Daniel Paillé
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
December 11, 2011 – December 16, 2013
Preceded byVivian Barbot (interim)
Succeeded byMario Beaulieu
Member of Parliament for Hochelaga
In office
November 9, 2009 – May 30, 2011
Preceded byRéal Ménard
Succeeded byMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Member of the National Assembly for Prévost
In office
1994 – November 19, 1996
Preceded byPaul-André Forget
Succeeded byLucie Papineau
Personal details
Born (1950-04-01) April 1, 1950
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois (provincial)
Bloc Québécois (federal)

Daniel Paillé (French pronunciation: [danjɛl paje]; born April 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He was elected leader of the Bloc Québécois with 62 percent of the vote on December 11, 2011. Paillé stepped down as leader on December 16, 2013 due to health reasons.[1]

Life and career

He was first elected in the 1994 election, and served as Industry minister in the government of Jacques Parizeau. He resigned as an MNA on November 19, 1996 to accept a job as vice-president of Quebec's Société générale de financement.

He was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007 to investigate allegations that the Liberal Party had engaged in improper polling practices prior to the 2006 election, although his final report found evidence of substantial irregularities in Harper's own Conservative Party as well.[2]

Paillé ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in the federal by-election in Hochelaga on November 9, 2009, and won election to the House of Commons.[3] His nephew, Pascal-Pierre Paillé, was elected as a Bloc Québécois MP for Louis-Hébert in the 2008 election.

Paillé lost his seat in the 2011 election which also resulted in the defeat and resignation of Gilles Duceppe (the previous BQ leader) and the reduction of the BQ to four seats. He was defeated by the NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet. Despite losing his seat, he succeeded Gilles Duceppe as Party Leader in the 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election. Paillé defeated two sitting Bloc Québécois Members of Parliament to be elected BQ leader on December 11, 2011.[4] He resigned from the leadership on December 16, 2013 due to health issues caused by epilepsy.[5]

Electoral record

Support by Ballot
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot
Votes cast  % Votes cast  %
Daniel Paillé 5,659 44.05% 7,868 61.28%
Maria Mourani 3,613 28.13% 4,972 38.72%
Jean-François Fortin 3,574 27.82% Eliminated
Total 12,846 100.0% 12,840 100.0%
2011 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet22,31448.17+33.72$18,453
Bloc QuébécoisDaniel Paillé14,45131.20−18.53$46,974
LiberalGilbert Thibodeau5,06410.93−9.74$17,622
ConservativeAudrey Castonguay3,1266.75−2.45$5,647
GreenYaneisy Delgado Dihigo7981.72−2.54none listed
RhinocerosHugo Samson Veillette2460.53+0.03none listed
CommunistMarianne Breton Fontaine1800.39−0.01$1,772
Marxist–LeninistChristine Dandenault1430.31−0.08none listed
Total valid votes 46,322 100.00
Total rejected ballots 725
Turnout 47,047 58.43 +0.19
Electors on the lists 80,515
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures refer to voting shifts as compared with the 2008 general election, not the 2009 by-election.
Canadian federal by-election, November 9, 2009: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDaniel Paillé8,98951.16+1.43$54,233
New DemocraticJean-Claude Rocheleau3,44419.60+5.15$69,082
LiberalRobert David2,51914.34−6.33$23,211
ConservativeStéphanie Cloutier1,76810.06+0.86$37,337
GreenChristine Lebel5723.26−1.00not listed
neorhino.caGabrielle Anctil1290.73+0.23$130
Marxist–LeninistChristine Dandenault790.45+0.06$349
IndependentJohn Turmel690.39none listed
Total valid votes 17,569 100.00
Total rejected ballots 264
Turnout 17,833 22.63 −35.61
Electors on the lists 78,801
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Paillé, leader of Bloc Québécois, to resign". The Huffington Post Canada. December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Will Harper face his former polling watchdog?". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Conservatives, Bloc Québécois score byelection wins". CBC News. November 9, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bloc Quebecois Leader Daniel Paille steps down because he has epilepsy". The Canadian Press. December 16, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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