Dominique Vien

Dominique Vien (born February 10, 1967)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec, but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008. She was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and was the delegate minister for Health and Social Services, previously the Minister for Government Services.

Dominique Vien
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded bySteven Blaney
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse
In office
December 8, 2008 – August 29, 2018
Preceded byJean Domingue
Succeeded byStéphanie Lachance
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded byClaude Lachance
Succeeded byJean Domingue
Personal details
Born (1967-02-10) February 10, 1967
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada (federal)
Quebec Liberal Party (provincial)
Education
Occupationjournalist, radio and TV host

Born in Lévis, Quebec, Vien studied at Université Laval and received a bachelor's degree in communications in 1992. She also studied at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in training, animation and leadership in 2001.[1] From 1992 to 2003, she was a journalist, anchor and host at a radio station in Lac-Etchemin and was a journalist and news anchor at Radio-Canada's CBV-FM in Quebec City from 1999 to 2001.

Vien was elected Member of Parliament for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2][3]

Electoral record

Federal
2021 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDominique Vien32,25951.04+0.94
Bloc QuébécoisMarie-Christine Richard14,67023.21+0.32
LiberalDaniel Vaillancourt10,07515.94-0.72
New DemocraticMarie-Philippe Gagnon Gauthier3,1835.04-0.02
FreeRaymond Arcand1,8022.85
GreenHélène Lefebvre9131.44-1.54
IndependentChamroeun Khuon3060.48
Total valid votes 63,208
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 65.62-3.71
Registered voters 96,317
Conservative hold Swing +0.31
Source: Elections Canada[4]

Provincial
2018 Quebec general election: Bellechasse
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphanie Lachance16,30253.85+20.67
LiberalDominique Vien8,22327.16-22.11
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau2,2727.5+4.81
Parti QuébécoisBenoît Béchard2,1987.26-6.06
ConservativeDominique Messner9763.22+2.04
Bloc PotSimon Guay2000.66
Alliance provincialeSébastien Roy1030.34
Total valid votes 30,274 98.26
Total rejected ballots 535 1.74
Turnout 30,809 70.10
Eligible voters 43,947
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +21.39
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien15,84349.27+9.41
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphanie Lachance10,66833.18-4.78
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil4,28313.32-1.64
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau3782.69-1.87
ConservativePatrice Aubin3441.18+0.42
Option nationaleMathilde Lefebvre1160.36–
Total valid votes 32,15399.03–
Total rejected ballots 3160.97–
Turnout 32,46975.23-0.89
Electors on the lists 43,158––
Liberal hold Swing +7.10
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien13,11940.67-4.52
Coalition Avenir QuébecChristian Lévesque12,42138.51+2.31
Parti QuébécoisClément Pouliot4,89615.18-0.81
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau9893.07+0.56
Middle ClassPatrice Aubin3441.07–
ConservativeLinda Beaudoin2150.67–
Équipe AutonomisteSébastien Ruel1560.48–
Unité NationaleChristine Lavoie1150.36–
Total valid votes 32,25598.80–
Total rejected ballots 3931.20–
Turnout 32,64876.12+11.77
Electors on the lists 42,892––

^ Change is based on redistributed results. Coalition Avenir change is from Action démocratique.

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien10,53047.66+13.31
Action démocratiqueJean Domingue7,59834.39-14.12
Parti QuébécoisJerry Beaudoin3,45015.61+2.18
Québec solidaireJean-Nicolas Denis5182.340.59
Total valid votes 22,09698.71–
Total rejected ballots 2891.29–
Turnout 22,38564.35-12.42
Electors on the lists 34,785––
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueJean Domingue12,71548.51+15.40
LiberalDominique Vien9,00434.35-3.23
Parti QuébécoisSylvie Vallières3,52113.43-14.14
GreenGhislain Gaulin5121.95+0.73
Québec solidaireColin Perreault4601.75+1.23*
Total valid votes 26,21299.28–
Total rejected ballots 1910.72–
Turnout 26,40376.77+0.67
Electors on the lists 34,391––
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien9,65837.58-0.84
Action démocratiqueSerge Carbonneau8,50733.11+19.88
Parti QuébécoisClaude Lachance7,08427.57-20.01
GreenSylvain Castonguay3141.22–
UFPMario Ouellette1340.52–
Total valid votes 25,69799.12–
Total rejected ballots 2280.88–
Turnout 25,92576.00-3.00
Electors on the lists 34,069––

References
  1. "Dominique Vien - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. Canada, Elections. "Quebec". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. Laplante, Coralie (2021-08-14). "La candidature de Dominique Vien avec le Parti conservateur confirmée". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. "Confirmed candidates — Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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