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Jean-Claude Malépart
Member of Parliament
for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
In office
21 November 1988 – 16 November 1989
Preceded by Jacques Lavoie
Succeeded by Gilles Duceppe
Member of Parliament
for Montreal—Sainte-Marie
(Sainte-Marie; 1979–1984)
In office
22 May 1979 – 20 November 1988
Preceded by Jacques Lavoie
Succeeded by Gilles Duceppe
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Marie
In office
29 October 1973 – 14 November 1976
Preceded by Charles-Henri Tremblay
Succeeded by Guy Bisaillon
Personal details
Born
Jean-Claude Malépart

(1938-12-03)3 December 1938
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died 16 November 1989(1989-11-16) (aged 50)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party Liberal
Profession

Jean-Claude Malépart (3 December 1938 – 16 November 1989) was a French Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1976 and of the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until his death.

Life and career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was the son of Charles-Auguste Malépart and Germaine Mérineau. Both his parents died during his childhood: his mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died fourteen years later. He grew up in the Sainte-Marie district.

Malépart was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Sainte-Marie in the 1973 election, after losing the 1970 election. He was defeated in the 1976 election.

A member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the ridings of Sainte-Marie (later Montreal—Sainte-Marie), and Laurier—Sainte-Marie, he was elected in the 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 federal elections. A Liberal, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works from 1982 to 1984.

Malépart and his wife, Pierette, had two daughters. Their daughter Nathalie Malépart ran as the Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in a 2006 by-election in the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques. She lost to the Parti Québécois candidate, Martin Lemay.

Death

Malépart died from lung cancer at Hôpital Notre-Dame on 16 November 1989, aged 50. He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

His seat was won by Gilles Duceppe in the by-election.

Electoral record (partial)

Canadian federal election, 1988: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Claude Malepart 15,956 39.07 $41,754
Progressive Conservative Charles Hamelin 12,113 29.66 $35,391
New Democratic François Beaulne 8,828 21.62 $42,678
Rhinoceros Sonia Chatouille Côté 2,121 5.19 $425
Green Philippe Champagne 1,438 3.52 $0
Communist Marianne Roy 175 0.43 $1,263
Independent Marxist-Leninist Hélène Héroux 130 0.32 $130
Commonwealth of Canada Daniel Gonzales 79 0.19 $0
Total valid votes 40,840 100.00
Total rejected ballots 729
Turnout 41,569 69.33
Electors on the lists 59,956
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.
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