Nancy Charest
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Nancy Charest is a Canadian
politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane
in the National Assembly of Quebec
from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé
of the Parti Québécois
in the 2007 provincial election
.
She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada
's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
in the 2008 federal election
. She lost to Bloc Québécois
incumbent Jean-Yves Roy
, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal
area.
|align="left" colspan=2|Bloc Québécois
hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"| -15.5
|align="right"|
|-
|Parti Québécois
|Pascal Bérubé
|align="right"|7,830
|align="right"|39.10
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Nancy Charest
|align="right"|7,617
|align="right"|38.04
|align="right"|
|-
|Action démocratique
|Donald Grenier
|align="right"|3,980
|align="right"|19.88
|align="right"|
|-
|Québec solidaire
|Brigitte Michaud
|align="right"|358
|align="right"|1.79
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
|François Vincent
|align="right"|240
|align="right"|1.20
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Nancy Charest
|align="right"|7,602
|align="right"|40.84
|align="right"|
|-
|Parti Québécois
|Pascal Bérubé
|align="right"|7,569
|align="right"|40.67
|align="right"|
|-
|Action démocratique
|Raynald Bernier
|align="right"|3,005
|align="right"|16.14
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Nelson Gauthier
|align="right"|178
|align="right"|0.96
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Nestor Turcotte
|align="right"|135
|align="right"|0.73
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
|David Lejeune
|align="right"|124
|align="right"|0.67
|align="right"|
|}
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane
Matane (provincial electoral district)
Matane is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1890 from parts of Rimouski. -Geography:...
in the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé
Pascal Bérubé
Pascal Bérubé is a Quebec politician and television host. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matane and represents the Parti Québécois....
of the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
in the 2007 provincial election
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
.
She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:...
in the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
. She lost to Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
incumbent Jean-Yves Roy
Jean-Yves Roy
Jean-Yves Roy is a Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.-Political career:...
, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
area.
Electoral record
|- bgcolor="white"|align="left" colspan=2|Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"| -15.5
|align="right"|
|-
|Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
|Pascal Bérubé
|align="right"|7,830
|align="right"|39.10
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Nancy Charest
|align="right"|7,617
|align="right"|38.04
|align="right"|
|-
|Action démocratique
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
|Donald Grenier
|align="right"|3,980
|align="right"|19.88
|align="right"|
|-
|Québec solidaire
Québec Solidaire
Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada, that was created on 4 February 2006 in Montreal. It was formed by the merger of the left-wing party Union des forces progressistes and the alter-globalization political movement Option Citoyenne, led...
|Brigitte Michaud
|align="right"|358
|align="right"|1.79
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
|François Vincent
|align="right"|240
|align="right"|1.20
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Nancy Charest
|align="right"|7,602
|align="right"|40.84
|align="right"|
|-
|Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
|Pascal Bérubé
|align="right"|7,569
|align="right"|40.67
|align="right"|
|-
|Action démocratique
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
|Raynald Bernier
|align="right"|3,005
|align="right"|16.14
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Nelson Gauthier
|align="right"|178
|align="right"|0.96
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Nestor Turcotte
|align="right"|135
|align="right"|0.73
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
|David Lejeune
|align="right"|124
|align="right"|0.67
|align="right"|
|}