Michel Charbonneau (born September 23, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1994.
Born and raised in Napierville, Quebec, Charbonneau served as a municipal councillor and mayor of Napierville before being elected to the legislature in the 1989 election."Charbonneau wins St. Jean despite lead-poison scandal". Montreal Gazette, September 26, 1989. In the legislature, he served as chair of a task force on reform of trucking regulations in the province."Quebec to set up patrols to regulate truckers: Elkas". Montreal Gazette, July 5, 1990.
In the 1994 election, he was initially declared to have been narrowly defeated by Roger Paquin of the Parti Québécois."Anglos, allophones help Liberals keep seats; Robillard is turfed out in Chambly". Montreal Gazette, September 15, 1994. After a judicial recount, however, the two were found to have finished in an exact tie, necessitating a new by-election to determine the winner."New vote set after recount results in tie". Ottawa Citizen, September 30, 1994. Paquin won the by-election."Parti Quebecois wins first test in run-off election". Waterloo Region Record, October 25, 1994.
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External links Michel Charbonneau at the National Assembly of Quebec