Huguette Lachapelle
Huguette Lachapelle (born October 28, 1942) is a Canadian former politician. Lachapelle served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1985, representing the Montreal riding of Dorion as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ).[1]
Early life and career
Lachapelle was born in Saint-Basile, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Elie Business College à Montréal and was a parliamentary aide for PQ cabinet minister Lise Payette from 1976 to 1981.[1][2]
Legislator
Lachapelle was elected to the Quebec legislature in the 1981 provincial election. She was subsequently elected to the PQ party executive in December 1981, appointed as one of three deputy government whips in René Lévesque's government on September 22, 1982, and promoted to chief government whip on December 4, 1984. She served in the latter position until October 23, 1985.[2][3][4]
Lévesque resigned as PQ leader and premier in 1985, and Lachapelle supported Pierre-Marc Johnson's successful bid to succeed him.[5] When asked about rival candidate Pauline Marois's prospects of winning, Lachapelle responded that she did not believe Quebecers were ready for a woman to be premier. Johnson distanced himself from this statement, and some political observers believed that it helped to increase Marois's public profile.[6][7][8]
Lachapelle was defeated in the 1985 provincial election, losing by a narrow margin to Liberal candidate Violette Trépanier.[9]
After politics
Lachapelle worked in Quebec's justice department from 1986 until her retirement in 2002.[1]
Electoral record
Quebec general election, 1985: Dorion | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Violette Trépanier | 12,724 | 51.71 | |||||
Parti Québécois | Huguette Lachapelle | 10,226 | 41.56 | |||||
New Democratic | Paul Comtois | 653 | 2.65 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Robert Zambito | 290 | 1.18 | |||||
Parti indépendantiste | Normand Lacasse | 268 | 1.09 | |||||
Humanist | Alain Despaties | 155 | 0.63 | |||||
Communist | Line Chabot | 76 | 0.31 | |||||
United Social Credit | Réal Bastien | 66 | 0.27 | |||||
Commonwealth of Canada | M. Luisa Grau | 56 | 0.23 | |||||
Christian Socialist | André St-Arnaud | 55 | 0.22 | |||||
N/A (Workers) | Mario Caluori | 36 | 0.15 | |||||
Total valid votes | 24,605 | |||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 453 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,058 | 74.58 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 33,601 | |||||||
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |
Quebec general election, 1981: Dorion | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Parti Québécois | Huguette Lachapelle | 14,551 | 51.54 | |||||
Liberal | Henri-François Gautrin | 12,657 | 44.83 | |||||
Union Nationale | François Lefebvre | 524 | 1.86 | – | ||||
Workers Communist | Suzanne Barbeau Foisy | 161 | 0.57 | |||||
Workers | Gilles Frenière | 114 | 0.40 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Ginette Boutet | 88 | 0.31 | |||||
Non-affiliated | Raymond Beaudoin | 74 | 0.26 | |||||
United Social Credit | Fernand Bélisle | 66 | 0.23 | |||||
Total valid votes | 28,235 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and declined votes | 666 | |||||||
Turnout | 28,901 | 82.58 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 34,997 | |||||||
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1 2 David Wimhurst, "Dorion: Three candidates feel they can win riding," Montreal Gazette, 29 November 1985, p. 7.
- ↑ "Top PQ executives to run unopposed," Globe and Mail, 9 November 1981, p. 22
- ↑ "PQ whips shuffled," Globe and Mail, 24 September 1982, p. 4
- ↑ "Johnson welcomes challenge but says he'll win leadership," Montreal Gazette, 24 July 1985, p. 5.
- ↑ "Duhaime decides to stay out of PQ race," Montreal Gazette, 25 July 1985, p. 4
- ↑ "Bouquets and brickbats," Montreal Gazette, 27 July 1985, p. 2
- ↑ "Marois hoping to avoid woman as also-ran role," Ottawa Citizen, 21 September 1985, p. 2.
- ↑ "All but five island seats go Liberal," Montreal Gazette, 3 December 1985, p. 1.