Michel Morin

Michel Morin (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was a three-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec, a parliamentary assistant from 1999 to 2001, and whip of the Parti Québécois from 2001 to 2007.[1]

Background

She was born on March 27, 1948 in Saint-Célestin, Centre-du-Québec and made career in education. Before he ran for office, he was a political activist with the Progressive Conservative Party, the Bloc Québécois and the Parti Québécois. He was the protégé of politician Louis Plamondon.

Political career

Morin successfully ran as the Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1994 election in the district of Nicolet-Yamaska. He was re-elected in the 1989 and 1994 elections.

In 1999, Morin was appointed parliamentary assistant, a position he held until 2001. He also served as his party's House Whip from 2001 to 2007.

Morin did not run for re-election in the 2007 election.

Electoral record

2003 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	10,783	41.21
	Liberal	Jean Rousseau	8,927	34.12
	Action démocratique	Lise Blanchette	5,899	22.54
	Bloc Pot	Blak D. Blackburn	417	1.59
	Independent	Simonne Lizotte	141	0.54
Total valid votes			26,167	98.49
Rejected and declined votes			401	1.51
Turnout			26,568	77.82
Electors on the lists			34,140
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

1998 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	14,166	50.23
	Liberal	Daniel McMahon	10,369	36.77
	Action démocratique	Frédéric Lajoie	3,509	12.44
	Socialist Democracy	Robert Poirier	157	0.56
Total valid votes			28,201	98.70
Rejected and declined votes			372	1.30
Turnout			28,573	84.59
Electors on the lists			33,777
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

1994 Quebec general election: Nicolet-Yamaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Michel Morin	13,427	50.13	+14.67
	Liberal	Maurice Richard	12,520	46.74	−13.40
	Natural Law	Jacques Houde	840	3.14
Total valid votes			26,787	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			816
Turnout			27,603	84.85	+3.84
Electors on the lists			32,530
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

Footnotes

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Maurice Richard (Liberal)	MNA for Nicolet-Yamaska 1994–2007	Succeeded by Éric Dorion (ADQ)

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[1] "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.