Sylvain Rochon

Sylvain Rochon
MNA for Richelieu
Incumbent
Assumed office March 9, 2015
Preceded by	Élaine Zakaïb
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Parti Québécois

Sylvain Rochon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on March 9, 2015.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Richelieu as a member of the Parti Québécois.^[1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Rochon worked as a journalist for local radio station CJSO-FM, and as a political assistant to both Élaine Zakaïb, his predecessor as MNA for Richelieu, and Zakaïb's predecessor Sylvain Simard.^[2]

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, March 9, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Parti Québécois	Sylvain Rochon	7,294	35.98	-3.04
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Jean-Bernard Émond	6,584	32.48	+5.66
	Liberal	Benoît Théroux	5,054	24.93	-0.72
	Québec solidaire	Marie-Ève Mathieu	541	2.67	-2.63
	Option nationale	Sol Zanetti	316	1.56	+0.21
	Green	Vincent Pouliot	352	1.74	+0.58
	Conservative	Daniel Gaudreau	103	0.51	-0.21
	Autonomist Team	Louis Chandonnet	30	0.15
Total valid votes			20,274	98.45	+1.00
Total rejected ballots			319	1.55	-1.00
Turnout			20,593	46.43	-23.57
Electors on the lists			44,356	–	–
	Parti Québécois hold		Swing		-4.35

References

1. "PQ clings to Richelieu as CAQ vote continues to grow; Liberals place third". Montreal Gazette, March 9, 2015.
2. "Sylvain Rochon sera candidat à l'investiture du Parti Québécois Richelieu". Sorel-Tracy Magazine, October 13, 2014.