Sébastien Proulx (born March 28, 1975) is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008. He is a lawyer and was the main political consultant to ADQ leader Mario Dumont until his election.
Sébastien Proulx | |
|---|---|
 Sébastien Proulx in 2018 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Talon | |
| In office June 8, 2015 – August 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Bolduc |
| Succeeded by | Joëlle Boutin |
| Quebec Minister of Education | |
| In office February 22, 2016 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Premier | Philippe Couillard |
| Preceded by | Pierre Moreau |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François Roberge |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières | |
| In office March 26, 2007 – December 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | André Gabias |
| Succeeded by | Danielle St-Amand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1975 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Action démocratique du Québec (before 2008) |
| Spouse | Guylaine Roy |
Background
editProulx has a bachelor's degree in law from the Université du Québec à Montréal and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1999. He practised law for four years. He also worked in a consultation committee of Directeur général des élections du Québec.[citation needed]
Proulx first ran in the 2003 election in Laviolette, but finished third with 14 per cent of the vote behind Liberal incumbent Julie Boulet.[citation needed]
Member of the Provincial Legislature
editIn the 2007 election, Proulx ran again and was elected with 37% of the vote. Liberal incumbent André Gabias, finished second with 28% of the vote. During the campaign, Proulx was one of the ADQ's main spokespersons. He was previously the director of the party in 2004.[citation needed]
On March 29, 2007, Proulx was appointed Official Opposition House Leader and the critic for electoral reform and parliamentary reform.[1][2] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Access to Information.[3]
Even though he was considered one of the ADQ's most effective parliamentarians and benefited from a high approval rating from his constituents, Proulx lost his seat as a result of the 2008 election. He finished third with 19% of the vote. Proulx subsequently rejoined the Quebec Liberal Party, and was the party's candidate in a 2015 by-election in Jean-Talon.[4] On June 8, he was elected deputy of Jean-Talon.[5]
In 2016, he was appointed Minister of Education, with Hélène David being responsible for Higher Education. He served until the Liberal government was defeated in 2018.[citation needed]
He resigned his seat in August 2019 citing family reasons.[6]
Federal politics
editProulx campaigned on behalf of local Conservative candidate Claude Durand during the federal election of 2008.[7] Durand finished a distant second against Bloc Québécois incumbent Paule Brunelle in the district of Trois-Rivières.
Electoral record
edit| 2007 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Proulx | 10,247 | 37.20 | |||||
| Liberal | André Gabias | 7,862 | 28.54 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Pierre Adam | 7,672 | 27.85 | |||||
| Québec solidaire | André Lemay | 907 | 3.29 | |||||
| Green | Louis Lacroix | 739 | 2.68 | – | ||||
| Independent | Stéphan Vincent | 121 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,548 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 295 | |||||||
| Turnout | 27,843 | 73.49 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 37,887 | |||||||
| 2008 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Danielle St-Amand | 9,129 | 40.10 | +11.56 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Yves St-Pierre | 8,169 | 35.88 | +8.03 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Proulx | 4,241 | 18.63 | -18.57 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Alex Noel | 714 | 3.14 | -0.15 | ||||
| Green | Louis Lacroix | 515 | 2.26 | -0.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,768 | 98.56 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 333 | 1.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 23,101 | 60.46 | – | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 38,209 | – | – | |||||
| Quebec provincial by-election, June 8, 2015 On the resignation of Yves Bolduc | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sébastien Proulx | 8,214 | 41.76 | -2.74 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Clément Laberge | 5,894 | 29.97 | +7.49 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Alain Fecteau | 2,717 | 13.81 | -6.75 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Amélie Boisvert | 1,503 | 7.64 | -1.41 | ||||
| Option nationale | Sol Zanetti | 474 | 2.41 | +0.90 | ||||
| Green | Elodie Boisjoly-Dubreuil | 472 | 2.4 | – | ||||
| Conservative | Sylvain Rancourt | 237 | 1.20 | +0.61 | ||||
| Parti des sans Parti | Sylvain Drolet | 76 | 0.39 | – | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Stéphane Pouleur | 55 | 0.28 | +0.09 | ||||
| Parti indépendantiste | Grégoire Bonneau-Fortier | 27 | 0.14 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,668 | 99.18 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 162 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,830 | 43.61 | -34.39 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 45,475 | – | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.12 | ||||||
Footnotes
edit- ^ Dumont désigne ses lieutenants, Radio-Canada, March 29, 2007
- ^ Dumont présente les membres de son équipe, Cyberpresse, March 29, 2007
- ^ Des postes clés pour Gilles Taillon et Sébastien Proulx, Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
- ^ "PLQ: Sébastien Proulx sera candidat dans Jean-Talon". La Presse, April 17, 2015.
- ^ "Jean-Talon reste rouge". Journal de Québec. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Liberal MNA Sebastien Proulx quits politics". 30 August 2019.
- ^ Des sièges québécois sur un plateau adéquiste, Radio-Canada, September 18, 2008
External links
edit- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Sébastien PROULX's blog