# Jean-Claude Gobé

Jean-Claude Gobé (born April 11, 1949) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for LaFontaine in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1985 until 2003. He left the Liberals to sit as an Independent shortly before his term in the National Assembly ended. Until resigning in 2018, he was the leader of the Official Opposition in the City of Laval as head of Action Laval.

## Biography

Gobé was born in Charleville, France and studied at the College Sainte-Jeanne D'Arc in Orléans and then at the Academy of Montpelier. He served in the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Navy in Fréjus from 1967 to 1971, before emigrating to Canada in 1972.
After serving as a sales manager and then head of Renault Canada, he was director of Ademco and then of Comterm. He was managing director of Norma Rental from 1980 to 1985.

## Political career

Gobé ran in the 1985 Quebec provincial election for the seat of LaFontaine against former Parti Québécois minister Marcel Léger and won with a narrow majority as Robert Bourassa became Premier for the second time. He served as a backbench supporter in the government and was re-elected in 1989. He served as a parliamentary secretary in the short-lived government of Daniel Johnson Jr.
He was reelected in 1994 and 1998, never facing a serious challenge. On February 20, 2005, Gobé quit the Quebec Liberal party after Leader Jean Charest requested he step aside for Tony Tomassi. He subsequently did not seek re-election in 2003.
After some time working at Iris as the Vice President of Business Development, he ran for the Liberal Party of Canada federally in 2004 in the riding of La Pointe-de-l'Île and then in 2006 in the riding of Alfred-Pellan, finishing a distant second both times. He then became an advisor to the ADQ leader Gérard Deltell and the head of the ADQ riding association in LaFontaine until the party folded.
In February 2013, Gobé founded the Action Laval party. He ran for mayor of Laval and lost to Marc Demers.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2006 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Robert Carrier | 23,193 | 42.97 | -6.23 | $40,539 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 14,895 | 27.59 | -12.00 | $78,159 |
| | Conservative | Rosanne Raymond | 10,210 | 18.92 | +13.85 | $16,233 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Leduc | 3,838 | 7.11 | +3.64 | $4,371 |
| | Green | Christien Lajoie | 1,842 | 3.41 | +1.29 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,978 | 100.00 | $80,448 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 791 | 1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,769 | 68.18 | +2.13 |
| Electors on the list | Electors on the list | Electors on the list | 80,328 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: La Pointe-de-l'Île :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 30,713 | 66.47 | +13.35 | $58,592 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 10,593 | 22.93 | −9.79 | $62,081 |
| | Conservative | Christian Prévost | 1,961 | 4.24 | −3.11 | $5,476 |
| | New Democratic | André Langevin | 1,751 | 3.79 | +2.69 | none listed |
| | Green | André Levert | 1,186 | 2.57 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,204 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,075 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,279 | 59.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,894 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### Provincial

vte1998 Quebec general election: LaFontaine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 22,984 | 57.59 | +1.92 |
| | Parti Québécois | Pierre Séwa Adjeté | 12,116 | 30.36 | -4.23 |
| | Action démocratique | Réal Barrette | 4,476 | 11.21 | +3.22 |
| | Innovator | Renée Devirieux | 176 | 0.44 | -0.46 |
| | Socialist Democracy | Pierre-Yves Legault | 161 | 0.40 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,913 | 99.10 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.90 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,275 | 80.06 | -2.81 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 50,305 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.08 |
vte1994 Quebec general election: LaFontaine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 20,698 | 55.67 | -2.67 |
| | Parti Québécois | Anna-Laura Javicoli | 12,116 | 30.36 | -5.75 |
| | Action démocratique | Robert Fauteux | 2,971 | 7.99 | – |
| | Innovator | Pierre Bourgault | 334 | 0.90 | -0.81 |
| | Natural Law | Pierre-Yves Legault | 316 | 0.85 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,181 | 98.56 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 542 | 1.44 | -1.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,723 | 82.87 | +12.07 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,521 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.21 |
vte1989 Quebec general election: LaFontaine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 15,328 | 57.83 | +7.37 |
| | Parti Québécois | Anna-Laura Javicoli | 9,571 | 36.11 | -9.57 |
| | New Democratic | Destin Jean-Pierre | 763 | 2.88 | +1.31 |
| | Innovator | Michel Labrèche | 452 | 1.71 | – |
| | Parti 51 | Roger Wistaff | 391 | 1.48 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,505 | 97.20 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 764 | 2.80 | +0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,269 | 70.80 | -5.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,516 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.47 |
vte1985 Quebec general election: LaFontaine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 19,577 | 50.46 | +14.83 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marcel Léger | 17,722 | 45.68 | -16.40 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Vincent | 608 | 1.57 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Jacques | 460 | 1.18 | – |
| | Union Nationale | Serge Léveillé | 348 | 0.90 | -0.98 |
| | Christian Socialist | Jean-Pierre Poulin | 83 | 0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,505 | 98.10 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 753 | 1.90 | +0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,551 | 76.47 | -7.38 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 51,720 |
| | Liberal gain from Parti Québécois | Liberal gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +15.62 |

### Municipal

Laval mayoral election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| | Mouvement lavallois - Équipe Marc Demers | Marc Demers (X) | 50,805 | 46.24 |
| | Parti Laval - Équipe Michel Trottier | Michel Trottier | 22,417 | 20.40 |
| | Action Laval - Équipe Jean Claude Gobé | Jean Claude Gobé | 17,624 | 16.04 |
| | Avenir Laval - Équipe Sonia Baudelot | Sonia Baudelot | 17,155 | 15.61 |
| | Alliance des conseillers autonomes - Équipe Alain Lecompte et Cynthia Leblanc | Alain Lecompte | 763 | 0.69 |
| | Independent | Hélène Goupil | 733 | 0.67 |
| | Independent | Nicolas Lemire | 375 | 0.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 109,872 | 36.32 |
Laval mayoral election, 2013 :
| Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Mouvement lavallois | Marc Demers | 51,151 | 44.19 |
| Action Laval | Jean-Claude Gobé | 28,130 | 24.30 |
| Option Laval | Claire Le Bel | 14,356 | 12.40 |
| Parti au service du citoyen | Robert Bordeleau | 12,574 | 10.86 |
| Independent | Jacques Foucher | 3,678 | 3.18 |
| Independent | Hélène Goupil Nantel | 2,361 | 2.04 |
| Nouveau Parti des Lavallois | Guy Landry | 1,453 | 1.26 |
| Independent | Marc-Aurèle Racicot | 1,451 | 1.25 |
| Independent | Régent Millette | 611 | 0.53 |
| Total valid votes | | 115,765 | 100 |