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♂ André Boisclair
aliasAndré Boisclair
Record
5591 · 2226

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 6 0 6
Birth 14 April 1966
Age 58 years
First mandate 25 September 1989 → 34 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 23 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 5 months ago (15 November 2007)
Special notes
None
 
André Boisclair (1966– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — 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
Québec 16 1 19 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 37–38
PQ
 1 Party leader 39–41 15 Oct 2005 — 07 May 2007 1 6 22
2. QC 37
PQ
 1 Opposition Leader 40 15 Aug 2006 — 25 Mar 2007 0 7 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Régent Millette  m 
 		 ⊕ Hugô St-Onge  m 
 
Eligible: 28,802 Votes: 21,168 Participation: 73.49% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2091(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
23
PQ
 1/8 10,568 51.03% +2,185 Loser:
QLP
 8,383 40.48% Normand Hamel

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,276 Votes: 31,437 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1841(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
PQ
 1/7 17,305 56.42% +6,361 Loser:
QLP
 10,944 35.68% Athena Efraim

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,676 Votes: 31,005 Participation: 74.40% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 399(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
PQ
 1/7 16,097 52.68% +5,824 Loser:
QLP
 10,273 33.62% Michelle Daines

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,479 Votes: 30,254 Participation: 68.02% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 274(F) — 30 Sep 2022 16:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PQ
 1/6 15,890 53.34% +6,894 Loser:
QLP
 8,996 30.20% William Aguilar
After his election:
17 Aug 2004 38
PQ
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 4 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,858 Votes: 15,112 Participation: 34.46% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 Québec
20 September 2004
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11370(F) — 30 Sep 2022 16:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
PQ
 8,661 57.78% Nicolas Girard
Eligible: 40,516 Votes: 13,108 Participation: 32.35% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 August 2006
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11377(F) — 11 Oct 2021 20:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
40
PQ
 1/8 9,077 70.95% +7,563 Loser:
GPQ
 1,514 11.83% Xavier Daxhelet

Service: 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,495 Votes: 29,527 Participation: 72.92% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 89(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
PQ
 1/8 13,784 47.30% +6,076 Loser:
ADQ
 7,708 26.45% Martin-Karl Bourbonnais
After his election:
15 Nov 2007 41
PQ
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 7 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,496 Votes: 13,821 Participation: 34.13% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38		 Québec
12 May 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 11382(F) — 3 Nov 2023 06:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
PQ
 7,657 55.99% Nicole Léger

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
André Boisclair		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
André Boisclair		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
André Boisclair		 14 Apr 2024

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