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.[1]

Jean-Claude Gobé
A Quebec politician
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for LaFontaine
In office
December 2, 1985 – April 14, 2003
Preceded byMarcel Léger
Succeeded byTony Tomassi
Personal details
Born (1949-04-11) April 11, 1949 (age 75)
Charleville, France
Political partyLiberal (federal)
Action Laval (municipal)
Other political
affiliations
Action démocratique du Québec (2008-2012)
Quebec Liberal Party (1985-2003)
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance France
Branch/service French Navy
Years of service1967 — 1971
Unit7th Infantry Regiment

Biography

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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

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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.[2]

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.[3]

Electoral record

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Federal

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2006 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 53,978 100.00 $80,448
Total rejected ballots 791 1.44
Turnout 54,769 68.18 +2.13
Electors on the list 80,328
2004 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 46,204 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Turnout 47,279 59.18
Electors on the lists 79,894
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Provincial

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1998 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 39,913 99.10
Total rejected ballots 362 0.90
Turnout 40,275 80.06 -2.81
Electors on the lists 50,305
Liberal hold Swing +3.08
1994 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 37,181 98.56
Total rejected ballots 542 1.44 -1.36
Turnout 37,723 82.87 +12.07
Electors on the lists 45,521
Liberal hold Swing +4.21
1989 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 26,505 97.20
Total rejected ballots 764 2.80 +0.90
Turnout 27,269 70.80 -5.67
Electors on the lists 38,516
Liberal hold Swing +8.47
1985 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 26,505 98.10
Total rejected ballots 753 1.90 +0.57
Turnout 39,551 76.47 -7.38
Electors on the lists 51,720
Liberal gain from Parti Québécois Swing +15.62

Municipal

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Laval mayoral election, 2017
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 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

References

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  1. ^ "Jean-Claude Gobé quitte la politique municipale | Courrier Laval". 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "LaFontaine". CBC News. 2008-12-07. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23.
  3. ^ Jean-Claude Gobé Quebec National Assembly Biography