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Jean Boucher (MNA)

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Jean Boucher
Jean Boucher, 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Ungava
In office
April 7, 2014 – August 29, 2018
Preceded byLuc Ferland
Succeeded byDenis Lamothe
Personal details
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
Residence(s)Kuujjuaq, Quebec

Jean Boucher is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Ungava as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Prior to his election to the legislature, Boucher worked as a lawyer and as an administrator of low-income housing for the Kativik Municipal Housing Office in Kuujjuaq.

Electoral record

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2018 Quebec general election: Ungava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Denis Lamothe 2,270 26.51 +10.00
Parti Québécois Jonathan Mattson 2,224 25.97 -7.05
Liberal Jean Boucher 2,134 24.92 -17.42
Québec solidaire Alisha Tukkiapik 1,416 16.53 +11.83
Conservative Alexandre Croteau 192 2.24
Green Cristina Roos 183 2.14
New Democratic Louis R. Couture 145 1.69
Total valid votes 8,564 97.92
Total rejected ballots 182 2.08
Turnout 8,746 30.89
Eligible voters 28,314
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +8.53
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 Denis Lamothe the victor by a margin of 44 votes. The recount resulted in Lamothe keeping the seat by a margin of 46 votes.
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
"CAQ keeps northern Quebec seat in Ungava recount | CBC News". CBC News. October 15, 2018.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Boucher 4,615 42.34 +7.63
Parti Québécois Luc Ferland 3,599 33.02 -12.51
Coalition Avenir Québec Michael Donald Cameron 1,800 16.51 +5.48
Québec solidaire André Richer 512 4.70 -1.45
Option nationale Zoé Allen-Mercier 235 2.16 -0.44
Parti nul Matthew Guillemette 140 1.28
Total valid votes 10,901 98.14
Total rejected ballots 207 1.86
Turnout 11,108 41.47 -0.15
Electors on the lists 26,786
Liberal gain from Parti Québécois Swing +10.07

References

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  1. ^ "Seul François Gendron survit à la vague libérale" Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Abitibi Express, April 7, 2014.