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Vincent Marissal

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Vincent Marissal
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rosemont
Assumed office
October 18, 2018
Preceded byJean-François Lisée
Personal details
Born (1966-11-07) November 7, 1966 (age 57)
Granby, Quebec
Political partyQuébec solidaire
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal
Cégep de Granby
ProfessionJournalist

Vincent Marissal 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 Rosemont as a member of Québec solidaire.

Following the 2022 provincial election, he became the opposition critic for Health; Ethics; the Metropolis; and Sports, Leisure and Outdoors.

Background

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Prior to being elected, Marissal was a journalist. His journalistic career began with La Voix de l'Est, a newspaper in Granby. Marissal later wrote for Le Soleil in Quebec City, covering the affairs of the National Assembly. He later worked for La Presse in Montreal, where he continued to cover politics while also authoring the newspaper's weekly wine column.[2]

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Rosemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Vincent Marissal 13,311 37.62 +2.37
Coalition Avenir Québec Sandra O'Connor 8,157 23.06 +7.50
Parti Québécois Pierre-Luc Brillant 7,527 21.27 -7.16
Liberal Sherlyne Duverneau 4,170 11.79 -4.98
Conservative Marie-France Lemay 1,605 4.54 +3.95
Green Jamie D’Souza 452 1.28 -0.14
Climat Québec Jean-François Racine 158 0.45
Total valid votes 35,380 98.87
Total rejected ballots 405 1.13 -0.33
Turnout 35,785 68.22 -1.18
Electors on the lists 52,457
2018 Quebec general election: Rosemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Vincent Marissal 12,920 35.25 +16.57
Parti Québécois Jean-François Lisée 10,420 28.43 -5.84
Liberal Agata La Rosa 6,148 16.77 -13.19
Coalition Avenir Québec Sonya Cormier 5703 15.56 +1.40
Green Karl Dubois 521 1.42 +0.10
New Democratic Paulina Ayala 314 0.86
Parti nul Catherine Raymond-Poirier 225 0.61
Conservative Alexandra Liendo 217 0.59
Bloc Pot Coralie Laperrière 130 0.35 -0.19
Marxist–Leninist Stéphane Chénier 55 0.15 -0.06
Total valid votes 36,653 98.54
Total rejected ballots 542 1.46
Turnout 37,195 69.40
Eligible voters 53,596
Québec solidaire gain from Parti Québécois Swing +11.21
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References

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  1. ^ "Quebec election: PQ leader loses Rosemont to Québec Solidaire’s Vincent Marissal". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vincent Marissal". National Assembly of Quebec. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.