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Alain Giguère

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Alain Giguère

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| riding = Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

| parliament = Canadian

| term_start = May 2, 2011

| term_end = August 4, 2015

| predecessor = Serge Ménard

| successor = Yves Robillard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|24}}

| birth_place=Lachine, Quebec

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| profession= Tax lawyer

| party=New Democratic Party

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Alain Giguère (born October 24, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/places/quebec-ridings/election-fed2011/r24040/ Election 2011: Marc-Aurèle-Fortin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905150952/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/places/quebec-ridings/election-fed2011/r24040/ |date=2011-09-05 }}. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011. He represented the electoral district of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin as a member of the New Democratic Party. In the 2015 election he ran in Thérèse-De Blainville, but lost to Liberal Ramez Ayoub.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1607|title=Parliamewnt of Canada – Thérèse-De Blainville}}

Before to being elected, Giguère was a tax lawyer. He has a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in legal science, and a certificate in social justice.

Before finally being elected in 2011, Giguère had run unsuccessfully in seven previous federal elections, in Verdun—Saint-Paul in 1984, in Roberval in 1993, 1997 and 2000, in Laval in 2004 and 2008, and in Laval—Les Îles in 2006, as well as provincially once for the New Democratic Party of Quebec in Saint-Henri in 1985.[http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/english/general-elections-provincial.asp?bsq=all§ion=resultats_gen&even=1985&mode=n3#resul General elections – 1985, December 2 – Official results for all electoral divisions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205121035/http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/english/general-elections-provincial.asp?bsq=all§ion=resultats_gen&even=1985&mode=n3#resul |date=2015-02-05 }}, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec

In 2012, it was reported that he would give back the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. All serving MPs that year were recipients.{{Cite news |date=2012-02-05 |title=First 60 Canadians set to receive Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/first-60-canadians-set-to-receive-queens-diamond-jubilee-medal/article543871/ |access-date=2023-06-12}}

Electoral record

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district)|Marc-Aurèle-Fortin|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|29,107|49.68|+37.38}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Marie-France Charbonneau|15,470|26.40|-19.12}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Eduardo Gonzalo Agurto Catalán|7,035|12.01|-12.45}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Johanne Théorêt|5,768|9.85|-3.97}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Charles Sicotte|1,208|2.06|-1.82}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|58,588|98.73|-0.11}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|751|1.27|+0.11}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout| 59,339|67.74|+0.33}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|Laval (federal electoral district)|Laval|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Nicole Demers|19,085|37.79 | -6.6|$68,964}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alia Haddad|14,190|28.10| +2.5| $19,244}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jean-Pierre Bélisle|9,101|18.02| -0.6| $73,966}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|6,289|12.45 |+4.3 | $1,831}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Eric Madelein|1,607|3.18 |-0.2| }}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Yvon Breton|221|0.43|–|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|50,493 |98.50|– |$86,875 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|769 | 1.50 | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|51,262 | 62.24 | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|Laval—Les Îles|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Raymonde Folco|20,849|39.31|-8.55 | $53,323}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Christiane Pichette|17,537|33.07|-4.04| $51,106}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Qais Hamidi|9,055|17.07|+10.09| $24,108}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|3,817|7.19|+2.80| $1,122}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Theodore Kouretas|1,557|2.93|+0.58| $0}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Polyvios Tsakanikas|211|0.39|+0.08 | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total| 53,524 |100.00|–|$82,901}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| 709| 1.31 | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|54,133|63.47 | }}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|Laval (federal electoral district)|Laval|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Nicole Demers|24,425|50.1|–|$61,946}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pierre Lafleur|17,639|36.2|–|$67,777}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Stéphane D'Amours|3,115|6.4|–|$12,823}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|1,998|4.1|–|$221}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Damien Pichereau|1,091|2.2|–|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Pierre Losier-Côté|492|1.0|–|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|48,760| 100.0|–| $79,622}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Michel Gauthier|16,928|55.1|+3.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jean-Pierre Boivin|10,680|34.7|+8.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Raymond A. Brideau|1,829|5.9|}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Marie-Christine Huot|870|2.8|-17.5}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|437|1.4| +0.1}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|30,744|100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Michel Gauthier|16,207|52.1 |-7.6}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jean-Pierre Boivin|8,176|26.3 |+5.9}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|France Tanguay|6,312|20.3 |+2.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|412|1.3 |-0.2}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|31,107 |100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Michel Gauthier|18,869|59.7 |}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Aurélien Gill|6,443|20.4 |+8.3}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Henri-Paul Brassard|5,793|18.3 |-58.0}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|485|1.5 |-8.0}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|31,590 |100.0}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|QC|1985|Saint-Henri (provincial electoral district)|Saint-Henri}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Roma Hains|14,647}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Francine Lalonde|9,911}}

{{CANelec|QC|NDP (1963)|Alain Giguère|602}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti indépendantiste|Gilles Rheaume|456}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti humaniste du Québec|Roger Gingras|151}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti du socialisme chrétien|Raymond St-Georges|53}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|Verdun (federal electoral district)|Verdun—Saint-Paul}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Gilbert Chartrand|17,378}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pierre Savard|16,431}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Alain Giguère|3,912}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Philippe Hooligan Coté|1,309}}

{{CANelec|CA|Parti nationaliste|Serge Paquette|798}}

{{CANelec|CA|Commonwealth of Canada|Steve Boyle|99}}

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See also

References

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