Marie Montpetit | |
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 Marie Montpetit | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Maurice-Richard Crémazie (2014-2018) | |
| In office April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Diane De Courcy |
| Succeeded by | Haroun Bouazzi |
| Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications | |
| In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Nathalie Roy |
| Minister responsible for the French language | |
| In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Fortin |
| Succeeded by | Nathalie Roy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1979 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party (2014-2021) Independent (2021-present) |
Marie Montpetit is a former Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.[1] She represented the electoral district of Maurice-Richard (formerly known as Crémazie).
Prior to her election to the legislature, Montpetit worked for the provincial Ministry of Health and Social Services and the World Health Organization.[1]
From October 2017 to October 2018, she was Minister of culture and communications and Minister responsible for the protection and promotion of the french Language.
She was re-elected by a slim margin in the 2018 Quebec election. On November 1, 2021, Montpetit was expelled from the Liberal caucus as a result of harassment allegations filed by a former staffer.[2]
On May 24, 2022, Montpetit announced that she would not be seeking a third term in the 2022 Quebec general election.
Electoral history
| 2018 Quebec general election: Maurice-Richard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Marie Montpetit | 9,459 | 29.52 | -9.48 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Raphaël Rebelo | 8,929 | 27.86 | +14.15 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Manon Gauthier | 6,330 | 19.75 | +6.02 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Frédéric Lapointe | 6,131 | 19.13 | -12.47 | ||||
| Green | Gilles Fournelle | 602 | 1.88 | +0.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jean Rémillard | 216 | 0.67 | |||||
| Parti nul | Manon Dupuis | 214 | 0.67 | |||||
| Bloc Pot | Morgan Ali | 90 | 0.28 | |||||
| Citoyens au pouvoir | Daniel St-Hilaire | 77 | 0.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 32,048 | 98.51 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 486 | 1.49 | +0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 32,534 | 68.63 | -6.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 47,407 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.82 | ||||||
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Marie Montpetit | 13,440 | 39.00 | +10.16 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Diane De Courcy | 10,892 | 31.60 | -7.01 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sylvain Bessette | 4,731 | 13.73 | -3.37 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | André Frappier | 4,726 | 13.71 | +2.14 | ||||
| Green | Virginia Leurent-Bonnevie | 448 | 1.30 | -0.19 | ||||
| Option nationale | Gabrielle Ladouceur-Despins | 227 | 0.66 | -1.72 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,464 | 98.61 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 485 | 1.39 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 34,949 | 75.00 | -1.63 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,596 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal gain | Swing | +8.59 | ||||||
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