Méganne Perry Mélançon
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Méganne Perry Mélançon | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Gaspé | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gaétan Lelièvre |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Sainte-Croix |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1990 Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Parti Québecois |
Méganne Perry Mélançon (born May 10, 1990) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Gaspé as a member of the Parti Québécois until her defeat in the 2022 Quebec general election.
On election night, Perry Mélançon was declared to have been defeated by Alexandre Boulay of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was found to have defeated Boulay by a margin of 41 votes after a recount.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2022 Quebec general election: Gaspé | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Stéphane Sainte-Croix | 7,542 | 41.40 | +21.80 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Méganne Perry Mélançon | 6,832 | 37.50 | +4.09 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Yv Bonnier Viger | 1,634 | 8.97 | –4.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Michel Marin | 1,255 | 6.89 | –26.29 | ||||
| Conservative | Pier-Luc Bouchard | 956 | 5.25 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,219 | 98.99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | 1.01 | -0.62 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,404 | 60.96 | +0.14 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 30,190 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +8.86 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec[3] | ||||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Gaspé | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Méganne Perry Mélançon | 6,003 | 33.41 | -18.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Alexandre Boulay | 5,962 | 33.18 | -0.62 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Louis LeBouthillier | 3,521 | 19.6 | +13.41 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Alexis Dumont-Blanchet | 2,482 | 13.81 | +8.68 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,968 | 98.37 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 297 | 1.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,265 | 60.82 | -2.32 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 30,033 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | -9 | ||||||
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The initial results declared Alexandre Boulay the victor by a margin of 132 votes. The recount resulted in Perry Mélançon's victory by 41 votes. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Après recomptage, le PQ remporte la circonscription de Gaspé". Ici Radio-Canada, October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Electoral officer to investigate after Quebec riding flips from Liberal to PQ in recount". Global News, October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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