Méganne Perry Mélançon

Méganne Perry Mélançon
MNA
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

Quebec general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisMéganne Perry Mélançon6,00333.41-18.62
LiberalAlexandre Boulay5,96233.18-0.62
Coalition Avenir QuébecLouis LeBouthillier3,52119.60+13.41
Québec solidaireAlexis Dumont-Blanchet2,48213.81+8.68
Total valid votes 17,96898.37–
Total rejected ballots 2971.63+0.55
Turnout 18,27960.82-2.28
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

  1. ↑ "Après recomptage, le PQ remporte la circonscription de Gaspé". Ici Radio-Canada, October 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Electoral officer to investigate after Quebec riding flips from Liberal to PQ in recount". Global News, October 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Parti Québécois wins Gaspé in recount as investigation launched into vote". CBC News. October 10, 2018.
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