Pierre Dufour (politician)

The Honourable Pierre Dufour MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi-Est
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2018
Preceded by	Guy Bourgeois
Personal details
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (federal)
Residence(s)	Val-d'Or, Quebec

Pierre Dufour is a Canadian politician and businessman, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Abitibi-Est as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

He previously ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the district of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in the 2015 federal election, but lost to the NDP's Romeo Saganash.

Electoral records

2018 Quebec general election: Abitibi-Est
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Pierre Dufour	8,967	42.72	+23.68
	Parti Québécois	Élizabeth Larouche	4,090	19.48	-11.15
	Liberal	Guy Bourgeois	3,936	18.75	-22.34
	Québec solidaire	Lyne Cyr	3,287	15.66	+8.54
	Green	Mélina Paquette	356	1.7
	Citoyens au pouvoir	Éric Caron	355	1.69
Total valid votes			20,991	97.44
Total rejected ballots			551	2.56
Turnout			21,542	63.79
Eligible voters			33,770
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal		Swing		+17.42
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2015 Canadian federal election: Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Roméo Saganash	12,778	37.02	-7.80	$33,061.53
	Liberal	Pierre Dufour	11,094	32.14	+21.67	$29,180.64
	Bloc Québécois	Luc Ferland	6,398	18.54	+0.27	$31,842.28
	Conservative	Steven Hébert	3,211	9.30	-13.25	$11,040.28
	Green	Patrick Benoît	779	2.26	-1.63	$2,173.92
	Rhinoceros	Mario Gagnon	258	0.75	–	$3.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit			34,518	100.0		$247,914.66
Total rejected ballots			609	–	–
Turnout			35,127	55.55	–
Eligible voters			63,226
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-14.73
Source: Elections Canada