# Mario Laframboise

Mario Laframboise MNA (born November 7, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Reeve of the Papineau MRC before getting into federal politics. In the 2000 Canadian federal election, Laframboise was elected to the House of Commons as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. He was easily re-elected in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections, however he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's Mylène Freeman. A former notary, he was the Bloc critic to the Minister of Transport and later to the Minister of Infrastructure. He was also vice-president of the federal permanent committee of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Laframboise was the Coalition Avenir Québec candidate for the June 11, 2012, by-election in the provincial riding of Argenteuil. He came in third. He was again defeated by Richer in the 2012 general election. In the 2014 general election he switched to the riding of Blainville, where he was elected.

## Priorities

During his tenure as MP his priorities were centered on the local economy which is especially dominated by the forestry, tourism and agriculture sectors especially in the Petite-Nation region. When the Conservative government of Stephen Harper was elected to power after the 2006 election, Laframboise urged them to adopt a motion by the Bloc Québécois that would have modified the Employment Insurance Bill which would have helped workers who've lost their jobs - at that time a local Thurso sawmill closed in early 2006.
He mentioned that the Conservatives had promised during the election to create an independent employment insurance program. The MP and his party also wanted measures to help more aged workers when they lost their jobs.
Despite its support over the Kyoto Accord, Laframboise also supported the completion of Autoroute 50 between Gatineau and Lachute in the Laurentians which has been planned for years in order to provide an alternative way to the dangerous Route 148 which was the scene of numerous fatal accidents over the years in the Petite-Nation region. During his mandates, he criticized the lack of participation of the federal government (during the Liberal era) over the construction of it. However, the lack of funding forced the Quebec government to build only a Super-2 highway, while Laframboise wanted a four-lane traditional Autoroute to facilitated a triangular corridor formed by Montreal, Gatineau and the Mont-Tremblant ski resort in the Laurentians. He mentioned that a two-lane highway would become as dangerous as the Route 175 that crossed the Laurentians Wildlife Reserve north of Quebec City.

## Electoral record
### Provincial

vte2022 Quebec general election: Blainville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mario Laframboise | | |
| | Parti Québécois | Frédéric Labelle | | |
| | Québec solidaire | Éric Michaud | | |
| | Liberal | Alexandre Mercho | | |
| | Conservative | Grace Daou | | – |
| | Démocratie directe | Marie-France Hanna | | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election: Blainville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mario Laframboise | 20,457 | 48.27 | +14.35 |
| | Liberal | Lucia Carvalho | 8,082 | 19.07 | -10.44 |
| | Québec solidaire | William Lepage | 6,408 | 15.12 | +8.6 |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel Gousse | 5,744 | 13.55 | -15.98 |
| | Green | Valérie Fortier | 1,146 | 2.7 | |
| | New Democratic | Thierry Gervais | 286 | 0.67 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Jean Bastien | 254 | 0.6 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,377 | 98.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 761 | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,138 | 74.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 57,856 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | +12.40 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mario Laframboise | 15,075 | 33.92 | -7.41 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Claude Collin | 13,118 | 29.51 | +13.66 |
| | Parti Québécois | Gyslaine Desrosiers | 13,046 | 29.53 | -6.17 |
| | Québec solidaire | Annie Giguère | 2,898 | 6.52 | +2.63 |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Jean Philippe Fournier | 312 | 0.70 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,449 | 98.08 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 868 | 1.92 | +0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,317 | 76.85 | -5.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,968 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | -10.53 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Roland Richer | 12,449 | 38.52 | +2.14 |
| | Liberal | Lise Proulx | 9,387 | 29.05 | -4.07 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mario Laframboise | 8,564 | 26.50 | +5.08 |
| | Québec solidaire | Yvan Zanetti | 855 | 2.65 | -0.09 |
| | Green | Stephen Matthews | 653 | 2.02 | -0.99 |
| | Option nationale | Patrick Sabourin | 409 | 1.27 | -0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,317 | 99.04 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 314 | 0.96 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,631 | 74.33 | +31.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 43,902 | – | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Roland Richer | 6,568 | 36.16 | +2.54 |
| | Liberal | Lise Proulx | 6,067 | 33.40 | -16.18 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mario Laframboise | 3,887 | 21.40 | +10.16 |
| | Green | Claude Sabourin | 543 | 2.99 | -0.49 |
| | Québec solidaire | Yvan Zanetti | 490 | 2.70 | +0.61 |
| | Option nationale | Patrick Sabourin | 243 | 1.34 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Lecavalier | 190 | 1.05 | |
| | Independent | Georges Lapointe | 151 | 0.83 | |
| | Autonomist Team | Gérald Nicolas | 26 | 0.14 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,165 | 98.71 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 237 | 1.29 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,402 | 42.36 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 43,441 | – | – |

