Yvon Charbonneau

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Yvon Charbonneau, PC (July 11, 1940 – April 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician.

Charbonneau was born in Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec and was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former administrator, consultant, professor, and unionist. In Parliament, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with special emphasis on Emergency Preparedness, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.

He did not run in the 2004 election.

Charbonneau was also a member of the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal in the riding of Bourassa from 1994 to 1997.

Electoral record (partial)

Canadian federal election, 2000: Anjou–Rivière-des-Prairies
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalYvon Charbonneau 28,134 57.86
Bloc QuébécoisJacques Dagenais 14,755 30.35
     Progressive Conservative Michel Tanguay 2,034 4.18
AllianceGianni Chiazzese 2,005 4.12
MarijuanaNormand Néron 918 1.89
New DemocraticBruce Whelan 624 1.28
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux 151 0.31
Total valid votes 48,621 100
Total rejected ballots 1,134
Turnout 49,755 66.61
Electors on the lists 74,695
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalYvon Charbonneau 24,189 47.31 +5.09
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau 16,558 32.38 -10.72
Progressive ConservativeJean Corbeil 9,405 18.39 +6.75
New DemocraticElizabeth Lemay Amabili 752 1.47 -0.11
Marxist–LeninistYves Le Seigle 227 0.44
Total valid votes 51,131100.00

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Roger Pomerleau, Bloc Québécois
Member of Parliament from Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
1997-2004
Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 2003.
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