# Christine St-Pierre

Christine St-Pierre (born June 10, 1953, in Saint-Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec) is a Canadian journalist and politician, who was MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

## Life and career

She holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Moncton. Prior to her political career, St-Pierre worked as a journalist for Radio-Canada from 1976 to 2007. She was a political correspondent in Quebec City for five years before working as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for four years before returning to Canada. During her stint as a political correspondent in Ottawa, she wrote a letter in Montreal's newspaper La Presse praising the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan. She was suspended due to rule infringement because of the statement of her opinion.
St-Pierre entered politics in the 2007 elections and won in Acadie. Jean Charest named her the Minister of Culture and Communications and Status of Women. In late 2011, when the Montreal Canadiens hired interim coach Randy Cunneyworth, she said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible as Cunneyworth speaks only English, and no French.
From 18 April 2007 to Septembre 2012, St-Pierre was responsible for Quebec's Charter of the French Language. She stated after she took her oath of office that she would have "zero tolerance" to infractions of Bill 101.
After the Liberals won the election in April 2014, she was named Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie.

## Electoral record

vte2018 Quebec general election: Acadie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 14,305 | 53.80 | -17.16 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sophie Chiasson | 4,391 | 16.51 | +7.57 |
| | Québec solidaire | Viviane Martinova-Croteau | 3,656 | 13.75 | +7.18 |
| | Parti Québécois | Farida Sam | 2,394 | 9.00 | -2.68 |
| | Green | Laurence Sicotte | 737 | 2.77 | +1.58 |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Chouinard | 579 | 2.18 | – |
| | New Democratic | Michel Welt | 442 | 1.66 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 87 | 0.33 | +0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,591 | 98.50 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 406 | 1.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,997 | 54.17 | -15.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 49,838 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.37 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 24,211 | 70.96 | +15.31 |
| | Parti Québécois | Évelyne Abitbol | 3,985 | 11.68 | -5.54 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Serge Pourreaux | 3,050 | 8.94 | -8.52 |
| | Québec solidaire | Geneviève Dick | 2,241 | 6.57 | -1.44 |
| | Green | Alix Nyaburerwa | 405 | 1.19 | – |
| | Option nationale | Julie Boivin | 162 | 0.47 | -1.19 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 67 | 0.20 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,121 | 99.08 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 318 | 0.92 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,459 | 69.70 | +4.94 |
| Electors | Electors | Electors | 49,413 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.43 |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 17,191 | 55.65 | -11.51 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Abel-Claude Aslanian | 5,393 | 17.46 | +13.11* |
| | Parti Québécois | Rachid Bandou | 5,319 | 17.22 | -3.70 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marianne Breton Fontaine | 2,474 | 8.01 | +3.76 |
| | Option nationale | Sebastien Croteau | 512 | 1.66 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,889 | 98.67 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 416 | 1.33 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,305 | 64.76 | +17.85 |
| Electors | Electors | Electors | 48,339 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 15,145 | 67.16 | +7.07 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marc-André Nolet | 4,718 | 20.92 | +4.29 |
| | Action démocratique | Ahamed Badawy | 982 | 4.35 | -10.12 |
| | Québec solidaire | André Parizeau | 958 | 4.25 | +0.45 |
| | Green | Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier | 747 | 3.31 | -1.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,550 | 98.67 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 304 | 1.33 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,854 | 46.91 | -15.12 |
| Electors | Electors | Electors | 48,719 | – | – |
vte2007 Quebec general election: Acadie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 17,962 | 60.09 | −10.30 |
| | Parti Québécois | Frédéric Lapointe | 4,970 | 16.63 | −3.70 |
| | Action démocratique | Charles Ghorayeb | 4,327 | 14.47 | +7.64 |
| | Green | Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier | 1,500 | 5.02 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | André Parizeau | 1,135 | 3.80 | +3.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,894 | 98.93 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 322 | 1.07 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,216 | 62.03 | −3.63 |
| Electors | Electors | Electors | 48,712 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.30 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||