Denis Blanchette

Denis Blanchette
Denis Blanchette
Member of Parliament; for Louis-Hébert
	In office; May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Pascal-Pierre Paillé
Succeeded by	Joël Lightbound
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1956 (age 68); Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Canadian Future Party (2024-present)
Other political; affiliations	NDP (2006-2021); NDPQ (provincial); Green (2021-2024)
Profession	Computer analyst, public servant

Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Louis-Hébert as a member of the New Democratic Party until 2015.

Blanchette ran in Louis-Hébert twice, in 2006 and 2008, before being elected.^[2] Prior to winning office he was a computer analyst and public servant.^[3]

In May 2017 Blanchette was selected as president of the New Democratic Party of Quebec.^[4] He was the candidate for the NDPQ in the October 2, 2017 by-election held in the district of Louis-Hébert.^[5] He finished 7th with 1.3 per cent of the vote. He resigned as president of the NDPQ in 2018 citing personal reasons.^{[citation needed]} Blanchette again contested Louis-Hébert in the 2021 federal election as a candidate for the Green Party.^[6] In February 2024 he joined the national council of the centrist Canadian Future Party.^[7]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Joël Lightbound	22,933	38.35	-2.16	$51,233.94
	Bloc Québécois	Marc Dean	16,247	27.17	-0.83	$22,437.53
	Conservative	Gilles Lépine	14,332	23.97	+6.39	$21,615.85
	New Democratic	Hamid Nadji	4,337	7.25	-0.62	$5,611.33
	Green	Denis Blanchette	1,573	2.63	-1.34	$2,847.44
	Independent	Ali Dahan	378	0.63	+0.20	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,800	–	–	$111,646.95
Total rejected ballots			861
Turnout			60,661	74.31	-2.07
Registered voters			81,632
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.67
Source: Elections Canada^[8]

Louis-Hébert

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Joël Lightbound	21,516	34.85	+21.43	$61,915.23
	Conservative	Jean-Pierre Asselin	16,789	27.19	+5.36	$75,098.22
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	12,850	20.81	-17.84	$69,979.91
	Bloc Québécois	Caroline Pageau	8,900	14.41	-9.80	$31,934.38
	Green	Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien	1,561	2.53	+0.88	–
	Christian Heritage	Stefan Jetchick	128	0.21	-0.03	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			61,744	100.00		$217,520.39
Total rejected ballots			627	1.01	–
Turnout			62,371	76.90	–
Eligible voters			81,109
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+19.64
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]^[11]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	23,373	38.65	+29.32
	Bloc Québécois	Pascal-Pierre Paillé	14,640	24.21	-12.02
	Conservative	Pierre Paul-Hus	13,207	21.84	-6.37
	Liberal	Jean Beaupré	8,110	13.41	-10.18
	Green	Michelle Fontaine	996	1.65	-0.78
	Christian Heritage	Marie-Claude Bouffard	143	0.24	+0.03
Total valid votes/expense limit			60,469	100.00
Total rejected ballots			636	1.04
Turnout			61,105	73.73
	New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+20.67

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Pascal-Pierre Paillé	20,992	36.23	+2.15	$78,716
	Conservative	Luc Harvey	16,343	28.21	-6.26	$96,878
	Liberal	Jean Beaupré	13,669	23.59	+8.58	$42,500
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	5,403	9.33	+0.26	$7,979
	Green	Michelle Fontaine	1,408	2.43	-1.84
	Christian Heritage	Stefan Jetchick	119	0.21	+0.01	$383
Total valid votes/expense limit			57,934	100.00	$87,350
Total rejected ballots			595	1.02
Turnout			58,529	70.29
	Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative		Swing		+4.21

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Luc Harvey	20,332	34.47	+21.02	$63,705
	Bloc Québécois	Roger Clavet	20,101	34.08	-9.03	$61,438
	Liberal	Hélène Scherrer	8,852	15.01	-19.02	$43,177
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	5,351	9.07	+3.50	$6,274
	Green	Robert Hudon	2,517	4.27	+0.44
	Independent	Frédérick Têtu	1,147	1.94	–	$430
	Independent	Francis Fortin	565	0.96	–	$460
	Christian Heritage	Stefan Jetchick	116	0.20	–	$189
Total valid votes/expense limit			58,981	100.00	$81,438
	Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+15.03

Provincial

Louis-Hebert

Quebec provincial by-election, October 2, 2017 On the resignation of Sam Hamad
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Geneviève Guilbault	12,091	51.04	+25.12
	Liberal	Ihssane El Ghernati	4,433	18.71	-30.51
	Parti Québécois	Normand Beauregard	3,852	16.26	-2.11
	Québec solidaire	Guillaume Boivin	1,235	5.21	+0.27
	Conservative	Sylvie Asselin	976	4.12	+3.29
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	487	2.06	–
	New Democratic	Denis Blanchette	319	1.35	–
	Independent	Vincent Bégin	215	0.91	–
	Option nationale	Martin St-Louis	61	0.26	-0.45
	Équipe Autonomiste	Jean-Luc Rouckout	18	0.08	–
Total valid votes			23,687	99.20
Total rejected ballots			190	0.80
Turnout			23,877	52.43
Electors on the lists			45,540	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal		Swing		+27.82

References

^ Election 2011: Louis-Hébert Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
^ "Roles - Denis Blanchette - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "Le NPD-Québec ne baisse pas les bras" Archived 2018-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. L'actualité, May 24, 2017.
^ Annie Mathieu (August 30, 2017). "Le NPD-Québec plonge dans l'élection partielle". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
^ "Louis-Hébert: Lightbound faces high-profile Conservative Lépine". QCNA EN. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "Our Team | thecanadianfutureparty.ca".
^ "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015".
^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Louis-Hébert, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

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[1] Election 2011: Louis-Hébert Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.

[2] "Roles - Denis Blanchette - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[3] "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[4] "Le NPD-Québec ne baisse pas les bras" Archived 2018-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. L'actualité, May 24, 2017.

[5] Annie Mathieu (August 30, 2017). "Le NPD-Québec plonge dans l'élection partielle". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.

[6] "Louis-Hébert: Lightbound faces high-profile Conservative Lépine". QCNA EN. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[7] "Our Team | thecanadianfutureparty.ca".

[8] "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015".

[9] "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Louis-Hébert, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

[10] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[11] "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

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