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Johanne Morasse

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Johanne Morasse
MNA for Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded byDaniel Bernard
Succeeded byDaniel Bernard
Personal details
Born (1957-03-12) March 12, 1957 (age 67)
Duparquet, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
Professionteacher

Johanne Morasse (born March 12, 1957, in Duparquet, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. She was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region from 2007 to 2008. She represents the Parti Québécois.

Morasse holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Université Laval. She went to the University of British Columbia and obtained a master's degree in forestry. She also went to study in Finland and received a doctorate in forestry and agriculture from the University of Helsinki.

She worked at the Faculty of Forestry and Geometrics at the Université Laval as a teacher, lecturer and research assistant. She also worked as a teaching assistant at the University of British Columbia. She was also a forestry engineer consultant and the Director of the Centre technologique des résidus industriels (Industrial Residual Technology Center). She was also an administration member at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and was treasurer of the Regional Economique Development Council of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Morasse won the seat in the 2007 elections by defeating Liberal incumbent MNA Daniel Bernard.

Election results

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2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Daniel Bernard 10,358 42.30 +9.64
Parti Québécois Johanne Morasse 8,604 35.14 +2.03
Action démocratique Paul-Émile Barbeau 4,111 16.79 -10.05
Québec solidaire Guy Leclerc 1,413 5.78 -1.61
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Johanne Morasse 9,481 33.11
  Liberal Daniel Bernard 9,352 32.66
Action démocratique Mario Provencher 7,687 26.84
Québec solidaire France Caouette 2,117 7.39
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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  • PQ webpage (in French)