Linda Goupil

Linda Goupil
MNA for Lévis
In office
1998–2003
Preceded by Jean Garon
Succeeded by Carole Théberge
Personal details
Born (1961-05-13) May 13, 1961
Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec
Political party Parti Québécois
Profession lawyer

Linda Goupil (born May 13, 1961 in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Lévis in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2003.[1] First elected in the 1998 provincial election, she sat as a member of the Parti Québécois caucus, and served in the Executive Council of Quebec as Minister of Justice from 1998 to 2001.

She was defeated by Carole Théberge of the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2003 election. She ran again in the 2007 election, in which she and Théberge were both defeated by Christian Lévesque of the Action démocratique du Québec.

Goupil ran in the 2014 provincial election in the neighbouring district of Bellechasse,[1] but was not reelected to the legislature.

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil 15,473 49.10
LiberalDaniel Deslauriers 11,083 35.17
Action démocratiqueNelson Michaud 4,553 14.45
Socialist DemocracyPaul Biron 196 0.62
IndependentDaniel Frachon 149 0.47
Marxist–LeninistGeneviève Royer 60 0.19
Total valid votes 31,51499.07
Total rejected ballots 2950.93
Turnout 31,80979.92
Electors on the lists 39,803–
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
     Liberal Carole Théberge 12,891 35.12 -0.05
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil 12,485 34.01 -15.09
Action démocratiqueJoël Bernier 10,670 29.07 +14.62
UFPMadeleine Provencher 442 1.20 –
IndependentRichard Larrivée 220 0.60 –
Total valid votes 36,708 99.00 –
Total rejected ballots 369 1.00 –
Turnout 37,077 77.56 -2.36
Electors on the list 47,806 ––
Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Action démocratiqueChristian Lévesque 17,388 44.14 +15.07
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil 10,101 25.64 -8.37
     Liberal Carole Théberge 9,925 25.19 -9.92
GreenJean-Claude Lespérance 1,015 2.58 –
Québec solidaireValérie C. Guilloteau 802 2.04 +0.83
Christian DemocracyPaul Biron 127 0.32 –
People's FrontSerge Patenaude 36 0.09 –
Total valid votes 39,394 99.32 +0.31
Total rejected ballots 270 0.68 -0.31
Turnout 39,664 79.33 +1.78
Electors on the list 49,997 ––
Action démocratique gain from Liberal Swing +12.50
Quebec general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDominique Vien 15,843 49.27 +8.60
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphanie Lachance 10,668 33.18 -5.33
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil 4,283 13.32 -1.86
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau 378 2.69 -0.38
ConservativePatrice Aubin 344 1.18 +0.51
Option nationaleMathilde Lefebvre 116 0.36 –
Total valid votes 32,15399.03–
Total rejected ballots 3160.97–
Turnout 32,46975.23-0.89
Electors on the lists 43,158––

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