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♂ Jean-Yves Laforest
aliasJean-Yves Laforest
Record
33203 · 1181

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 13 June 1949
Age 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Jean-Yves Laforest (1949– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 3 5

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Lise St-Denis  f 
 
 
Eligible: 79,959 Votes: 49,534 Participation: 61.95% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 747(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
BQ
 1/5 21,532 44.34% +5,504 Loser:
CPC
 16,028 33.01% Martial Toupin

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,032 Votes: 47,422 Participation: 59.25% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5973(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
BQ
 1/5 20,397 43.96% +9,314 Loser:
CPC
 11,083 23.89% Stéphane Roof

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,534 Votes: 48,871 Participation: 60.68% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6513(F) — 6 Jul 2023 23:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
BQ
 2/5 13,961 29.28% -4,667 Winner:
NDP
 18,628 39.07% Lise St-Denis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Jean-Yves Laforest, M.P.		 23 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Jean-Yves Laforest, député		 23 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jean-Yves Laforest		 23 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jean-Yves Laforest		 23 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Feb 2024 16:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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