Maxime Blanchette-Joncas MP (born 1989) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
Political career
Since 2021 he has served as the critic for the St. Lawrence Seaway, science and innovation in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[2]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | 20,657 | 49.0 | +11.2 | $29,861.18 | |||
| Liberal | Léonie Lajoie | 10,482 | 24.9 | +2.8 | $9,539.74 | |||
| Conservative | France Gagnon | 5,569 | 13.2 | +4.3 | $3,704.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Sylvain Lajoie | 2,641 | 6.3 | -22.2 | $621.60 | |||
| Independent | Noémi Bureau-Civil | 1,467 | 3.5 | N/A | $2,245.90 | |||
| People's | Jean Tardy | 700 | 1.7 | +1.2 | $2,383.86 | |||
| Free | Michel Raymond | 430 | 1.0 | N/A | $301.03 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Megan Hodges | 192 | 0.5 | +0.1 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,138 | 98.0 | – | $110,576.53 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 881 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 43,019 | 61.1 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 70,467 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | +4.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | 17,314 | 37.8 | +18.50 | $13,984.50 | |||
| New Democratic | Guy Caron | 13,050 | 28.5 | -14.61 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Chantal Pilon | 10,095 | 22.1 | -5.92 | $42,899.50 | |||
| Conservative | Nancy Brassard-Fortin | 4,073 | 8.9 | +1.42 | $13,507.19 | |||
| Green | Jocelyn Rioux | 824 | 1.8 | +0.31 | none listed | |||
| People's | Pierre Lacombe | 232 | 0.50 | New | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Lysane Picker-Paquin | 179 | 0.4 | -0.21 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,767 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 758 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,525 | 66.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,939 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ François Drouin, "Maxime Blanchette-Joncas élu dans Rimouski - Neigette - Témiscouata - Les Basques". Info Dimanche, October 22, 2019.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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