Carole Jacques
Encyclopedia
Carole Jacques was a Progressive Conservative
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. She was a lawyer by career.
She represented the Quebec riding of Montreal—Mercier
where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election
. At the time of her election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Commons. She was re-elected in 1988
when she ran in the Mercier riding following electoral district boundary changes in 1987. She served in the 33rd
and 34th Canadian Parliament
s.
Jacques left the Progressive Conservative party and became an independent candidate for the Mercier riding in the 1993 federal election
. However, she lost to Francine Lalonde
of the Bloc Québécois
.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. She was a lawyer by career.
She represented the Quebec riding of Montreal—Mercier
Mercier (electoral district)
Mercier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings...
where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
. At the time of her election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Commons. She was re-elected in 1988
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
when she ran in the Mercier riding following electoral district boundary changes in 1987. She served in the 33rd
33rd Canadian Parliament
The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984 until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1988 election.It was controlled...
and 34th Canadian Parliament
34th Canadian Parliament
The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988 until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.It was...
s.
Jacques left the Progressive Conservative party and became an independent candidate for the Mercier riding in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
. However, she lost to Francine Lalonde
Francine Lalonde
Francine Lalonde is a politician on the national and provincial levels. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist...
of the 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...
.