### Federal

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Mylène Freeman | 25,801 | 44.24 | +31.84 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Laframboise | 16,876 | 28.94 | -19.16 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Fox | 7,175 | 12.30 | -5.85 |
| | Conservative | Yvan Patry | 6,497 | 11.14 | -6.29 |
| | Green | Stephen Matthews | 1,506 | 2.58 | -1.16 |
| | Independent | Michel Daniel Guibord | 342 | 0.59 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Christian-Simon Ferlatte | 123 | 0.21 | +0.03 |
| Total valid vote/Expense limit | Total valid vote/Expense limit | Total valid vote/Expense limit | 58,320 | 100.00 |
Source: Elections Canada
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Laframboise | 26,455 | 48.10 | −4.03 | $75,734 |
| | Liberal | André Robert | 9,984 | 18.15 | +4.70 | $11,373 |
| | Conservative | Scott Pearce | 9,584 | 17.43 | −5.89 | $35,878 |
| | New Democratic | Alain Senécal | 6,819 | 12.40 | +5.91 | none listed |
| | Green | Pierre Audette | 2,055 | 3.74 | −0.90 | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Christian-Simon Ferlatte | 98 | 0.18 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,995 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 816 | 1.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,811 | 60.86 | −1.80 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 91,705 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −4.4 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Laframboise | 27,855 | 52.13 | −5.27 | $55,659 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Courville | 12,461 | 23.32 | +16.28 | $41,061 |
| | Liberal | François-Hugues Liberge | 7,171 | 13.42 | −13.45 | $12,534 |
| | New Democratic | Alain Senécal | 3,466 | 6.49 | +3.45 | $1,480 |
| | Green | Claude Sabourin | 2,480 | 4.64 | −0.46 | $1,166 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,433 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 846 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,279 | 62.66 | +2.33 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 86,627 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | −10.8 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Mirabel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Laframboise | 28,228 | 57.40 | +14.41 | $60,403 |
| | Liberal | Yves Sabourin | 13,214 | 26.87 | −15.55 | $39,904 |
| | Conservative | David H. McArthur | 3,460 | 7.04 | −2.36 | $7,918 |
| | Green | Claude Sabourin | 2,510 | 5.10 | | $1,090 |
| | New Democratic | Elisabeth Clark | 1,493 | 3.04 | +2.00 | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Laurent Filion | 202 | 0.41 | | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Michael O'Grady | 69 | 0.14 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,176 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,119 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,295 | 60.33 | −1.31 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 83,364 |
| Sources: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Laframboise | 21,713 | 43.20 | +2.33 | $63,057 |
| | Liberal | Lise Bourgault | 21,171 | 42.12 | +8.10 | $59,477 |
| | Alliance | Francine Labelle | 2,897 | 5.76 | | $2,011 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Denis Pelletier | 1,848 | 3.68 | −17.86 | $6,611 |
| | Marijuana | Pierre Audette | 934 | 1.86 | – | none listed |
| | Green | Gilles Bisson | 723 | 1.44 | | $16 |
| | New Democratic | Didier Charles | 550 | 1.09 | −0.52 | none listed |
| | Natural Law | Marie-Thérèse Nault | 256 | 0.51 | −0.47 | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Laurent Filion | 167 | 0.33 | −0.64 | $138 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,259 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,387 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,646 | 63.74 | −7.63 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 81,024 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||