François_Lapointe_(politician)

François Lapointe
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	March 26, 1971 (age 53); L'Islet, Quebec
Political party	Liberal Party (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	New Democratic Party (2011-2016)
Residence	L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec

François Lapointe (politician)

Canadian 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.

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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. Lapointe was nominated as the Liberal candidate in the riding for the 2021 federal election, but came in third.^[4]

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v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Généreux	24,118	50.46	+8.80	$57,587.54
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Bérubé	12,523	26.20	-6.07	$0.00
	Liberal	François Lapointe	8,371	17.51	+1.22	$18,377.55
	New Democratic	Sean English	1,597	3.34	-3.57	$181.66
	Free	Nancy Rochon	919	1.92	–	$806.33
	Rhinoceros	Thibaud Mony	269	0.56	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			47,797	–	–	$110,137.98
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				60.86	-4.69
Eligible voters			78,533
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.44
Source: Elections Canada^[5]

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,^[6] 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.^[7]
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

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%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
By-election on November 9, 2009 resignation of Paul Crête
	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%

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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 (age 53) L'Islet, Quebec
Political party	Liberal Party (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic Party (2011-2016)
Residence	L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec