Gérard-Raymond Morin

Gérard-Raymond Morin (born January 17, 1940) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for Dubuc in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1989 until 1998.

Gérard-Raymond Morin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dubuc
In office September 25, 1989 – November 30, 1998
Preceded by	Hubert Desbiens
Succeeded by	Jacques Côté
Personal details
Born	January 27, 1940 La Baie, Quebec
Political party	Parti Québécois
Profession	Politician

Biography

Morin graduated in commerce from the Collège Saint-Joseph in La Baie in 1958. He was employed at Consolidated-Bathurst as a paper-maker.

He was the President of the Consolidated-Bathurst Plant National Union from 1976 to 1982.

Political career

Morin was a municipal councilor from 1980 to 1984 and then became Mayor of La Baie from 1984 to 1988. He ran in Dubuc in 1989 and won, he was re-elected without any difficulty in 1994 as the Parti Québécois formed the government

He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in the Bouchard government.

He did not seek re-election in 1998.[1]

Electoral record

Provincial

1994 Quebec general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Parti Québécois	Gérard-Raymond Morin	16,759	63.50
	Liberal	Jeanne Lavoie	7,142	27.06
	Action démocratique	Jean-François Simard	2,162	8.19
	Natural Law	Daniel Gaudet	328	1.24
Total valid votes			26,391	98.54
Total rejected ballots			392	1.46
Turnout			26,783	77.74
Electors on the lists			34.450	–

1989 Quebec general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Parti Québécois	Gérard-Raymond Morin	12,589	54.91
	Liberal	Antonin Tremblay	10,337	45.09
Total valid votes			22,926	96.49
Total rejected ballots			833	3.51
Turnout			23,759	73.07
Electors on the lists			32,517	–

References

1. Gérard-Raymond Morin Quebec National Assembly Biography