François Choquette

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François Choquette
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Drummond
Assumed office
May 2, 2011
Preceded by Roger Pomerleau
Personal details
Born (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974 (age 50)
Granby, Quebec, Canada
Political party New Democratic Party
Profession Teacher, politician

François Choquette (born January 3, 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Drummond as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Prior to being elected, Choquette was a teacher. Choquette has a Bachelor's degree in secondary education in French and history and a Master's degree in literature.[citation needed]

Choquette also ran unsuccessfully in the 2006 federal election in Drummond.

After the 2015 election, Choquette was appointed the NDP critic for Official Languages in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[2]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
New Democratic François Choquette 15,833 30.5 -21.1
Liberal Pierre Côté 13,793 26.5 +18.1
Bloc Québécois Diane Bourgeois 11,862 22.8 +0.8
Conservative Pascale Déry 9,221 17.7 +1.8
Green Émile Coderre 1,270 2.4 +0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,979 100.0     $216,664.68
Total rejected ballots 1,098 2.10 +0.28
Turnout 53,077 65.28 +2.69
Eligible voters 81,303
New Democratic hold Swing -19.6
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
New Democratic François Choquette 24,489 51.6 +34.8
Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau 10,410 22.0 -16.8
Conservative Normand W. Bernier 7,555 15.9 -9.4
Liberal Pierre Côté 3,979 8.4 -8.4
Green Robin Fortin 987 2.1 -0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,420 100.0
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +25.8
Total rejected ballots 878 1.82 -0.38
Turnout 48,298 62.59
Eligible voters 77,162
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Pauline Picard 22,575 49.7 -6.6 $38,371
Conservative Jean-Marie Pineault 10,134 22.3 +5.4 $51,057
Liberal Éric Cardinal 7,437 16.4 -6.4 $75,543
New Democratic François Choquette 2,870 6.3 +4.5 $1,903
Green Jean-Benjamin Milot 2,418 5.3 +3.1 $865
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,434 100.0 $76,054

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