Maryse Gaudreault

Maryse Gaudreault
Member of Parliament for Hull
Incumbent
Assumed office May 12, 2008
Preceded by	Roch Cholette
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-06) July 6, 1959 Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party
Profession	political councilor
Portfolio	culture, communications, status of women

Maryse Gaudreault (born July 6, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Quebec provincial politician. She is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Hull.

Gaudreault was elected for the Quebec Liberal Party on May 12, 2008 in Hull during a by-election. She replaced former MNA Roch Cholette, with whom Gaudreault worked as a political assistant from 2000 until his resignation on April 9, 2008. Gaudreault also previously worked as director of the Hull's CHSLD Foundation as well as for organisations linked to women and sport development. She also holds a diploma in computer sciences from the Institut de data processing de Québec.

Gaudreault was elected with 45% of the vote defeating local doctor Gilles Aubé from the Parti Québécois and community activist Bill Clennett of Québec Solidaire as well as Brian Gibb, the director of the Quebec Green Party.

She was named on June 3, 2008 the Parliamentary Assistant for the Minister of Culture, Communications and Status of Women, Christine St-Pierre.

Gaudreault retained the seat in the general election held a few months later and in the 2014 general election.

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2008: Hull
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Maryse Gaudreault	11,651	51.27
	Parti Québécois	Gilles Aubé	7,541	33.18
	Québec solidaire	Bill Clennett	1,994	8.77
	Action démocratique	Renée Gagné	1,309	5.76
	Parti indépendantiste	Jean-Roch Villemaire	134	0.59
	Marxist–Leninist	Gabriel Girard-Bernier	97	0.43
Total valid votes			22,726	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			317
Turnout			23,043	47.72
Electors on the lists			48,290
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec