Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe MP (born July 1, 1979)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Lac-Saint-Jean as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hébert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1979 |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Parent | Gilles Duceppe (father) Yolande Brunelle (mother) |
| Residence(s) | Alma, Quebec |
Political career
editSince 2021 he has served as the critic of immigration, refugees, citizenship and human rights in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[3]
In November 2024, after reporting revealed that an Iranian assassination attempt against former Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler had been stopped, Brunelle-Duceppe introduced a motion condemning the attack, which was adopted by unanimous consent of the House.[4]
Personal life
editHe is the son of former party leader Gilles Duceppe.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | 25,466 | 50.7 | +6.7 | $38,464.04 | |||
| Conservative | Serge Bergeron | 12,899 | 25.7 | +2.6 | $32,221.37 | |||
| Liberal | Marjolaine Étienne | 9,371 | 18.7 | -6.4 | $6,716.26 | |||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Chambers | 1,637 | 3.3 | -1.8 | $0.48 | |||
| Green | Annie Thibault | 824 | 1.6 | -0.3 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,197 | 97.6 | – | $142,430.64 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,215 | 2.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,412 | 60.7 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 84,695 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | +2.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | 23,839 | 43.96 | +20.59 | $33,354.37 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Hébert | 13,633 | 25.14 | -13.45 | $83,673.06 | |||
| Conservative | Jocelyn Fradette | 12,544 | 23.13 | -1.88 | $41,607.93 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean-Simon Fortin | 2,753 | 5.08 | -6.63 | none listed | |||
| Green | Julie Gagnon-Bond | 1,010 | 1.86 | +0.55 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Dany Boudreault | 448 | 0.9 | New | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,971 | 97.87 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,155 | 2.13 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55,382 | 63.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,456 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Denis Gratton (2019-10-23). ""Bravo mon gars"". Le Soleil. Retrieved 2019-10-24. (in French)
- ^ Claude Bouchard, "Le bloquiste Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe est élu dans Lac-Saint-Jean". Ici Radio-Canada, October 21, 2019.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Noel, Christian; Zimonjic, Peter (November 18, 2024). "Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says RCMP told him Iranian plot to kill him was foiled". CBC News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Raphaël Lavoie, "Gilles Duceppe apprend la victoire de son fils dans un émouvant moment de télé". Le Journal de Québec, October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Lac-Saint-Jean". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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