Raymond Côté

Raymond Côté (born January 10, 1967) 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 Beauport—Limoilou as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Raymond Côté
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism
In office
May 26, 2011 – April 18, 2012
LeaderJack Layton
Nycole Turmel
Preceded byNavdeep Bains
Gerry Byrne
Succeeded byFrancois Lapointe
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Beauport—Limoilou
In office
2011–2015
Preceded bySylvie Boucher
Succeeded byAlupa Clarke
Personal details
Born (1967-01-10) January 10, 1967
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionPublic servant

Prior to being elected, Côté worked for Services Québec. He ran unsuccessfully in Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in both the 2006 and 2008 elections. Côté has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université Laval in economics and international relations. In the 2018 New Democratic Party of Quebec leadership election, Côté stood for leadership of the restarted provincial-level NDP, but he lost to Raphaël Fortin.

Electoral history
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Québec solidaireSol Zanetti10,30434.68+20.58[2]
Coalition Avenir QuébecChristiane Gamache9,63532.43+8.65
LiberalGertrude Bourdon5,30517.86-19.41
Parti QuébécoisClaire Vignola2,7649.30-13.10
ConservativeAnne Deblois5201.75+0.96
New DemocraticRaymond Côté3991.34New
GreenAlex Paradis-Bellefeuille3421.15New
Parti nulCharles Verreault-Lemieux1920.65-0.58
Citoyens au pouvoirMarie-Pierre Deschênes1530.51New
Équipe autonomisteNicolas Bouffard-Savoie520.18New
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau440.15+0.01
Total valid votes 29,710100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Québec solidaire gain from Liberal Swing –
2015 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeAlupa Clarke15,46130.58+5.3–
New DemocraticRaymond Côté12,88125.48-20.42–
LiberalAntoine Bujold12,85425.41+19.06–
Bloc QuébécoisDoni Berberi7,46714.77-5.37–
GreenDalila Elhak1,2202.41+0.55–
LibertarianFrancis Bedard4230.84––
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau1280.25+0.02–
Strength in DemocracyBladimir Laborit1240.25–$1,075.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,558100.0 $213,227.45
Total rejected ballots 941––
Turnout 51,499––
Eligible voters 78,601
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.86
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRaymond Côté24,30646.07+33.85
ConservativeSylvie Boucher13,84526.24-10.52
Bloc QuébécoisMichel Létourneau10,25019.43-13.18
LiberalLorraine Chartier3,1625.99-8.37
GreenLouise Courville9501.80-0.98
Christian HeritageAnne-Marie Genest1240.24-
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau1220.23-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,759100.00
Total rejected ballots 843 1.57-0.14
Turnout 53,602 63.26 +3.86
Eligible voters 84,738––

References
  1. Election 2011: Beauport—Limoilou. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. Percentage change calculated from combined result of Quebec solidaire and Option nationale at the 2014 election.
  3. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Beauport—Limoilou, 30 September 2015
  4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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