François Choquette

François Choquette (born January 3, 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election and re-elected in 2015 before being defeated in 2019.[1] He represented the electoral district of Drummond as a member of the New Democratic Party.

François Choquette
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Drummond
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byRoger Pomerleau
Succeeded byMartin Champoux
Personal details
Born (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974
Granby, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionTeacher, politician

Prior to being elected, Choquette was a teacher. Choquette has a bachelor's degree in secondary education in French and history and a master's degree in literature.

Choquette also ran unsuccessfully in the 2006 federal election in Drummond.

After the 2015 election, Choquette was appointed the NDP critic for Official Languages in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[2] Choquette sponsored a private member's bill (Bill C-203) that would require Supreme Court judges be fluently bilingual in English and French.[3] However, it was defeated with both Liberals and Conservatives voting against the bill.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Drummond
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMartin Champoux24,57444.8
LiberalWilliam Morales9,55217.4
ConservativeJessica Ebacher9,08616.6
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette8,71615.9
GreenFrédérik Bernier1,8563.4
People'sSteeve Paquet5251.0
RhinocerosRéal Batrhino2700.5
Animal ProtectionLucas Munger2480.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,824100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,126
Turnout 55,95066.7
Eligible voters 83,916
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Drummond
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette15,83330.5-21.1$46,839.41
LiberalPierre Côté13,79326.5+18.1$17,306.35
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois11,86222.8+0.8$34,502.97
ConservativePascale Déry9,22117.7+1.8$58,680.41
GreenÉmile Coderre1,2702.4+0.3–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,979100.0   $217,456.41
Total rejected ballots 1,098––
Turnout 53,077––
Eligible voters 81,303
New Democratic hold Swing -19.6
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election: Drummond
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette24,48951.6+34.8
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Pomerleau10,41022.0-16.8
ConservativeNormand W. Bernier7,55515.9-9.4
LiberalPierre Côté3,9798.4-8.4
GreenRobin Fortin9872.1-0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,420 100.0
Total rejected ballots 878 1.82 -0.38
Turnout 48,298 62.59 –
Eligible voters 77,162 ––
2006 Canadian federal election: Drummond
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisPauline Picard22,57549.7-6.6$38,371
ConservativeJean-Marie Pineault10,13422.3+5.4$51,057
LiberalÉric Cardinal7,43716.4-6.4$75,543
New DemocraticFrançois Choquette2,8706.3+4.5$1,903
GreenJean-Benjamin Milot2,4185.3+3.1$865
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,434 100.0 $76,054

References
  1. Election 2011: Drummond. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. Kirkup, Kristy (November 12, 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. Selley, Chris (November 10, 2017). "Indigenous MP opposes fellow New Democrats on official bilingualism for Supreme Court". National Post. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Drummond, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine


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