Richard Legendre
Richard Legendre (born January 19, 1953) is a former professional tennis player and politician in Quebec, Canada.
Tennis
Legendre was born in Montreal, Quebec. He once represented Canada at the Davis Cup and had a career-high tennis ranking of World No. 232 in singles (December 1978). He played NCAA collegiate tennis at Florida State University in 1972 and 1973.[1]
Politics
He was the Quebec minister of sports in Bernard Landry's cabinet, after being elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Blainville in 2001. In 2005 he was a candidate in the Parti Québécois's leadership election, a bid notably supported by former Quebec minister François Legault and sprinter and olympic medalist Bruny Surin. Legendre placed third with 7.5% of the vote.
In the 2007 elections, Legendre was surprisingly defeated by the Action democratique du Quebec's Pierre Gingras who was a former mayor for the City of Blainville. The party nearly won every seat in the lower Laurentians region.[2] He is currently Vice-President of Montreal Impact; he was nominated on August 13, 2007.[3]
Electoral record (partial)
| Quebec provincial by-election, October 1, 2001: Blainville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Richard Legendre | 10,323 | 46.25 | |||||
| Liberal | Jocelyne Roch | 8,990 | 40.28 | |||||
| Action démocratique | Michel Paulette | 2,186 | 9.79 | |||||
| Bloc Pot | Sylvain Mainville | 384 | 1.72 | |||||
| Alternative progressiste | Thérèse Hamel | 339 | 1.52 | |||||
| Independent | Régent Millette | 97 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,319 | 98.63 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 309 | 1.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,628 | 48.58 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,581 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Quebec | ||||||||
See also
References
External links
- Richard Legendre at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Bilan du Siècle biography
- Official site of the Legendre leadership campaign
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Céline Signori (PQ) |
MNA, District of Blainville 2001–2007 |
Succeeded by Pierre Gingras (ADQ) |