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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.
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 |
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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