Pierre Dufour | |
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| Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec forAbitibi-Est | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Bourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent(provincial, since 2025) Coalition Avenir Québec(provincial, until 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal(federal) |
| Residence(s) | Val-d'Or,Quebec |
Pierre Dufour is a Canadian politician and businessman,[1] who was elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec in the2018 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district ofAbitibi-Est as a member of theCoalition Avenir Québec.[3]
He previously ran as aLiberal Party of Canada candidate for the district ofAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in the2015 federal election, but lost to theNDP'sRomeo Saganash.
In 2025, he was removed from theCAQ caucus after handing in an ultimatum demanding a ministerial role.[4]
| 2018 Quebec general election:Abitibi-Est | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Dufour | 8,967 | 42.72 | +23.68 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Élizabeth Larouche | 4,090 | 19.48 | -11.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Guy Bourgeois | 3,936 | 18.75 | -22.34 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Lyne Cyr | 3,287 | 15.66 | +8.54 | ||||
| Green | Mélina Paquette | 356 | 1.7 | |||||
| Citoyens au pouvoir | Éric Caron | 355 | 1.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,991 | 97.44 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 551 | 2.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,542 | 63.79 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 33,770 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québecgain fromLiberal | Swing | +17.42 | ||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Roméo Saganash | 12,778 | 37.02 | -7.80 | $33,061.53 | |||
| Liberal | Pierre Dufour | 11,094 | 32.14 | +21.67 | $29,180.64 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Luc Ferland | 6,398 | 18.54 | +0.27 | $31,842.28 | |||
| Conservative | Steven Hébert | 3,211 | 9.30 | -13.25 | $11,040.28 | |||
| Green | Patrick Benoît | 779 | 2.26 | -1.63 | $2,173.92 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Mario Gagnon | 258 | 0.75 | – | $3.70 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 34,518 | 100.0 | $247,914.66 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 609 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 35,127 | 55.55 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,226 | |||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -14.73 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Quebec provincial government ofFrançois Legault | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Luc Blanchette | Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022 | Maïté Blanchette Vézina (Forests) andBenoit Charette (Wildlife and Parks) |
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