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Jean Landry (politician)

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Jean Landry
Member of Parliament
for Lotbinière
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byMaurice Tremblay
Succeeded byOdina Desrochers
Personal details
Born (1948-10-03) 3 October 1948 (age 76)
Saint-Valère, Quebec, Canada
Political partyPeople's Party of Canada (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Bloc Québécois (until 2021)
Professionphotographer, food preparation

Jean Landry (born 3 October 1948 in Saint-Valère, Quebec) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. His career has included photography and food preparation.[1]

He was elected in the Lotbinière electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election, thus he served in the 35th Canadian Parliament.[2] In Parliament, he questioned the government's policies on subsidies for dairy farmers.[3] Upon the creation of the Canada Health and Social Transfer, Landry referred to it as "one of the worst incursions of federalism into provincial jurisdiction".[4]

During the 1997 federal election, he faced a contested nominating convention within the BQ. Landry described himself as a "militant" member of the Parti Quebecois and accused other PQ members of infiltrating the local riding association.[1] He came in 3rd place in the nomination convention, losing to Odina Desrochers.[1] Landry decided to run as an independent and received 6% of the vote.[1]

He joined the federalist Progressive Conservative party for the 2000 federal election and unsuccessfully campaigned for a Parliamentary seat in the Lotbinière—L'Érable riding. After electoral districts were restructured, Landry made another unsuccessful bid for Parliament in the 2004 federal election at the Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière riding, after his party became the Conservative party. He campaigned for the Conservatives again in the Richmond—Arthabaska riding in the 2006 general election.[5]

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Landry was the People's Party of Canada candidate in Trois-Rivières, but finished in 5th place.[6]

Electoral record

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1993 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Jean Landry 26,763
Liberal Michael Provencher 14,659
Progressive Conservative Jacques Le Sieur 7,387
New Democratic André-Pierre Robitaille 714
1997 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Odina Desrochers 13,069
Liberal Pierre Savoie 10,062
Progressive Conservative Gaston Beaudet 9,690
Independent Jean Landry 1,988
New Democratic Dominique Vaillancourt 445
2021 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois René Villemure 17,136 29.49 +1.01 $16,854.26
Conservative Yves Lévesque 17,053 29.35 +4.17 $40,285.49
Liberal Martin Francoeur 16,637 28.63 +2.57 $80,504.68
New Democratic Adis Simidzija 4,680 8.05 -8.61 $4,281.85
People's Jean Landry 1,115 1.92 +0.99 $0.00
Green Andrew Holman 754 1.30 -1.17 $0.00
Free Gilles Brodeur 735 1.26 $1,244.68
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,110 97.95 $120,485.08
Total rejected ballots 1,214 2.05
Turnout 59,324 64.19 -2.53
Eligible voters 92,413
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hill, Tony L (2002). Canadian politics, riding by riding : an in-depth analysis of Canada's 301 federal electoral districts. Prospect Park Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780972343602. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Lotbinière – Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". CBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ Wilson, Barry (28 March 1996). "Loss of dairy subsidy may be picked up by consumer". The Western Producer. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ Choudhry, Sujit (Summer 2002). "Recasting Social Canada: A Reconsideration of Federal Jurisdiction over Social Policy". The University of Toronto Law Journal. 52 (3): 210. doi:10.2307/825995. JSTOR 825995.
  5. ^ Castonguay, Alec (23 May 2007). "PC: grogne chez les militants du Québec". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Jean Landry on VoteMate". VoteMate. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  9. ^ "Election 2021 Results Map | CTV News | Canada Election Coverage".
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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