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Sylvain Rochon

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Sylvain Rochon
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Richelieu
In office
March 9, 2015 – August 29, 2018
Preceded byÉlaine Zakaïb
Succeeded byJean-Bernard Émond
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois

Sylvain Rochon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on March 9, 2015.[1] He represented the electoral district of Richelieu as a member of the Parti Québécois until 2018.[1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Rochon worked as a journalist for local radio station CJSO-FM, and as a political assistant to both Élaine Zakaïb, his predecessor as MNA for Richelieu, and Zakaïb's predecessor Sylvain Simard.[2]

Electoral record

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Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Sylvain Rochon 7,294 35.98 -3.04
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Bernard Émond 6,584 32.48 +5.66
Liberal Benoît Théroux 5,054 24.93 -0.72
Québec solidaire Marie-Ève Mathieu 541 2.67 -2.63
Option nationale Sol Zanetti 316 1.56 +0.21
Green Vincent Pouliot 352 1.74 +0.58
Conservative Daniel Gaudreau 103 0.51 -0.21
Équipe Autonomiste Louis Chandonnet 30 0.15
Total valid votes 20,274 98.45 +1.00
Total rejected ballots 319 1.55 -1.00
Turnout 20,593 46.43 -23.57
Electors on the lists 44,356
Parti Québécois hold Swing -4.35

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