Denis Blanchette Canadian politician (born 1956)
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.
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
Federal
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]
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
References
↑ 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 .