Denis Lamothe
Denis Lamothe 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 Ungava as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Denis Lamothe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Ungava | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Boucher |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Residence(s) | Chibougamau, Quebec |
A former Sûreté du Québec officer in Kuujjuaq and Kuujjuaraapik, he promised in his campaign to be an advocate for greater self-determination rights for the Nunavik region of Quebec.[2]
Electoral record
| 2018 Quebec general election: Ungava | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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References
- "Quebec elects a CAQ goverment [sic]; Ungava follows suit". Nunatsiaq News, October 2, 2018.
- "CAQ candidate touts self-determination for Nunavik". Nunatsiaq News, September 21, 2018.
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