Méganne Perry Mélançon
Méganne Perry Mélançon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Gaspé | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gaétan Lelièvre |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Parti Québecois |
Méganne Perry Mélançon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Gaspé as a member of the Parti Québécois.
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
| 2018 Quebec general election | ||||||||
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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 | 19.60 | +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 | +0.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,279 | 60.82 | -2.28 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 30,033 | – | – | |||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | +9.48 | ||||||
| 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.[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Parti Québécois wins Gaspé in recount as investigation launched into vote". CBC News. October 10, 2018.
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