Sylvie Lespérance Explained

Sylvie Lespérance
Birth Date:December 21, 1954
Birth Place:Jonquière, Quebec
Death Date:September 22, 2006
Party:Action démocratique du Québec
Office:MNA for Joliette
Term Start:2002
Term End:2003
Predecessor:Guy Chevrette
Successor:Jonathan Valois

Sylvie Lespérance (December 21, 1954 – September 22, 2006) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, who served as the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2002 to 2003.

Lespérance, who was born in Jonquière, had been a lifelong Liberal supporter months before she first was elected to the National Assembly.

She ran unsuccessfully against Parti Québécois (PQ) cabinet member Guy Chevrette in the 1989 and 1998 elections.

She was elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on June 17, 2002 with 38% of the vote. PQ star candidate and Bloc Québécois (BQ) Member of Parliament Michel Bellehumeur finished second with 32% of the vote.

In 2003 election, Lespérance finished third with 21% of the vote, behind PQ candidate Jonathan Valois (39%).

Lespérance died in Saint-Alphonse-de-Rodriguez in 2006.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060923/CPSOLEIL/60923089/5293/CPSOLEIL C’était une femme très dévouée, Henri Michaud, Le Soleil, September 23, 2006
  2. https://archive.today/20120712161417/http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/national/archives/2006/09/20060922-155233.html Une ancienne députée retrouvée morte, LCN, September 22, 2006