Joëlle Boutin (born October 2, 1979) is a former Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 2, 2019.[1] She represented the electoral district of Jean-Talon as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She resigned on July 19, 2023, to join the private sector.[2] The by-election to replace her was scheduled for October 2, 2023, which was won by the Parti Québécois candidate Pascal Paradis.[3]

Joëlle Boutin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jean-Talon
In office
December 2, 2019 – July 19, 2023
Preceded bySébastien Proulx
Succeeded byPascal Paradis
Personal details
Born (1979-10-02) October 2, 1979 (age 44)
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
Residence(s)Quebec City, Quebec

Electoral record edit

2022 Quebec general election: Jean-Talon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Joëlle Boutin 11,105 32.50 -10.88
Québec solidaire Olivier Bolduc 8,117 23.76 +6.81
Parti Québécois Gabriel Coulombe 6,386 18.69 +9.37
Liberal Julie White 4,616 13.51 -11.52
Conservative Sébastien Clavet 3,541 10.36 +9.35
Green Alexandre Dallaire 262 0.77 -2.02
Climat Québec Julien Cardinal 93 0.27
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur 44 0.13 +0.03
Total valid votes 34,164 99.02
Total rejected ballots 337 0.98 +0.50
Turnout 34,501 73.86 +24.67
Electors on the lists 46,714
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing -8.84
Quebec provincial by-election, December 2, 2019
On the resignation of Sébastien Proulx
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Joëlle Boutin 9,950 43.38 +14.81
Liberal Gertrude Bourdon 5,742 25.03 -7.54
Québec solidaire Olivier Bolduc 3,888 16.95 -2.22
Parti Québécois Sylvain Barrette 2,137 9.32 -5.14
Green Émilie Coulombe 640 2.79 +0.99
Conservative Éric Barnabé 233 1.02 -0.81
Independent Ali Dahan 206 0.90 +0.20
Citoyens au pouvoir Stéphane Blais 85 0.37 -
Indépendence du Québec Michel Blondin 32 0.14 -
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur 23 0.10 -0.48
Total valid votes 22,936 99.53
Total rejected ballots 109 0.47 -0.71
Turnout 23,045 49.18 -25.98
Electors on the lists 46,857
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +11.18


2018 Quebec general election: Jean-Talon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sébastien Proulx 11,069 32.58 -9.18
Coalition Avenir Québec Joëlle Boutin 9,706 28.57 +14.75
Québec solidaire Patrick Provost 6,515 19.18 +11.53
Parti Québécois Sylvain Barrette 4,912 14.46 -15.51
Conservative Carl Bérubé 620 1.82 +0.62
Green Macarena Diab 610 1.8 -0.6
Independent Ali Dahan 236 0.69
New Democratic Hamid Nadji 197 0.58
Équipe Autonomiste Stéphane Pouleur 64 0.19 -0.09
Marxist–Leninist Ginette Boutet 46 0.14 -0.48
Total valid votes 33,975 98.82
Total rejected ballots 405 1.18
Turnout 34,380 75.16
Eligible voters 45,743
Liberal hold Swing -11.97
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References edit

  1. ^ "Liberal stronghold in Quebec City falls to the CAQ in by-election" Archived 2022-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. CTV News Montreal, December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "CAQ member Joelle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ". Montreal CTV News. July 19, 2023. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Authier, Philip (August 18, 2023). "Quebec City byelection: CAQ and PQ neck-and-neck in Jean-Talon". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.