François Rebello (born November 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician. Rebello is a former MNA in the province of Quebec. Rebello represented the riding of La Prairie in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election, after an unsuccessful run in 2007. He was elected as a member of the Parti Québécois, but then joined the Coalition Avenir Québec. He was defeated in 2012.

François Rebello
MNA for La Prairie
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byMonique Roy Verville
Succeeded byStéphane Le Bouyonnec
Personal details
Born (1970-11-25) November 25, 1970 (age 53)
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois (2008-2012)
Coalition Avenir Québec (2012-present)

On January 9, 2012, he announced he was joining the Coalition Avenir Québec, citing his admiration for its leader, François Legault. He had stated his loyalty to the Parti Québécois' chief, Pauline Marois, a couple of weeks prior to his defection.[1] He was the CAQ's fifth member of the National Assembly and the third to be a former member of the Parti Québécois.[2] In the 2012 provincial election, Rebello ran for the CAQ in the new electoral district of Sanguinet, but was defeated by Alain Therrien of the Parti Québécois.[3]

Electoral record

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2008 Quebec general election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois François Rebello 16,382 44.83
Liberal Marc Savard 13,678 37.43
Action démocratique Monique Roy Verville 5,178 14.17
Québec solidaire Danielle Maire 760 2.08
Independent Martin McNeil 392 1.07
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard 150 0.41
Total valid votes 36,540 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 584
Turnout 37,124 63.62
Electors on the lists 58,350
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
2007 Quebec general election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes %
Action démocratique Monique Roy Verville 14,453 33.79
Parti Québécois François Rebello 13,168 30.79
Liberal Jean Dubuc 12,251 28.64
Green Louis Corbeil 1,605 3.75
Québec solidaire Antoine Pich 818 1.91
Bloc Pot Guy Latour 238 0.56
Independent Martin McNeil 179 0.42
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard 60 0.14
Total valid votes 42,772 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 442
Turnout 43,214 77.50
Electors on the lists 55,758
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

References

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  1. ^ "François Rebello passe à la CAQ". Le Devoir (in French). Le Devoir 2002-2012. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Another PQ MNA joins new Coalition Quebec party". CBC News. January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Rebello et Barrette mordent la poussière". 985fm (in French). La Presse Canadienne. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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