François Lapointe (politician)

François Lapointe (born March 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as MP for the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. He was defeated in the 2015 election.

François Lapointe
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism
In office April 19, 2012 – August 12, 2013
Leader	Thomas Mulcair
Preceded by	Raymond Côté
Succeeded by	Glenn Thibeault
Member of Parliament for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Bernard Généreux
Succeeded by	Bernard Généreux
Personal details
Born	(1971-03-26) March 26, 1971 L'Islet, Quebec
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec

On the night of the 2011 election, Lapointe was initially declared unsuccessful in his riding, losing narrowly to incumbent MP Bernard Généreux. However, Lapointe was subsequently declared elected on May 5, 2011, after the riding's returning officer determined that 100 votes for Lapointe were reportedly allocated in error to the Green Party candidate in the initial tally.[1]

In the updated count, Lapointe won over Généreux by a margin of just five votes.[2] Following an automatic judicial recount,[1] Lapointe's victory was confirmed.[3]

Lapointe ran in a by-election in Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in 2009, but finished a distant fourth.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	14,274	29.0%	–	–
	Liberal	Marie-Josée Normand	14,002	28.4%	–	–
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	11,918	24.2%	–	–
	Bloc Québécois	Louis Gagnon	7,939	16.1%	–	–
	Green	Chantal Breton	823	1.7%	–	–
	Rhinoceros	Bien Gras Gagné	287	0.6%	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,243	100.0		$212,731.62
Total rejected ballots			777	–	–
Turnout			50,020	–	–
Eligible voters			78,489
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[4] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount.[5]
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	17,285	36.4	-
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	17,276	36.3	-
	Bloc Québécois	Nathalie Arsenault	9,550	20.1	-
	Liberal	Andrew Caddell	2,743	5.8	-
	Green	Lynette Tremblay	691	1.5	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,545	100.00%

Source: Elections Canada, 2011 General Election, Montmagny--L'Islet--Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup, Results certified by judicial recount

By-election on November 9, 2009 resignation of Paul Crête
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	12,162	42.7%
	Bloc Québécois	Nancy Gagnon	10,737	37.7%
	Liberal	Marcel Catellier	3,768	13.2%
	New Democratic	François Lapointe	1,363	4.8%
	Green	Charles Marois	472	1.7%
Total valid votes			28,502
Total rejected ballots			–
Turnout			28,502	36.6%

References

1. "Recounts could cost Tories two seats in Quebec, Ontario". Vancouver Province, May 5, 2011.
2. "NDP wins another Quebec seat - by 5 votes". The Gazette, May 5, 2011.
3. "Le Bas-Saint-Laurent aura un deuxième député néo-démocrate." Radio-Canada, May 13, 2011.
4. "Judge orders recount for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup riding". CBC News. October 27, 2015.
5. Emily Chan (2 November 2015). "Recount confirms Conservative Bernard Genereux won Quebec riding". CTV News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
6. Elections Canada – October 19, 2015 Election Results, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. After judicial recount.
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• François Lapointe (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography