François Lapointe (born March 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as MP for the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. He was defeated in the 2015 election.
François Lapointe | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – August 12, 2013 | |
| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Raymond Côté |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Thibeault |
| Member of Parliament for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Généreux |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Généreux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1971 L'Islet, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal Party (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic Party (2011-2016) |
| Residence | L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec |
On the night of the 2011 election, Lapointe was initially declared unsuccessful in his riding, losing narrowly to incumbent MP Bernard Généreux. However, Lapointe was subsequently declared elected on May 5, 2011, after the riding's returning officer determined that 100 votes for Lapointe were reportedly allocated in error to the Green Party candidate in the initial tally.[1]
In the updated count, Lapointe won over Généreux by a margin of just five votes.[2] Following an automatic judicial recount,[1] Lapointe's victory was confirmed.[3]
Lapointe ran in a by-election in Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in 2009, but finished a distant fourth. Lapointe was nominated as the Liberal candidate in the riding for the 2021 federal election, but came in third.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 24,118 | 50.46 | +8.80 | $57,587.54 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Simon Bérubé | 12,523 | 26.20 | -6.07 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | François Lapointe | 8,371 | 17.51 | +1.22 | $18,377.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Sean English | 1,597 | 3.34 | -3.57 | $181.66 | |||
| Free | Nancy Rochon | 919 | 1.92 | – | $806.33 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Thibaud Mony | 269 | 0.56 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,797 | – | – | $110,137.98 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 60.86 | -4.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,533 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 14,274 | 29.0% | – | – | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Josée Normand | 14,002 | 28.4% | – | – | |||
| New Democratic | François Lapointe | 11,918 | 24.2% | – | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 7,939 | 16.1% | – | – | |||
| Green | Chantal Breton | 823 | 1.7% | – | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Bien Gras Gagné | 287 | 0.6% | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,243 | 100.0 | $212,731.62 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 777 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,020 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,489 | |||||||
| These results were subject to a judicial recount,[6] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount.[7] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | François Lapointe | 17,285 | 36.4 | - | ||||
| Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 17,276 | 36.3 | - | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Arsenault | 9,550 | 20.1 | - | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Caddell | 2,743 | 5.8 | - | ||||
| Green | Lynette Tremblay | 691 | 1.5 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,545 | 100.00% | ||||||
| By-election on November 9, 2009 resignation of Paul Crête | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 12,162 | 42.7% | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Nancy Gagnon | 10,737 | 37.7% | |||
| Liberal | Marcel Catellier | 3,768 | 13.2% | |||
| New Democratic | François Lapointe | 1,363 | 4.8% | |||
| Green | Charles Marois | 472 | 1.7% | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,502 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||
| Turnout | 28,502 | 36.6% | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Recounts could cost Tories two seats in Quebec, Ontario" Archived 2011-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Province, May 5, 2011.
- ^ "NDP wins another Quebec seat - by 5 votes". The Gazette. May 5, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Le Bas-Saint-Laurent aura un deuxième député néo-démocrate." Radio-Canada, May 13, 2011.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "François Lapointe candidat libéral dans Montmagny–L'Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup | Élections Canada 2021". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Judge orders recount for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup riding". CBC News. October 27, 2015.
- ^ Emily Chan (2 November 2015). "Recount confirms Conservative Bernard Genereux won Quebec riding". CTV News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – October 19, 2015 Election Results, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. After judicial recount.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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