Patrice Laplante
Patrice Laplante | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourassa | |
| In office November 15, 1976 – December 2, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Louise Robic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1929 |
| Died | August 6, 2020 (aged 91) Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Parti Québécois |
| Spouse |
Denise Lafleur (m. 1952) |
| Profession | Mechanic |
Patrice Laplante (February 17, 1929 – August 6, 2020) was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Bourassa in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Early life
Patrice Laplante was born on February 17, 1929, in Cabano, Quebec, to Élude Laplante and Éva Leblanc.[1][2] He later moved to Montreal, where he worked as a mechanic and later as a businessman in the north end of the city for sixteen years.[1] In 1952, he married Denise Lafleur, a stenographer.[3]
From 1971 to 1973, Laplante served as president of the École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée committee.[1] He also served as a commissioner on the Montreal Catholic School Commission from 1970 to 1977.[1] From 1973 to 1976, Laplante was a member of the executive board of the Fédération des commissions scolaires catholiques du Québec.[1]
Political career
Laplante ran as the Parti Québécois candidate for the riding of Bourassa in the 1976 Quebec general election. He won the election, defeating Liberal incumbent Lise Bacon.[4] He was re-elected in 1981 and served as deputy government whip from September 1, 1983, to October 23, 1985.[3] He did not run again in 1985.[5]
Later life
After leaving provincial politics, Laplante served as a commissioner on the workers' compensation appeals board from 1985 to 1987.[3]
He died on August 6, 2020, in Laval, Quebec at the age of 91.[3]
Electoral history
| 1981 Quebec general election: Bourassa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Patrice Laplante | 15,597 | 50.37 | +5.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Augustin Roy | 14,674 | 47.39 | +9.16 | ||||
| Union Nationale | Charles E. Laforest | 571 | 1.84 | -12.01 | ||||
| United Social Credit | Rolland Boudreau | 124 | 0.40 | – | ||||
| 1976 Quebec general election: Bourassa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Patrice Laplante | 14,465 | 44.94 | +4.35 | ||||
| Liberal | Lise Bacon | 12,303 | 38.23 | -15.58 | ||||
| Union Nationale | Robert Brisson | 4,457 | 13.85 | +12.04 | ||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Paulette Danis St-Onge | 601 | 1.87 | -2.09 | ||||
| Parti national populaire | Carmine Ciccarelli | 249 | 0.77 | – | ||||
| Communist | Vittorina Rizotto Bronzati | 109 | 0.34 | – | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gaston, Deschênes (1993). Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec: 1792-1992 (in Canadian French). Quebec City, Quebec: Presses de l'Université Laval. p. 431. ISBN 2-7637-7304-4.
- ↑ Lebel, Gérard (1993). Our French-Canadian Ancestors. Translated by Laforest, Thomas J. LISI Press. p. 124.
- 1 2 3 4 "Patrice Laplante" (in Canadian French). Quebec City, Quebec: National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Les résultats d'hier: l'écheveau est démêlé" [Yesterday's results: the tangle has been unravelled]. Le Devoir (in Canadian French). Montreal, Quebec. November 17, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2026 – via BAnQ numérique.
- ↑ Wimhurst, David (November 29, 1985). "Bourassa: Tight race shaping up over local issues". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A7. ProQuest 431268977
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.