Claude Sabourin

Claude Sabourin (born October 9, 1961) is a Canadian politician, educator, and author. He was elected as leader of the Green Party of Quebec in November 2010.

Sabourin has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1] He joined the Green Party in 2002 and has been a party candidate in two federal and three provincial elections. The provincial party's president from 2004 to 2006, he has also written a book entitled, Le Parti Vert: Pour une politique du 21e siècle.[2] Sabourin was a party worker and part-time school teacher when he sought the party's leadership.[3]

Sabourin was elected as leader of the Quebec Green Party on November 20, 2010, narrowly defeating rival candidate Paul-André Martineau on the second ballot.[4] In January 2011, he called for a moratorium on the harvesting of shale gas.[5]

Electoral record

Provincial
Quebec general election, 2008: Argenteuil
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDavid Whissell 10,843 49.58 +11.99
Parti QuébécoisJohn Saywell 7,353 33.62 +7.78
Action démocratiqueMichael Perzow 2,457 11.24 −18.41
GreenClaude Sabourin 760 3.48 −1.19
Québec solidaireLoïc Kauffeisen 456 2.09 −0.16
Total valid votes 21,869 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 346
Turnout 22,215 54.17
Electors on the lists 41,006
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 2007: Argenteuil
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDavid Whissell 10,025 37.59 −15.74
Action démocratiqueGeorges Lapointe 7,906 29.65 +11.21
Parti QuébécoisJohn Saywell 6,891 25.84 +0.93
GreenClaude Sabourin 1,244 4.67 +2.58
Québec solidaireGuy Dufresne 600 2.25 +1.02
Total valid votes 26,666 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 248
Turnout 26,914 68.52 +2.06
Electors on the lists 39,278
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 2003: Argenteuil
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDavid Whissell 12,645 53.33 +10.86
Parti QuébécoisGeorges Lapointe 5,906 24.91 −17.18
Action démocratiqueSylvain Demers 4,372 18.44 +5.57
GreenClaude Sabourin 496 2.09 -
Bloc PotYannick Charpentier 292 1.23 +0.01
Total valid votes 23,711 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 280
Turnout 23,991 66.46
Electors on the lists 36,101
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Federal
Canadian federal election, 2006: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise 27,855 52.13 −5.27 $55,659
ConservativeSuzanne Courville 12,461 23.32 +16.28 $41,061
LiberalFrançois-Hugues Liberge 7,171 13.42 −13.45 $12,534
New DemocraticAlain Senécal 3,466 6.49 +3.45 $1,480
GreenClaude Sabourin 2,480 4.64 −0.46 $1,166
Total valid votes 53,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 846 1.56
Turnout 54,279 62.66 +2.33
Electors on the lists 86,627
Bloc Québécois hold Swing −10.8
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2004: Argenteuil—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise 28,228 57.40 +14.41 $60,403
LiberalYves Sabourin 13,214 26.87 −15.55 $39,904
ConservativeDavid H. McArthur 3,460 7.04 −2.36 $7,918
GreenClaude Sabourin 2,510 5.10 $1,090
New DemocraticElisabeth Clark 1,493 3.04 +2.00 none listed
Christian HeritageLaurent Filion 202 0.41 none listed
Marxist–LeninistMichael O'Grady 69 0.14 none listed
Total valid votes 49,176 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,119
Turnout 50,295 60.33 −1.31
Electors on the lists 83,364
Sources: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Leadership contests
Candidate Place
Quebec Green Party leadership convention
November 20, 2010
Claude Sabourin 1st
Paul-André Martineau 2nd
Louise Martineau 3rd
Note: Sabourin defeated Paul-André Martineau by 50.5% to 49.5% on the second ballot.

Source: Claude Sabourin narrowly wins Quebec Green Party leadership race, Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Canada Votes 2006: Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 4 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Claude Sabourin narrowly wins Quebec Green Party leadership race, Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010, accessed 4 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Isabelle Houle, "Claude Sabourin se présente à la chefferie du Parti vert," fr.canoe.ca, 14 September 2010, accessed 4 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Claude Sabourin narrowly wins Quebec Green Party leadership race, Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010, accessed 4 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Michel Moyneur, "Gaz de schiste: le Parti Vert du Québec demande un moratoire", La Revue, 4 January 2011, accessed 20 January 2011.
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