David Heurtel
Canadian politician
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David Heurtel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 9, 2013.[1] He represented the electoral district of Viau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.[1][2] He was re-elected in the 2014 election. During his tenure in the National Assembly he held the portfolios of environment minister and immigration minister. He declined to run in the 2018 provincial election.
Preceded byKathleen Weil
Succeeded bySimon Jolin-Barrette
Preceded byYves-François Blanchet
Succeeded byIsabelle Melançon
David Heurtel | |
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| Minister of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion | |
| In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Weil |
| Succeeded by | Simon Jolin-Barrette |
| Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and the Fight Against Climate Change | |
| In office April 23, 2014 – October 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yves-François Blanchet |
| Succeeded by | Isabelle Melançon |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Viau | |
| In office December 9, 2013 – August 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Dubourg |
| Succeeded by | Frantz Benjamin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 20, 1971 |
| Party | Quebec Liberal (provincial) |
Electoral record
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Heurtel | 15,945 | 62.02 | +2.21 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Odette Lavigne | 3,782 | 14.71 | +0.15 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 2,795 | 10.87 | -2.41 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Wilner Cayo | 2,380 | 9.26 | +5.87 | ||||
| Green | Marijo Bourgault | 304 | 1.18 | -0.49 | ||||
| Parti nul | Benoit Valiquette | 181 | 0.70 | – | ||||
| Option nationale | Benjamin Michaud | 177 | 0.69 | -3.38 | ||||
| Bloc Pot | Ana Da Silva | 145 | 0.56 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,709 | 98.62 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 360 | 1.38 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 26,069 | 63.0 | +46.0 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 41,161 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Heurtel | 4,047 | 59.88 | +12.61 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Tania Longpré | 985 | 14.58 | -9.09 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 897 | 13.27 | +1.75 | ||||
| Option nationale | Patrick Bourgeois | 309 | 4.57 | +1.60 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jamilla Leboeuf | 229 | 3.39 | -9.06 | ||||
| Green | Morgan Crockett | 113 | 1.67 | -0.45 | ||||
| Quebec Citizens' Union | Emilio Alvarez Garcia | 82 | 1.21 | |||||
| Conservative | Jean-Paul Pellerin | 82 | 1.21 | |||||
| Autonomist Team | Stéphane Pouleur | 14 | 0.21 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,758 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 100 | 1.46 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,858 | 17.00 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 40,518 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +10.85 | ||||||
