Quick Facts
Biography
Jean-Paul Bergeron (born October 21, 1947) is a Quebec politician. He previously served as the member for Iberville in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1998 until 2003.
Biography
Bergeron was born in Saint-Alexandre, Quebec. He earned his bachelor's degree in pedagogy from the Université de Montréal in 1969. He holds a certificate in computer science, a master's degree in education and a Doctorate in mathematics from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Bergeron was a high school mathematics teacher from and a lecturer at TÉLUQ.
Political career
Bergeron ran in the 1998 Quebec provincial election for the seat of Iberville that was left open by the decision of former Cabinet Minister Richard Le Hir to not run. He won easily. He served as a backbench supporter in the governments of Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.
He was defeated in the 2003 election by Jean Rioux of the Quebec Liberal Party by less than 1,000 votes.
Bergeron attempted to run again for Iberville in 2007 election but lost the PQ nomination to Marie Bouillé 168–156.
Electoral record
Provincial
| Quebec general election, 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Jean Rioux | 12,106 | 39.15 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Paul Bergeron | 11,185 | 36.17 | |||||
| Action démocratique | Lucille Méthé | 6,731 | 21.77 | |||||
| Bloc Pot | Michel Thiffeault | 376 | 1.22 | |||||
| Green | Benoit Lapointe | 298 | 0.96 | |||||
| UFP | Guillaume Tremblay | 229 | 0.74 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,925 | 98.55 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 454 | 1.45 | ||||||
| Turnout | 31,379 | 73.75 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 42,547 | – | ||||||
| Quebec general election, 1998 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Jean-Paul Bergeron | 17,657 | 47.03 | |||||
| Liberal | Sylvain Lapointe | 13,245 | 35.28 | |||||
| Action démocratique | Stéphanie Deslandes | 6,412 | 17.08 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | André Davignon | 227 | 0.60 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 37,541 | 98.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 492 | 1.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,033 | 81.28 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,793 | – | ||||||