Jean Boulet (politician)
Jean Boulet is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Trois-Rivières as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the current Minister of Labour.
Jean Boulet | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Denis Girard |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Relatives | Julie Boulet (sister) |
| Residence(s) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
His sister is former Quebec Liberal MNA Julie Boulet.[2]
A few days before the 2022 Quebec general election as CAQ Immigration and labour minister Boulet walked back from his past comments during a debate a few days before. Saying that 80% of immigrants go to Montreal, don't work, don't speak French or don't adhere to the values of Quebec.[3]
Electoral Record
| 2018 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean Boulet | 15,323 | 41.07 | +18.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean-Denis Girard | 8,522 | 22.84 | -16.32 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Valérie Delage | 6,411 | 17.18 | +8.68 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Marie-Claude Camirand | 5,758 | 15.43 | -12.96 | ||||
| Green | Adis Simidzija | 653 | 1.75 | |||||
| Conservative | Daniel Hénault | 639 | 1.71 | +0.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,306 | 98.04 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 744 | 1.96 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,050 | 70.22 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 54,187 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.56 | ||||||
References
- "Sonia LeBel, Jean Boulet et Simon Allaire élus". L'Hebdo Journal, October 1, 2018.
- Rochette, Marc (17 January 2018). "Le frère de Julie Boulet dans la mire de la CAQ". Le Soleil. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "'80 per cent of immigrants go to Montreal, don't work, don't speak French': CAQ immigration minister". September 28, 2022.
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