# François Corriveau

François Corriveau (born November 7, 1969) is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saguenay (now known as René-Lévesque), in the Côte-Nord region, from 2002 to 2003.

## Background

He was born in Baie-Comeau and is the son of a judge. He graduated from the Université Laval in 1992 with a B.A. in Law and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1993. He served as Baie-Comeau's deputy clerk from 1994 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2008.

## Member of the Provincial Legislature

Corriveau was first elected to the National Assembly in a by-election held on April 15, 2002 with 48% of the vote. Liberal candidate Isabelle Melançon finished second with 28% of the vote.
Corriveau was only the second ADQ member ever to be elected to the National Assembly. His victory surprised most observers and temporarily boosted the ADQ's exposure in the media.
In the 2003 election, Corriveau finished second with 33% of the vote, behind Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Marjolain Dufour (41%).

## Federal politics

In December 2006, Corriveau clinched the Conservative nomination for a seat in the riding of Manicouagan in the 2008 federal election. However he declared in August 2008 that he renounced his candidacy in order to become clerk of the city of Baie-Comeau. He is still in good terms with the Conservative Party. Corriveau's replacement as Manicouagan's Conservative nominee was pharmacist Pierre Breton.
Corriveau was named the Conservative candidate for the riding of Manicouagan again for the 2019 federal election, finishing third.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Manicouagan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marilène Gill | 21,768 | 53.90 | +12.65 | $18,875.24 |
| | Liberal | Dave Savard | 7,793 | 19.29 | -10.08 | $36,651.32 |
| | Conservative | François Corriveau | 7,771 | 19.24 | +8.97 | $30,489.35 |
| | New Democratic | Colleen McCool | 1,482 | 3.67 | -13.84 | $0.33 |
| | Green | Jacques Gélineau | 1,293 | 3.20 | +1.6 | none listed |
| | People's | Gabriel Côté | 283 | 0.70 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,390 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 712 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,102 | 56.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,256 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +11.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 8,997 | 40.86 | +16.91 |
| | Action démocratique | François Corriveau | 7,356 | 33.41 | -14.43 |
| | Liberal | François Désy | 5,215 | 23.69 | -4.52 |
| | Independent | Jean-Pierre Brisson | 449 | 2.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,017 | 99.15 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.85 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,206 | 63.07 | +2.66 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,210 | – | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, April 15, 2002 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | François Corriveau | 10,129 | 47.84 | +31.44 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Melançon | 5,973 | 28.21 | +7.89 |
| | Parti Québécois | Louise Levasseur | 5,070 | 23.95 | -38.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,172 | 99.07 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 199 | 0.93 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,371 | 60.41 | -8.06 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,378 | – | – |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "François Corriveau au PCC, Steeve Paradis, Objectif Plein Jour, December 7, 2006". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
* ↑ Manicouagan : François Corriveau cherche un autre candidat pour les conservateurs, Steeve Paradis, Le Soleil, August 28, 2008
* ↑ Normandeau, Andre (14 December 2018). "François Corriveau est le candidat du Parti conservateur". TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
* ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
* ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.