Pierre Fitzgibbon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Terrebonne as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2] He was Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade from October 18, 2018 until resigning on June 2, 2021 in the wake of a report by the National Assembly ethics commissioner.[3]
Pierre Fitzgibbon | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Terrebonne | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – September 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mathieu Traversy |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Re-elected as part of the increased CAQ majority in October 2022, Fitzgibbon returned to his position as Minister of Economic Development, as well as holding portfolios for regional economic development, Montreal, and environmental economics. Fitzgibbon formally announced he was resigning from politics on September 4, 2024.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2022 Quebec general election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Fitzgibbon | 20,911 | 49.44 | +6.47 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Geneviève Couture | 7,986 | 18.88 | -10.61 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Nadia Poirier | 5,352 | 12.65 | +0.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Lindsay Jean | 4,301 | 10.17 | -1.95 | ||||
| Conservative | Daniela Andreeva | 3,357 | 7.94 | +7.24 | ||||
| Green | Nazar Tarpinian | 308 | 0.73 | -0.54 | ||||
| Démocratie directe | Marie-France Meloche | 80 | 0.19 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,295 | 98.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 549 | 1.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,844 | 71.19 | -1,15 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 60,184 | |||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Fitzgibbon | 17,638 | 42.97 | +8.61 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 12,106 | 29.49 | -6.73 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Anne B-Godbout | 5,279 | 12.86 | +6.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Margaux Selam | 4,976 | 12.12 | -9.89 | ||||
| Green | Carole Dubois | 522 | 1.27 | |||||
| Conservative | Jules Néron | 287 | 0.70 | |||||
| Citoyens au pouvoir | Mathieu Goyette | 244 | 0.59 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 41,052 | 98.23 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 741 | 1.77 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,793 | 72.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 57,776 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +7.67 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Pierre Fitzgibbon - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Authier, Philip (June 2, 2021). "Pierre Fitzgibbon steps down as minister in wake of ethics report". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Quebec's 'super minister' of economy and energy resigns from cabinet". CBC. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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