Jean-Claude Malépart
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Marie
In office
1973–1976
Preceded byCharles-Henri Tremblay
Succeeded byGuy Bisaillon
Member of Parliament
for Sainte-Marie (Montreal—Sainte-Marie)
In office
22 May 1979 – 16 November 1989
Preceded byJacques Lavoie
Succeeded byGilles Duceppe
Personal details
Born
Jean-Claude Malépart

(1938-12-03)3 December 1938
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died16 November 1989(1989-11-16) (aged 50)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionlawyer

Jean-Claude Malépart (3 December 1938 – 16 November 1989) was a French Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1976 and of the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until his death.

Life and career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was the son of Charles-Auguste Malépart and Germaine Mérineau. Both his parents died during his childhood: his mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died fourteen years later. He grew up in the Sainte-Marie district.[1]

Malépart was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Sainte-Marie in the 1973 election, after losing the 1970 election. He was defeated in the 1976 election.[1]

A member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the ridings of Sainte-Marie (later Montreal—Sainte-Marie), and Laurier—Sainte-Marie, he was elected in the 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 federal elections. A Liberal, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works from 1982 to 1984.

Malépart and his wife, Pierette, had two daughters.[1] Their daughter Nathalie Malépart ran as the Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in a 2006 by-election in the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques. She lost to the Parti Québécois candidate, Martin Lemay.

Death

Malépart died from lung cancer at Hôpital Notre-Dame on 16 November 1989, aged 50.[1] He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

His seat was won by Gilles Duceppe in the by-election.[2]

Electoral record (partial)

1988 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Claude Malepart15,95639.07$41,754
Progressive ConservativeCharles Hamelin12,11329.66$35,391
New DemocraticFrançois Beaulne8,82821.62$42,678
RhinocerosSonia Chatouille Côté2,1215.19$425
GreenPhilippe Champagne1,4383.52$0
CommunistMarianne Roy1750.43$1,263
Independent Marxist-LeninistHélène Héroux1300.32$130
Commonwealth of CanadaDaniel Gonzales790.19$0
Total valid votes 40,840 100.00
Total rejected ballots 729
Turnout 41,569 69.33
Electors on the lists 59,956
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bauch, Herbert (17 November 1989). "MP Malépart fought for the little guy". Montreal Gazette. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Quebecois party". BBC News. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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