Guy André

Guy André
Guy André
Member of Parliament; for Berthier—Maskinongé
	In office; 2004–2011
Preceded by	Electoral district created
Succeeded by	Ruth Ellen Brosseau
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1959 (age 64); Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence(s)	Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Profession	coordinator, mediator, political assistant, social worker, teacher

Guy André (born November 17, 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé.

A social worker who lives in Pointe-du-Lac, a former city which is now a borough of Trois-Rivières, André was first elected in 2004. He was reelected without serious difficulty until he was defeated by NDP challenger Ruth Ellen Brosseau in the unexpected "orange wave" that swept through Quebec in 2011 election. André had never received less than 45 percent of the vote, but was held to only 29.4 percent in 2011.

He was considered a member of the "pur et dur" (hardline) faction of the Quebec sovereignty movement.^[1]

Election results

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Berthier—Maskinongé
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ruth Ellen Brosseau	22,484	39.63	+29.19	$0
	Bloc Québécois	Guy André	16,668	29.38	−16.45	$48,739
	Liberal	Francine Gaudet	8,109	14.29	−4.15	$32,253
	Conservative	Marie-Claude Godue	7,909	13.94	−8.25	$23,495
	Green	Léonie Matteau	1,193	2.10	−1.01	$0
	Rhinoceros	Martin Jubinville	375	0.66		$0
Total votes/expense limit			56,738	100.0		$94,930
Source: "Berthier—Maskinongé election results". Elections Canada. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

References

^ Plante, Louise (May 4, 2011). "Ruth-Ellen Brosseau: fantôme et anglophone?". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Retrieved May 4, 2011.

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[1] Plante, Louise (May 4, 2011). "Ruth-Ellen Brosseau: fantôme et anglophone?". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Retrieved May 4, 2011.

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