André Boulerice

André Boulerice (born May 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and gay rights activist. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in Montreal.

André Boulerice
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
In office
September 25, 1989 – September 12, 2005
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byMartin Lemay
Personal details
Born (1946-05-08) 8 May 1946
Joliette, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois

Born in Joliette, Quebec, he graduated in specialized education from Cégep du Vieux Montréal. He joined the Parti Québécois in 1970 and later worked for the Chambly school board.

He was first elected to the legislature in the 1985 election, representing the electoral district of Saint-Jacques. Boulerice, one of the first openly gay members of the legislature,[1] was reelected in 1989, 1994, 1998 and 2003 in the redistributed electoral district of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques. He was also the deputy government leader, president of the Quebec division of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and immigration minister. He helped introduce civil union for same-sex couples. Boulerice resigned in September 2005.

Electoral record (partial)
1998 Quebec general election: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Boulerice16,53052.94−1.79
LiberalClaude Longpré9,72231.14−1.79
Action démocratiqueChrystian Carbonneau3,17110.16+4.63
Bloc PotPatrice Caron7152.29–
Socialist DemocracyGinette Gauthier6292.01−0.02
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet1200.38+0.14
CommunistAndré Cloutier1150.37+0.04
Natural LawAlain Lord1070.34−0.47
EqualityPeter Romaniuk770.25–
N/A (Communist League)Michel Dugré380.12–
Total valid votes 31,224 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 470
Turnout 31,694 67.51 −7.56
Electors on the lists 46,950
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1994 Quebec general election: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisAndré Boulerice16,72354.73
LiberalMartin Oré10,06132.93
Action démocratiqueAndré Belzile1,6915.53
New DemocraticJocelyne Dupuis6212.03
Non-AffiliatedClaude Leduc4791.57
Natural LawChristian Lord2460.81
SovereigntyDaniel Brunette2230.73
IndependentMartram X.T Marxram1090.36
Commonwealth of CanadaFrançois Ludanyi1080.35
CommunistAndré Cloutier1000.33
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard740.24
DevelopmentCharles Thibault620.20
Non-AffiliatedGuy Tremblay590.19
Total valid votes 30,556
Rejected and declined votes 561
Turnout 31,117 75.07
Electors on the lists 41,452
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

References
  1. "Absence d'élus libéraux gais : pas de problème pour Stéphanie Vallée". Ici Radio-Canada, June 26, 2016.
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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