Raphaël Fortin

Raphaël Fortin (born 1980)[1] is leader of the New Democratic Party of Quebec. He was elected at the NDPQ leadership election held on 21 January 2018 defeating former MP Raymond Côté with 62 per cent of the vote to 38 per cent of the vote for his opponent.[1]

Fortin had previously been a candidate for the New Democratic Party in two federal elections running in Verchères—Les Patriotes in 2008 and Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in 2015, losing on both occasions.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal and has worked in the hospitality industry.[1]

At the 2019 NPDQ Convention, Raphaël Fortin received 54 per cent in a confidence vote.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Xavier Barsalou-Duval	17,007	28.64	-5.56	–
	Liberal	Lucie Gagnon	16,794	28.28	+18.4	–
	New Democratic	Raphaël Fortin	14,454	24.34	-20.5	–
	Conservative	Clovis Maheux	6,079	10.24	+1.84	–
	Green	JiCi Lauzon	5,056	8.51	+6.4	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$212,667.64
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			78,251
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

2008 Canadian federal election: Verchères—Les Patriotes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Luc Malo	27,602	50.84	-6.59	$39,478
	Liberal	François Fournier	8,871	16.34	+7.61	$6,204
	New Democratic	Raphaël Fortin	8,388	15.45	+7.30	$7,738
	Conservative	Benoît Dussault	7,742	14.26	-7.53	$32,535
	Green	Annie Morel	1,679	3.09	-0.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,282	100.00	$82,267
Total rejected ballots			766	1.39	0.00
Turnout			55,048	71.87	-0.26

References

1. "Provincial NDP elects Raphaël Fortin to lead party into fall election". CBC News. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, 30 September 2015
3. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates