Sylvain Rochon
Sylvain Rochon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on March 9, 2015.[1] He represented the electoral district of Richelieu as a member of the Parti Québécois until 2018.[1]
Sylvain Rochon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Richelieu | |
| In office March 9, 2015 – August 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Élaine Zakaïb |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Bernard Émond |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Rochon worked as a journalist for local radio station CJSO-FM, and as a political assistant to both Élaine Zakaïb, his predecessor as MNA for Richelieu, and Zakaïb's predecessor Sylvain Simard.[2]
Electoral record
| Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Sylvain Rochon | 7,294 | 35.98 | -3.04 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-Bernard Émond | 6,584 | 32.48 | +5.66 | ||||
| Liberal | Benoît Théroux | 5,054 | 24.93 | -0.72 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Marie-Ève Mathieu | 541 | 2.67 | -2.63 | ||||
| Option nationale | Sol Zanetti | 316 | 1.56 | +0.21 | ||||
| Green | Vincent Pouliot | 352 | 1.74 | +0.58 | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Gaudreau | 103 | 0.51 | -0.21 | ||||
| Équipe autonomiste | Louis Chandonnet | 30 | 0.15 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,274 | 98.45 | +1.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 319 | 1.55 | -1.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,593 | 46.43 | -23.57 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 44,356 | – | – | |||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | -4.35 | ||||||
References
- "PQ clings to Richelieu as CAQ vote continues to grow; Liberals place third". Montreal Gazette, March 9, 2015.
- "Sylvain Rochon sera candidat à l'investiture du Parti Québécois Richelieu". Sorel-Tracy Magazine, October 13, 2014.
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