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Daniel Paillé Member of Parliament for Hochelaga In office
November 24, 2009 – 2011Preceded by Réal Ménard Succeeded by Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet MNA for Prévost In office
1994 – November 19, 1996Preceded by Paul-André Forget Succeeded by Lucie Papineau Personal details Born April 1, 1950
Montreal, QuebecPolitical party Parti Québécois (provincial)
Bloc Québécois (federal)Daniel Paillé (born April 1, 1950 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
He was first elected in the 1994 election, and served as Industry minister in the government of Jacques Parizeau. He resigned as an MNA on November 19, 1996 to accept a job as vice-president of Quebec's Société générale de financement.
He was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007 to investigate allegations that the Liberal Party had engaged in improper polling practices prior to the 2006 election, although his final report found evidence of substantial irregularities in Harper's own Conservative Party as well.[1]
Paillé ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in the federal by-election in Hochelaga on November 9, 2009, and won election to the House of Commons.[2] His nephew, Pascal-Pierre Paillé, was elected as a Bloc Québécois MP for Louis-Hébert in the 2008 election.
However, attempting to seek reelection in the subsequently general election, he was defeated by the NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet. Despite losing his seat, he is a candidate to succeed Gilles Duceppe in the 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet 22,314 48.17 +28.65 Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 14,451 31.20 -19.19 Liberal Gilbert Thibodeau 5,064 10.93 -3.39 Conservative Audrey Castonguay 3,126 6.75 -3.43 Green Yaneisy Delgado Dihigo 798 1.72 -1.54 Rhinoceros Hugo Samson Veillette 246 0.53 -0.21 Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 180 0.39 Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 143 0.31 -0.14 Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,322 100.00 Total rejected ballots 725 1.54 +0.06 Turnout 47,047 58.85 +36.22 Eligible voters 79,942 By-election on November 9, 2009 Resignation of Réal Ménard
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 8,972 51.2% New Democrat Jean-Claude Rocheleau 3,421 19.5% Liberal Robert David 2,510 14.3% Conservative Stéphanie Cloutier 1,774 10.1% Green Christine Lebel 571 3.3% Neorhino.ca Gabrielle Anctil 128 0.7% Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 79 0.5% Independent John C. Turmel 71 0.4% Total valid votes 17,526 Total rejected ballots Turnout 17,526 22.3% References
- ^ "Will Harper face his former polling watchdog?". The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2009.
- ^ "Conservatives, Bloc Québécois score byelection wins". cbc.ca, November 9, 2009.
External links
- (French) Biography of Daniel Paillé
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