Nancy Charest

Nancy Charest
Charest in 2011
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matane
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded byMatthias Rioux
Succeeded byPascal Bérubé
Personal details
Born(1959-11-28)November 28, 1959
Matane, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 1, 2014(2014-03-01) (aged 54)
Matane, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Matane, Quebec, Canada
OccupationLawyer

Nancy Charest (November 28, 1959 – March 1, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé of the Parti Québécois in the 2007 provincial election.

She ran as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in the 2008 federal election. She lost to Bloc Québécois incumbent Jean-Yves Roy, but received the highest vote percentage of any non-winning Liberal candidate in the province outside of the Montreal area. [citation needed]

Charest was found dead on March 1, 2014, along a road in her native Matane, Quebec. The cause of death was hypothermia, caused by exposure while Charest was heavily intoxicated.[1] She was 54 years old.[2][3]

Electoral record

2003 Quebec general election: Matane
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Nancy Charest 7,602 40.84
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 7,569 40.67
Action démocratique Raynald Bernier 3,005 16.14
Independent Nelson Gauthier 178 0.96
Independent Nestor Turcotte 135 0.73
Green David Lejeune 124 0.67
2007 Quebec general election: Matane
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 7,830 39.10
Liberal Nancy Charest 7,617 38.04
Action démocratique Donald Grenier 3,980 19.88
Québec solidaire Brigitte Michaud 358 1.79
Green François Vincent 240 1.20
2008 Canadian federal election: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy 11,977 37.5% -8.5%
Liberal Nancy Charest 11,368 35.6% +22.5%
Conservative Jérôme Landry 5,743 18.0% -11.7%
New Democratic Julie Demers 1,497 4.6% -1.6%
Green Louis Drainville 1,139 3.5% +0.8%
Independent Liliane Potvin 175 0.5% -1.8%
Total valid votes 31,899
Turnout – 43.6%
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -15.5
2011 Canadian federal election: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Jean-François Fortin 12,633 36.05 -1.48
Liberal Nancy Charest 8,964 25.58 -10.02
New Democratic Joanie Boulet 7,484 21.36 +16.67
Conservative Allen Cormier 5,253 14.99 -3.08
Green Louis Drainville 707 2.02 -1.55
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,041 100.00
Total rejected ballots 393 1.11 +0.07
Turnout 35,434 59.81 +5.43
Eligible voters 59,242 – –

References

  1. ^ "Coroner: Death of MNA caused by hypothermia". CJAD Newse. September 24, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Former Liberal MNA Nancy Charest found dead". Montreal Gazette. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Dupéré, Bernard (March 2, 2014). "Décès de l'ancienne députée Nancy Charest" [Death of the former member Nancy Charest]. TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


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