Sol Zanetti

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder | name= Sol Zanetti

| honorific-suffix= MNA

| image= Sol Zanetti.jpg

| caption= Sol Zanetti in 2018

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| birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|8|11}}

| birth_place=Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

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| party= Québec solidaire (2018-present)

| otherparty = Option nationale (2012–2018)

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Lesage

| term_start1= October 1, 2018

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| predecessor1= André Drolet

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| office2= Leader of Option nationale

| term_start2= October 26, 2013

| term_end2= January 1, 2018

| predecessor2= Jean-Martin Aussant

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Sol Zanetti (born 1982) is a Quebec politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[https://globalnews.ca/news/4456918/quebec-election-jean-lesage-results/ "Quebec election: Quebec Solidaire’s Sol Zanetti wins in Jean-Lesage"]. Global News, October 1, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Jean-Lesage as a member of Québec solidaire.

Following his win in the 2022 provincial election, he was chosen as its critic for Sovereignty, Canadian Relations, Democratic Institutions, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Information, and the Family.

He was previously the leader of Option nationale, a Quebec sovereigntist political party, from 2013 to 2018.[https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/391060/sol-zanetti-est-le-nouveau-chef-d-option-nationale "Sol Zanetti est le nouveau chef d'Option nationale"]. Le Devoir, October 27, 2013.

A candidate for the party in the 2012 provincial election, Zanetti won the party's leadership on October 26, 2013, winning 67 per cent of the leadership vote against musician and activist Nic Payne. He led the party into the 2014 provincial election.[http://journalmetro.com/dossiers/elections-quebec-2014/474666/sol-zanetti-lindependance-avant-tout/ "Sol Zanetti: L’indépendance avant tout"]. Métro Montréal, April 4, 2014.

In September 2014, Zanetti published a video on YouTube encouraging voters in the Scottish independence referendum to vote yes.[http://globalnews.ca/news/1557952/quebec-independence-party-leaders-sends-message-to-scots/ "Quebec independence party leader sends message to Scots"]. Global News, September 11, 2014.

The party merged with Québec solidaire in 2018 and became a collective within the latter party.

He is of Italian and Québécois descent.

Electoral record

{{2022 Quebec general election/Jean-Lesage}}

{{2018 Quebec general election/Jean-Lesage}}

{{CANelec/top|QC|June 8, 2015|Jean-Talon|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal |Sébastien Proulx|8,214|41.76|-2.74}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Clément Laberge |5,894|29.97|+7.49}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Alain Fecteau |2,717|13.81|-6.75}}

{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Amélie Boisvert |1,503|7.64|-1.41}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Sol Zanetti|474|2.41|+0.90}}

{{CANelec|QC|Green|Elodie Boisjoly-Dubreuil |472|2.4|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009)|Sylvain Rancourt|237|1.20|+0.61}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti des sans Parti|Sylvain Drolet|76|0.39|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|EA|Stéphane Pouleur|55|0.28|+0.09}}

{{CANelec|QC|PI|Grégoire Bonneau-Fortier |27|0.14|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|19,668|99.18}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|162|0.82}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|19,830|43.61|-34.39}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|45,475|–|}}

{{CANelec/hold|QC|Liberal|-5.12}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|QC|March 9, 2015|Richelieu (provincial electoral district)|Richelieu|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Sylvain Rochon|7,294|35.98|-3.04}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Jean-Bernard Émond|6,584|32.48|+5.66}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Benoît Théroux|5,054|24.93|-0.72}}

{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Marie-Ève Mathieu|541|2.67|-2.63}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Sol Zanetti|316|1.56|+0.21}}

{{CANelec|QC|Green |Vincent Pouliot|352|1.74|+0.58}}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009) |Daniel Gaudreau|103|0.51|-0.21}}

{{CANelec|QC|EA|Louis Chandonnet|30|0.15|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|20,274|98.45|+1.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|319|1.55|-1.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|20,593|46.43|-23.57}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|44,356|–|–}}

{{CANelec/hold|QC|PQ|-4.35}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2014|Jean-Lesage|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal |André Drolet |11,645|37.27}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Émilie Foster|7,431|23.78}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Pierre Châteauvert |6,998|22.40}}

{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Sébastien Bouchard|3,626|11.60}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale |Sol Zanetti|782|2.50}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti nul|Sébastien Dumais|384|1.23}}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009)|Andréas Garcia| 77 | 0.24 }}

{{CANelec|XX|Independent|José Breton|93|0.30}}

{{CANelec|QC|Marxist-Leninist|Claude Moreau|43|0.14}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|31,248|98.65}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|427|1.35}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|31,675|68.00}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|46,643|–|}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|QC|2012|Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district)|Louis-Hébert|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Sam Hamad|14,602|38.42|-10.43}}

{{CANelec|QC|CAQ|Michel Hamel|12,510|32.92|+16.67*}}

{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Rosette Côté|8,127|21.38|-7.71}}

{{CANelec|QC|Québec solidaire|Guillaume Boivin|1,359|3.58|+0.73}}

{{CANelec|QC|Option nationale|Sol Zanetti|706|1.86|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|Parti nul|Julie Lachance|226|0.59|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|Coalition pour la constituante|Guillaume Dion|209|0.55|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|Conservative (2009)|Véronique Durand|146|0.38|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|EA|Hugues Fortin|70|0.18|–}}

{{CANelec|QC|QCU|Maxime Guérin|49|0.13|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,004|99.18|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|316|0.82|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|38,320|86.57|+16.22}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|44,263|–|–}}

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