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René Laurin
MP
René Laurin MP
Mayor of Joliette
	In office; 2001–2013
Preceded by	Danielle Laferrière
Succeeded by	Alain Beaudry
Member of Parliament for Joliette
	In office; 25 October 1993 – 27 November 2000
Preceded by	Gaby Larrivée
Succeeded by	Pierre Paquette
Personal details
Born	4 February 1940; Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Died	21 January 2023 (aged 82); Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Profession	Teacher

René Laurin (4 February 1940 – 21 January 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1993 to 2000.

Born in Joliette, Quebec, Laurin was a teacher in Joliette's public and secondary schools after receiving a certificate from Ignace-Bourget College in 1969. Previously, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Joliette Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Communication at École des Hautes Études commerciales de Montréal. Between 1969 and 1971 he was general director of the Nouvelle-Acanadie School Board in the Joliette district, after which he joined the Joliette School Board until 1993.^[1]

Laurin was elected in the Joliette electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Laurin did not seek a third term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 2000. He then became mayor of Joliette, serving 12 years in that position until his retirement in 2013.^[2]

Laurin died on 21 January 2023, at the age of 82.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	René Laurin	22,605	46.54		$58,632
	Progressive Conservative	Anie Perrault	17,417	35.86		$27,044
	Liberal	Denise Cloutier Bergeron	7,452	15.34	–	$19,618
	Natural Law	Gilles Roy	594	1.22		$707
	New Democratic	Jacques Trudeau	502	1.03		$910
Total valid votes			48,570	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,407
Turnout			50,977	73.56
Electors on the lists			69,304
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

^ ^a ^b Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Spring 1994. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Lemire, Louis-Antoine (12 March 2013). "Le maire Laurin quittera la vie politique" [Mayor Laurin will leave political life]. Le Journal de Joliette (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^ "L'ancien maire René Laurin est décédé". L'action. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.