Pauline Picard

Pauline Picard (April 27, 1947 – June 29, 2009) was a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Drummond from 1993 to 2008.

Pauline Picard
Member of Parliament for Drummond
In office October 25, 1993 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Jean-Guy Guilbault
Succeeded by	Roger Pomerleau
Personal details
Born	April 27, 1947 Saint-Gabriel-de-Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 29, 2009 (aged 62) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence	Drummondville
Profession	administrative assistant, employment consultant, financial agent

Born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Kamouraska, she was an administrative assistant, employment consultant, and financial advisor before she was first elected in 1993. She was re-elected in 1997, 2000 and 2004. She served as the Deputy Whip of the Bloc Québécois.

She did not run for re-election in the 2008 election. She died on June 29, 2009, after a struggle with lung cancer.[1]

Electoral record

2004 Canadian federal election: Drummond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Pauline Picard	23,670	56.29		$49,554.16
	Liberal	Roger Gougeon	9,591	22.81	–	$57,454.07
	Conservative	Lyne Boisvert	7,123	16.94		$68,072.40
	Green	Louis Lacroix	921	2.19		none listed
	New Democratic	Blake Evans	745	1.77		none listed
Total valid votes			42,050	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,191
Turnout			43,241	61.33
Electors on the lists			70,510
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

1. (in French) "Pauline Picard meurt à 62 ans". Radio-canada.ca, June 30, 2009.

External links

• Pauline Picard – Parliament of Canada biography