Claude DeBellefeuille

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Claude DeBellefeuille
MP
Member of Parliament
for Salaberry—Suroît
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byAnne Minh-Thu Quach
Member of Parliament
for Beauharnois—Salaberry
In office
January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byAlain Boire
Succeeded byAnne Minh-Thu Quach
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963 (age 58)
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceSalaberry-de-Valleyfield
ProfessionSocial worker

Claude DeBellefeuille MP (born December 13, 1963) is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Salaberry—Suroît in Quebec since the 2019 federal election. A member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ), she previously served as the MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry from 2006 to 2011.

Background[]

Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, DeBellefeuille was a social worker before becoming a politician. She was first elected in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry. She defeated Alain Boire in the nomination race in the riding and went on to win the general election. DeBellefeuille was reelected in 2008 with a slightly higher margin than the previous election. Between June 2010 and May 2011, she replaced Michel Guimond as the chief Bloc Québécois Whip, previously serving as Deputy Whip. In the 2011 federal election, DeBellefeuille was a casualty of the Orange Wave, losing her seat to Anne Minh-Thu Quach of the New Democratic Party (NDP). In 2015, she ran in Salaberry—Suroît and was again defeated by Quach. DeBellefeuille went on to succeed Quach did not run in the 2019 federal election.

On June 17, 2020 DeBellefeuille spoke as party whip following fellow Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien was called a ‘racist’ by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after he voted against a motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP. On June 18, 2020 DeBellefeuille called for Singh to be blocked from speaking in Parliament due to the previous day’s ‘outburst’ but was unsuccessful.[1]

Electoral record[]

2019 Canadian federal election: Salaberry—Suroît
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Claude DeBellefeuille 29,975 47.7 +19.34 $22,969.94
Liberal Marc Faubert 18,682 29.7 +0.52 $65,428.26
Conservative Cynthia Larivière 6,116 9.7 -0.27 $8,759.40
New Democratic Joan Gottman 5,024 8.0 -22.43 none listed
Green Nahed AlShawa 1,997 3.2 +1.79 none listed
People's Alain Savard 767 1.2 $3,205.00
Indépendance du Québec Luc Bertrand 342 0.5 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,903 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,285
Turnout 64,188 67.0
Eligible voters 95,776
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.41
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Anne Minh-Thu Quach 23,978 43.78 +32.22 –
Bloc Québécois Claude DeBellefeuille 18,182 33.20 -16.86 –
Conservative David Couturier 7,049 12.87 -7.37 –
Liberal François Deslandres 4,559 8.32 -6.55 –
Green Rémi Pelletier 1,003 1.83 -1.45 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,771 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 778 1.40 –
Turnout 55,569 62.34 –
Eligible voters 89,141 – –
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +24.54
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Claude DeBellefeuille 26,904 50.06 +2.53 $57,397
Conservative Dominique Bellemare 10,858 20.20 -6.31 $85,410
Liberal Maria Lopez 7,995 14.87 -0.14 $6,993
New Democratic Anne Minh-Thu Quach 6,214 11.56 +4.01 $2,272
Green David Smith 1,764 3.28 -0.10 $5,184
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,735 100.00 $89,601
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -4.52
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Claude DeBellefeuille 26,190 47.53 -3.1 $51,521
Conservative David Couturier 14,609 26.51 +17.3 $7,923
Liberal John Khawand 8,272 15.01 -19.6 $80,914
New Democratic Cynthia Roy 4,163 7.55 +5.6 $6,039
Green David Smith 1,864 3.38 +0.7
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,098 100.00 $82,960

References[]

  1. ^ Aiello, Rachel (2020-06-17). "Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

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