Marie Grégoire was the Action démocratique du Québec

Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....

 Member of the National Assembly

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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, for the electoral district of Berthier

Berthier (provincial electoral district)

Berthier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Situated in the Lanaudière region and created in 1867, the riding includes the municipalities of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Come and Mandeville.-Members of...

 from 2002 to 2003

Quebec general election, 2003

The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...

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Grégoire was first elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on June 17, 2002 with 51% of the vote. Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

 (PQ) star candidate

Star candidate

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 David Levine finished second with 28% of the vote.

In the 2003 election

Quebec general election, 2003

The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...

, Grégoire finished second with 32% of the vote, behind PQ candidate Alexandre Bourdeau (35%).

During the 2007 campaign

Quebec general election, 2007

The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...

 and since then, Grégoire has been a regular panelist on the Réseau de l'Information

Réseau de l'information

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's news program Le Club des Ex, along with former political opponents Liza Frulla

Liza Frulla

Liza Frulla, PC , also formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Quebec Liberal Party MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, and a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006.From 1974 to 1976, she worked for the public affairs service...

 of the Liberal Party and Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau is a journalist and a former Quebec politician. He was the Quebec MNA member under the Parti Québécois for the provincial ridings of Borduas and Verchères in the Montérégie region....

 of the PQ

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

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In April 2007, she signed a manifesto

Manifesto

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 that urges Quebec to choose an electoral system in which a significant number of seats would be determined by proportional representation

Mixed member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is a voting system originally used to elect representatives to the German Bundestag, and nowadays adopted by numerous legislatures around the world...

 instead of plurality

Plurality voting system

The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...

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External links

• Marie GRÉGOIRE at Assemblée nationale du Québec