Jean Boulet (politician)

Jean Boulet
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byJean-Denis Girard
Personal details
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
RelativesJulie Boulet (sister)
Residence(s)Trois-Rivières, Quebec

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.

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[edit]

2022 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean Boulet 18,859 50.81 +9.74
Québec solidaire Steven Roy Cullen 6,069 16.35 -0.83
Parti Québécois Laurent Vézina 5,323 14.34 -1.09
Conservative Karine Pépin 4,552 12.26 +10.55
Liberal Adams Tekougoum 2,056 5.54 -17.3
Climat Québec Éric Trottier 148 0.40
L'Union fait la force Georges Samman 108 0.29
Total valid votes 37,115 98.69
Total rejected ballots 492 1.31
Turnout 37,607 68.72
Electors on the lists 54,728
2018 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières
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
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sonia LeBel, Jean Boulet et Simon Allaire élus" Archived 2018-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. L'Hebdo Journal, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Rochette, Marc (17 January 2018). "Le frère de Julie Boulet dans la mire de la CAQ". Le Soleil. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "'80 per cent of immigrants go to Montreal, don't work, don't speak French': CAQ immigration minister". September 28, 2022.
Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Dominique Vien Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity
October 18, 2018–present
Incumbent