Results, Ridings and Candidates
Portneuf - Jacques-Cartier
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Richard Côté
- Nathan John Weatherdon
- André Arthur (Incumbent)
- Jean Paradis
- Stephan Asselin
- André Turgeon
Richard Côté
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: Earned a BA from the University of Ottawa, and a bachelor's degree in psychology and MBA from Laval University.
Profession: Financial consultant
Career Background: Starting in 1976, he worked for the provincial government for two years. He then worked as a research assistant for Laval University until 1984. In 1987, he served as a counsellor for Mouvement Desjaradins, a Canadian financial company, until 1995. Since then, he has worked as a financial consultant for several other companies.
Community Activities: He currently serves as president of the Table de concertation en environnement de Portneuf, a organization dedicated to preserving environmental values within the Portneuf region. Additionally, he sat on a variety of agricultural and environmental committees, focusing on the MRC de Portneuf, a vast landscape in the municipality. He was also a founding member of Coalition Citoyenne, an association bent on protecting the rights of Quebecers, and served on the board until 2005.
Mailing address:
205 Route 138
Donnacona, Que.
G3M 1B9
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-285-4353
Fax: 418-285-2204
Nathan John Weatherdon
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Sherbrooke, Que.
Education: BA from the University of Toronto; currently pursuing a Masters degree in economics at Laval University
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-558-4396
nathan.weatherdon@greenparty.ca
André Arthur
Party: Independent
Birthdate: Dec. 21, 1943
Age: 64
Birthplace: Quebec City, Que.
Profession: Journalist, radio host
Marital Status: Single
Career Background: A popular and controversial broadcaster known as "King Arthur," he worked for a variety of radio stations in Quebec for more than 30 years. In addition to being on the radio, from 1972 to 1979, he was a news anchor for the local evening news program at Télé-4 in Quebec City.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Louis-Hébert in 1994 and 1997.
Federal: First elected in this riding in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Served on the standing committee on industry, science and technology and the subcommittee on oil, gas and other energy prices.
Jean Paradis
Party: Independent
Profession: Farmer
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as a Rhinoceros Party candidate in this riding in 1984.
Stephan Asselin
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Studied business in college.
Profession: Construction tradesman
Children: Yes
Community Activities: He coaches little league baseball for youth in his area.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully with the Action Démocratique du Québec in Charlesbourg in 1998.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative in Beauport-Limoilou in 2004.
Contact information:
André Turgeon
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: St-Anselme, Que.
Education: Received technical training in nursing care.
Profession: Nurse
Children: Three children
Community Activities: Sits on the executive committee of the union of care professionals at the Robert-Giffard psychiatric hospital.
Contact information:
Telephone: 1-800-843-8598
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