Shirley Dorismond

Shirley Dorismond is a Canadian politician and former union leader and nurse, who represents the electoral district of Marie-Victorin in the National Assembly of Quebec. She is a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), winning a 2022 by-election following the resignation of the former MNA Catherine Fournier.^[1] She is the first CAQ MNA for Marie-Victorin, as the district had been a Parti Québécois (PQ) stronghold since its creation in 1980, with only a one-year gap in 1984 when the Liberal party won a byelection, until Fournier left the PQ in 2019.^[2]

Shirley Dorismond MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marie-Victorin
Incumbent
Assumed office April 11, 2022
Preceded by	Catherine Fournier
Personal details
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec
Residence(s)	Longueuil, Quebec

She previously worked as a nurse, and served as the vice-president of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), a union representing nearly 75,000 nurses, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists working in health establishments across Quebec.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Marie-Victorin
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Shirley Dorismond	9,212	33.11	-1.84
	Parti Québécois	Pierre Nantel	6,913	24.85	-5.22
	Québec solidaire	Shophika Vaithyanathasarma	6,307	22.67	+8.46
	Liberal	Lyes Chekal	2,793	10.04	+3.11
	Conservative	Lara Stillo	1,952	7.02	-3.38
	Green	Vincent Aquin-Belleau	308	1.11	+0.24
	Climat Québec	Martine Ouellet	260	0.93	-0.97
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Chénier	48	0.17	–
	Équipe Autonomiste	Florent Portron	27	0.10	+0.03
Total valid votes			27,820	98.52	–
Total rejected ballots			418	1.48	–
Turnout			28,238	61.64	+25.51
Electors on the lists			48,810	–	–

Quebec provincial by-election, April 11, 2022: Marie-Victorin Resignation of Catherine Fournier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Shirley Dorismond	5,697	34.95	+6.56
	Parti Québécois	Pierre Nantel	4,902	30.07	-0.74
	Québec solidaire	Shophika Vaithyanathasarma	2,316	14.21	-7.46
	Conservative	Anne Casabonne	1,696	10.40	–
	Liberal	Émilie Nollet	1,130	6.93	-8.28
	Climat Québec	Martine Ouellet	310	1.90	–
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	142	0.87	-1.28
	Accès propriété et équité	Shawn Lalande McLean	42	0.26	–
	Indépendance du Québec	Michel Blondin	21	0.13	–
	Union Nationale	Michel Lebrun	17	0.10	–
	Independent	Philippe Tessier	17	0.10	–
	Équipe Autonomiste	Florent Portron	11	0.07	-0.09
Total valid votes			16,301	98.86	+0.70
Total rejected ballots			188	1.14	-0.70
Turnout			16,489	36.13	-26.78
Electors on the lists			45,636	–
Source: Élections Québec[3][4]
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+3.65