2008: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Roy 11,977 37.5% -8.5%
LiberalNancy Charest 11,368 35.6% +22.5%
ConservativeJérôme Landry 5,743 18.0% -11.7%
New DemocraticJulie Demers 1,497 4.6% -1.6%
GreenLouis Drainville 1,139 3.5% +0.8%
IndependentLiliane Potvin 175 0.5% -1.8%
Total valid votes 31,899
Turnout –43.6%
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -15.5
Canadian federal election, 2011: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Fortin 12,633 36.05 -1.48
LiberalNancy Charest 8,964 25.58 -10.02
New DemocraticJoanie Boulet 7,484 21.36 +16.67
ConservativeAllen Cormier 5,253 14.99 -3.08
GreenLouis Drainville 707 2.02 -1.55
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,041100.00
Total rejected ballots 3931.11 +0.07
Turnout 35,43459.81 +5.43
Eligible voters 59,242––

References

  1. ↑ "Coroner: Death of MNA caused by hypothermia". CJAD Newse. September 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Former Liberal MNA Nancy Charest found dead". Montreal Gazette. March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. ↑ Dupéré, Bernard (March 2, 2014). "Décès de l'ancienne députée Nancy Charest" [Death of the former member Nancy Charest]. TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


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