Yves Rocheleau

Yves Rocheleau
Member of Parliament
for Trois-Rivières
In office
25 October 1993 – 28 June 2004
Preceded byPierre H. Vincent
Succeeded byPaule Brunelle
Personal details
Born (1944-10-31) 31 October 1944
PartyBloc Québécois
Professionconsultant

Yves Rocheleau (born 31 October 1944) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. He is a consultant by career, including government work.

Born in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Rocheleau was elected in the Trois-Rivières electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections, serving in the 35th, 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments respectively.

In the 1984 general election, he unsuccessfully campaigned in the Trois-Rivières riding for the Parti nationaliste du Québec.

Rocheleau left Canadian federal politics in 2004.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePierre H. Vincent26,84363.9+51.0
LiberalFrançoise C. Drolet10,21724.3-44.1
New DemocraticJohn A. Pratt1,9474.6-6.5
Parti nationalisteYves Rocheleau1,8474.4
RhinocerosHoublon-oubedon Lemoine1,0182.4
CommunistPaul Gagné1100.3
Total valid votes 41,982100.0
1993 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisYves Rocheleau24,88253.2
Progressive ConservativePierre H. Vincent11,05323.6-45.2
LiberalJean-Pierre Caron9,93721.2+5.5
Natural LawRoger Périgny5221.1
New DemocraticMaryse Choquette3740.8-12.0
Total valid votes 46,768100.0
1997 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisYves Rocheleau21,26742.5-10.7
LiberalJean-Guy Doucet15,69231.3+10.1
Progressive ConservativeMichel Charland12,10224.2+0.5
New DemocraticDorothy Hénaut5281.1+0.3
Natural LawRoger Périgny5031.0-0.1
Total valid votes 50,092100.0
2000 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisYves Rocheleau22,40546.7+4.2
LiberalDenis Normandin20,60642.9+11.6
AllianceLuc Legaré2,1614.5
Progressive ConservativeScott Healy1,5993.3-20.8
Natural LawGilles Raymond5381.1+0.1
New DemocraticDavid Horlock5121.1–
Marxist–LeninistAlexandre Deschênes1840.4
Total valid votes 48,005100.0