Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Louis-Hébert as a member of the New Democratic Party until 2015.
Denis Blanchette | |
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| Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pascal-Pierre Paillé |
| Succeeded by | Joël Lightbound |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1956 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Canadian Future Party (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | NDP (2006-2021) NDPQ (provincial) Green (2021-2024) |
| Profession | Computer analyst, public servant |
Blanchette ran in Louis-Hébert twice, in 2006 and 2008, before being elected.[2] Prior to winning office he was a computer analyst and public servant.[3]
In May 2017 Blanchette was selected as president of the New Democratic Party of Quebec.[4] He was the candidate for the NDPQ in the October 2, 2017 by-election held in the district of Louis-Hébert.[5] He finished 7th with 1.3 per cent of the vote. He resigned as president of the NDPQ in 2018 citing personal reasons.[citation needed] Blanchette again contested Louis-Hébert in the 2021 federal election as a candidate for the Green Party.[6] In February 2024 he joined the national council of the centrist Canadian Future Party.[7]
Electoral record
editFederal
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 22,933 | 38.35 | -2.16 | $51,233.94 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Dean | 16,247 | 27.17 | -0.83 | $22,437.53 | |||
| Conservative | Gilles Lépine | 14,332 | 23.97 | +6.39 | $21,615.85 | |||
| New Democratic | Hamid Nadji | 4,337 | 7.25 | -0.62 | $5,611.33 | |||
| Green | Denis Blanchette | 1,573 | 2.63 | -1.34 | $2,847.44 | |||
| Independent | Ali Dahan | 378 | 0.63 | +0.20 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,800 | – | – | $111,646.95 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 861 | |||||||
| Turnout | 60,661 | 74.31 | -2.07 | |||||
| Registered voters | 81,632 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | $61,915.23 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | $75,098.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | $69,979.91 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | $31,934.38 | |||
| Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | $217,520.39 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,109 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +19.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 23,373 | 38.65 | +29.32 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 | -12.02 | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 | -6.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 8,110 | 13.41 | -10.18 | ||||
| Green | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 | -0.78 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,469 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Turnout | 61,105 | 73.73 | ||||||
| New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +20.67 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 20,992 | 36.23 | +2.15 | $78,716 | |||
| Conservative | Luc Harvey | 16,343 | 28.21 | -6.26 | $96,878 | |||
| Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 13,669 | 23.59 | +8.58 | $42,500 | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,403 | 9.33 | +0.26 | $7,979 | |||
| Green | Michelle Fontaine | 1,408 | 2.43 | -1.84 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 119 | 0.21 | +0.01 | $383 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,934 | 100.00 | $87,350 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 58,529 | 70.29 | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.21 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Luc Harvey | 20,332 | 34.47 | +21.02 | $63,705 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Roger Clavet | 20,101 | 34.08 | -9.03 | $61,438 | |||
| Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 8,852 | 15.01 | -19.02 | $43,177 | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,351 | 9.07 | +3.50 | $6,274 | |||
| Green | Robert Hudon | 2,517 | 4.27 | +0.44 | ||||
| Independent | Frédérick Têtu | 1,147 | 1.94 | – | $430 | |||
| Independent | Francis Fortin | 565 | 0.96 | – | $460 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 116 | 0.20 | – | $189 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,981 | 100.00 | $81,438 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +15.03 | ||||||
Provincial
edit| Quebec provincial by-election, October 2, 2017 On the resignation of Sam Hamad | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Geneviève Guilbault | 12,091 | 51.04 | +25.12 | ||||
| Liberal | Ihssane El Ghernati | 4,433 | 18.71 | -30.51 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Normand Beauregard | 3,852 | 16.26 | -2.11 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Guillaume Boivin | 1,235 | 5.21 | +0.27 | ||||
| Conservative | Sylvie Asselin | 976 | 4.12 | +3.29 | ||||
| Green | Alex Tyrrell | 487 | 2.06 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 319 | 1.35 | – | ||||
| Independent | Vincent Bégin | 215 | 0.91 | – | ||||
| Option nationale | Martin St-Louis | 61 | 0.26 | -0.45 | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Jean-Luc Rouckout | 18 | 0.08 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,687 | 99.20 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 190 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,877 | 52.43 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 45,540 | – | ||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +27.82 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Election 2011: Louis-Hébert Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Roles - Denis Blanchette - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Le NPD-Québec ne baisse pas les bras" Archived 2018-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. L'actualité, May 24, 2017.
- ^ Annie Mathieu (August 30, 2017). "Le NPD-Québec plonge dans l'élection partielle". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Louis-Hébert: Lightbound faces high-profile Conservative Lépine". QCNA EN. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Our Team | thecanadianfutureparty.ca".
- ^ "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015".
- ^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Louis-Hébert, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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