Alex Boissonneault
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Alex Boissonneault | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Arthabaska | |
| Assumed office August 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Lefebvre |
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| Political party | Parti Québécois |
Alex Boissonneault is a Canadian politician and former journalist from the Parti Québécois who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec from Arthabaska in a 2025 by-election.[1] He defeated Conservative Party of Quebec leader Éric Duhaime and flipped a Coalition Avenir Québec seat.
He previously hosted Première Heure, a radio show on Ici Radio-Canada Première.[2] During the 3rd Summit of the Americas, Boissonneault was arrested and convicted of plotting to penetrate the secure perimeter, serving in pretrial detention 41 days, but was subsequently sentenced to community service.[3] During the 2025 campaign, he regretted his actions and apologized.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| Quebec provincial by-election, August 11, 2025: Arthabaska Resignation of Eric Lefebvre | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alex Boissonneault | 17,327 | 46.37 | +36.36 | ||||
| Conservative | Éric Duhaime | 13,081 | 35.01 | +10.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Chantale Marchand | 3,481 | 9.32 | +5.56 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Keven Brasseur | 2,693 | 7.21 | -44.54 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Pascale Fortin | 548 | 1.47 | -7.76 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Trystan Martel | 96 | 0.26 | -0.31 | ||||
| Union Nationale | Eric Simard | 55 | 0.15 | – | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Louis Chandonnet | 31 | 0.08 | – | ||||
| Independent | Denis Gagné | 29 | 0.08 | – | ||||
| Independent | Arpad Nagy | 24 | 0.06 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,365 | 98.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 398 | 1.05 | -0.51 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,763 | 59.98 | -14.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,960 | – | +1.35 | |||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Coalition Avenir Québec | Swing | +40.45 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Canadian Press (12 August 2025). "PQ candidate Alex Boissonneault wins Arthabaska byelection". CTVNews. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Alex Boissonneault | Profil". Radio-Canada. August 12, 2025.
- ^ Pagano, Pamela (May 14, 2025). "Arthabaska: Alex Boissonneault confirms his candidacy and focuses on his roots".
- ^ https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/provincial-politics/article930861.html [bare URL]
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