Canadian politician
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe MP [ 1] House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election .[ 2] Lac-Saint-Jean as a member of the Bloc Québécois .
Political career
Since 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
He is the son of former party leader Gilles Duceppe .[ 5]
Electoral record
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
^ Denis Gratton (2019-10-23). " . 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
^ "Confirmed candidates — Lac-Saint-Jean" . Elections Canada . Retrieved 20 September 2021 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
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