Frantz Benjamin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Viau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Frantz Benjamin | |
|---|---|
 Frantz Benjamin, November 2022 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Viau | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | David Heurtel |
| Montreal City Councillor for Saint-Michel | |
| In office 2009–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Soraya Martinez |
| Succeeded by | Josué Corvil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Port-au-Prince, Haiti[1] |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Union Montreal (2009-2012) Independent (2012-2013) Ensemble Montréal (2013-present) |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Benjamin formerly served as a member of Montreal City Council and the chairman of the city council, representing the district of Saint-Michel in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.[3] Formerly associated with the Union Montreal political party, he resigned on October 30, 2012 in protest against the allegations of corruption surrounding mayor Gérald Tremblay at the Charbonneau commission hearings.[3] He sat as an independent councillor until June 2013, when he reaffiliated with the new Équipe Denis Coderre.[4]
Electoral record
editProvincial
edit| 2022 Quebec general election: Viau | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Frantz Benjamin | 8,049 | 38.18 | -8.45 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Renée-Chantal Belinga | 6,418 | 30.44 | +6.11 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Justine Savard | 3,201 | 15.18 | -0.55 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Marc-Antoine Lecompte | 1,598 | 7.58 | -0.73 | ||||
| Conservative | Alex Tembel | 1,294 | 6.14 | +4.88 | ||||
| Green | Manel Chaouche | 342 | 1.62 | – | ||||
| Bloc Montreal | Marc II Réjouis | 100 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Climat Québec | Serge Ricard | 80 | 0.38 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,082 | 97.84 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 466 | 2.16 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 21,548 | 54.03 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,883 | – | – | |||||
References
edit- ^ Île en île - Franz Benjamin
- ^ "Quebec election: Winners and losers". Montreal Gazette, October 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "City councillor quits mayor's party". Daybreak Montreal, October 31, 2012.
- ^ Kovac, Adam (June 18, 2013). "Eight candidates join Coderre slate". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A8. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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