Political career

Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet

Nicolet (provincial electoral district)

Nicolet was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Montérégie region, the district was formed in 1867 and was later merged in 1973 with Yamaska to form Nicolet-Yamaska....

 with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election

Quebec general election, 1976

The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...

. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip

Whip (politics)

A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...

 in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against 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...

 candidate Yves Beaumier

Yves Beaumier

Yves Beaumier was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a three-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Background:He was born on December 3, 1942 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec and was an educator.-Member of the legislature:...

 and lost in the 1981 election

Quebec general election, 1981

The Quebec general election of 1981 was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan.The PQ won re-election despite...

. Fontaine is currently trying to establish a Parti conservateur du Québec (Conservative Party of Quebec), which officially registered with Quebec's Chief electoral officer on March 25, 2009.

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