Daniel Paillé (French pronunciation: [danjɛl paje]; born April 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He was elected leader of the Bloc Québécois with 62 percent of the vote on December 11, 2011. Paillé stepped down as leader on December 16, 2013 for health reasons.[1]

Daniel Paillé
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
December 11, 2011 – December 16, 2013
Preceded byVivian Barbot (interim)
Succeeded byMario Beaulieu
Member of Parliament for Hochelaga
In office
November 9, 2009 – May 30, 2011
Preceded byRéal Ménard
Succeeded byMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Member of the National Assembly for Prévost
In office
1994 – November 19, 1996
Preceded byPaul-André Forget
Succeeded byLucie Papineau
Personal details
Born (1950-04-01) April 1, 1950 (age 74)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois (provincial)
Bloc Québécois (federal)

Life and career

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He was first elected in the 1994 election, and served as Industry minister in the government of Jacques Parizeau. He resigned as an MNA on November 19, 1996 to accept a job as vice-president of Quebec's Société générale de financement.

He was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007 to investigate allegations that the Liberal Party had engaged in improper polling practices prior to the 2006 election, although his final report found evidence of substantial irregularities in Harper's own Conservative Party as well.[2]

Paillé ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in the federal by-election in Hochelaga on November 9, 2009, and won election to the House of Commons.[3] His nephew, Pascal-Pierre Paillé, was elected as a Bloc Québécois MP for Louis-Hébert in the 2008 election.

Paillé lost his seat in the 2011 election which also resulted in the defeat and resignation of Gilles Duceppe (the previous BQ leader) and the reduction of the BQ to four seats. He was defeated by the NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet. Despite losing his seat, he succeeded Gilles Duceppe as Party Leader in the 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election. Paillé defeated two sitting Bloc Québécois Members of Parliament to be elected BQ leader on December 11, 2011.[4] He resigned from the leadership on December 16, 2013 due to health issues caused by epilepsy.[5]

Electoral record

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Support by Ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot
Votes cast % Votes cast %
  Daniel Paillé 5,659 44.05% 7,868 61.28%
  Maria Mourani 3,613 28.13% 4,972 38.72%
Jean-François Fortin 3,574 27.82% Eliminated
Total 12,846 100.0% 12,840 100.0%
2011 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet 22,314 48.17 +33.72 $18,453
Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 14,451 31.20 −18.53 $46,974
Liberal Gilbert Thibodeau 5,064 10.93 −9.74 $17,622
Conservative Audrey Castonguay 3,126 6.75 −2.45 $5,647
Green Yaneisy Delgado Dihigo 798 1.72 −2.54 none listed
Rhinoceros Hugo Samson Veillette 246 0.53 +0.03 none listed
Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 180 0.39 −0.01 $1,772
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 143 0.31 −0.08 none listed
Total valid votes 46,322 100.00
Total rejected ballots 725
Turnout 47,047 58.43 +0.19
Electors on the lists 80,515
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures refer to voting shifts as compared with the 2008 general election, not the 2009 by-election.
Canadian federal by-election, November 9, 2009: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Daniel Paillé 8,989 51.16 +1.43 $54,233
New Democratic Jean-Claude Rocheleau 3,444 19.60 +5.15 $69,082
Liberal Robert David 2,519 14.34 −6.33 $23,211
Conservative Stéphanie Cloutier 1,768 10.06 +0.86 $37,337
Green Christine Lebel 572 3.26 −1.00 not listed
neorhino.ca Gabrielle Anctil 129 0.73 +0.23 $130
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 79 0.45 +0.06 $349
Independent John Turmel 69 0.39 none listed
Total valid votes 17,569 100.00
Total rejected ballots 264
Turnout 17,833 22.63 −35.61
Electors on the lists 78,801
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Paillé, leader of Bloc Québécois, to resign". The Huffington Post Canada. December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Will Harper face his former polling watchdog?". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Conservatives, Bloc Québécois score byelection wins". CBC News. November 9, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bloc Quebecois Leader Daniel Paille steps down because he has epilepsy". The Canadian Press. December 16, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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