Pierrette Venne (born 8 August 1945 in Beauharnois, Quebec) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003. By career, she is a lawyer.

Venne was elected in the Saint-Hubert electoral district as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1988 general election. The riding had been created from a restructuring of two ridings. She was re-elected in Saint-Hubert in the 1993 general election, and was also re-elected in 1997 and 2000 when the riding was renamed Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert. Her term of office would cover the 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments.

She left the Conservatives to join the Bloc Québécois party on 12 August 1991. On 7 February 2003 she was ejected from the Bloc after she made critical comments about party leader Gilles Duceppe. Venne remained in Parliament until the end of her term after which she left politics.

Electoral record

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisPierrette Venne22,21744.0%-1.1%
LiberalClaude Leblanc19,74339.1%+6.3%
AllianceJean Vézina3,3056.5%
Progressive ConservativeOtmane Brixi2,6735.3%-14.8%
MarijuanaMaryève Daigle1,5463.1%
New DemocraticMarie Henretta1,0292.0%+0.1%
Total valid votes 50,513 100.0%
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisPierrette Venne23,75945.1%-11.5%
LiberalClaude Leblanc17,27932.8%+0.7%
Progressive ConservativeCamille Bolté10,57920.1%+12.7%
New DemocraticMarie Henretta1,0322.0%+0.5%
Total valid votes 52,649 100.0%
1993 Canadian federal election: Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisPierrette Venne34,95956.90$35,450
LiberalAngéline Fournier19,61531.92$61,363
Progressive ConservativeJean Lesage4,5207.36$20,526
New DemocraticNathalie Rochefort9031.47$0
Natural LawJean Cerigo8681.41$0
NationalClaude Alain3390.55$1,581
Commonwealth of CanadaBruno Lipke2400.39$0
Total valid votes 61,444 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,495
Turnout 63,939 81.54
Electors on the lists 78,418
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativePierrette Venne25,57348.9%
LiberalRaymond Dupont15,20929.1%
New DemocraticNicole Desranleau9,43518.0%
RhinocerosJean Nonobstant Thibault1,2222.3%
GreenPatricia Métivier7181.4%
Commonwealth of CanadaJean-Sébastien Tremblay1320.3%
Total valid votes 52,289 100.0%


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