France Dionne
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France Dionne is a politician from Quebec
, Canada
. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec
from 1985 to 1997 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government and opposition.
. She was elected winning her first of three terms in office and picking up the seat of Kamouraska-Témiscouata
for her party. Dionne easily held her seat in the 1989 Quebec general election
winning well over half the popular vote.
Dionnes bid for a third term in office would be a struggle. She held her seat against Parti Quebecois candidate Hélène Alarie by a margin of nearly 400 votes. She resigned her seat on May 2, 1997 to run as a federal Liberal
candidate in the 1997 Canadian federal election
.
Dionne ran in a hotly contested five way race in the electoral district of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques
. She was defeated by incumbent Bloc Québécois
Member of Parliament Paul Crête
finishing a very close second by a couple thousand votes and slightly ahead of former Member of Parliament André Plourde
.
Dionne is attempting a political come back, she ran for another term in provincial office under the Liberal banner in the Kamouraska-Témiscouata by-election of November 29, 2010 but lost to the Parti Québécois
candidate André Simard
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
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...
. She served as a member of 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 1985 to 1997 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government and opposition.
Political career
Dionne ran as a candidate under the Quebec Liberal Party banner in the 1985 Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1985
The Quebec general election of 1985 was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by premier Pierre-Marc Johnson.This election...
. She was elected winning her first of three terms in office and picking up the seat of Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Kamouraska-Témiscouata is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from Kamouraska and parts of L'Islet and Témiscouata...
for her party. Dionne easily held her seat in the 1989 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 1989
The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
winning well over half the popular vote.
Dionnes bid for a third term in office would be a struggle. She held her seat against Parti Quebecois candidate Hélène Alarie by a margin of nearly 400 votes. She resigned her seat on May 2, 1997 to run as a federal Liberal
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...
candidate in the 1997 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
.
Dionne ran in a hotly contested five way race in the electoral district of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les-Basques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....
. She was defeated by incumbent 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...
Member of Parliament Paul Crête
Paul Crête
Paul Crête is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics....
finishing a very close second by a couple thousand votes and slightly ahead of former Member of Parliament André Plourde
André Plourde
André Plourde was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and industrialist by career....
.
Dionne is attempting a political come back, she ran for another term in provincial office under the Liberal banner in the Kamouraska-Témiscouata by-election of November 29, 2010 but lost to 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...
candidate André Simard
André Simard
André Simard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on November 29, 2010, representing the electoral district of Kamouraska-Témiscouata. He is a member of the Parti Québécois.-References:...