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♂ Michel Bissonnet
aliasMichel Bissonnet
Record
5041 · 2106

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 7 0 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 28 March 1942
Age 82 years
First mandate 13 April 1981 → 43 years + 14 days ago
↳ at age 39 years
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 7 months ago (24 September 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Michel Bissonnet (1942– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Saint-Léonard (Montréal), Québec (2008– )
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 27 5 6 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 37–38
QLP
 1 Speaker 61–66 04 Jun 2003 — 14 Jul 2008 5 1 10

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henri-E. Laberge  m 
 		 ⊕ André Ouellet  m 
 
Eligible: 47,504 Votes: 10,690 Participation: 22.50% Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Québec
29 May 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25299(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
25
NDP
 3/5 1,568 14.67% -4,629 Winner:
LIB
 6,197 57.97% André Ouellet
Eligible: 40,131 Votes: 33,895 Participation: 84.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2221(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
QLP
 1/3 19,652 58.65% +6,180 Loser:
PQ
 13,472 40.20% Henri-E. Laberge

Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,617 Votes: 30,108 Participation: 74.13% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1974(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
QLP
 1/7 20,772 70.24% +13,283 Loser:
PQ
 7,489 25.33% Marielle Laberge

Service: 3 years 9 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,509 Votes: 27,295 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2099(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
QLP
 1/4 17,296 65.06% +10,337 Loser:
PQ
 6,959 26.18% Louise Brouillet

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,038 Votes: 29,377 Participation: 81.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1849(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/4 21,294 74.22% +14,760 Loser:
PQ
 6,534 22.77% Jean E. Charlot

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,356 Votes: 29,588 Participation: 79.21% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 409(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
QLP
 1/6 22,669 77.31% +17,890 Loser:
PQ
 4,779 16.30% Robert La Rose

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,065 Votes: 33,896 Participation: 67.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 284(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
QLP
 1/4 26,801 79.89% +22,498 Loser:
PQ
 4,303 12.83% Robert La Rose

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,710 Votes: 30,815 Participation: 63.26% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 48(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
QLP
 1/6 20,716 68.00% +16,151 Loser:
ADQ
 4,565 14.98% Carole Giroux
After his election:
24 Sep 2008 66
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran municipally
Service: 1 year 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,609 Votes: 22,823 Participation: 46.95% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6044(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
QLP
 16,433 73.05% Filomena Rotiroti

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Michel Bissonnet		 28 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Michel Bissonnet		 28 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michel Bissonnet		 28 Mar 2024

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