Matthew Dubé
Matthew Dubé | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beloeil—Chambly Chambly—Borduas (2011-2015) | |
| Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Lessard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1988 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chantale Neapole |
| Profession | Coach, student |
Matthew Dubé MP (born May 3, 1988) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election to represent the electoral district of Chambly—Borduas in Quebec as a member of the New Democratic Party.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Montreal, Dubé was elected co-president of NDP McGill in September 2010 and was also elected president of the Quebec Young New Democrats in November 2010. At the time of his election to the House of Commons, he was a McGill University student completing his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science with a minor in history.[2]
Dubé defeated incumbent MP Yves Lessard of the Bloc Québécois by 15.1% or more than 10,000 votes. Specifically, Dubé received 42.7% of the vote, Lessard received 27.6%, independent candidate Jean-François Mercier received 11.4%, Liberal Party candidate Bernard DeLorme received 8.9%, Conservative Party candidate Nathalie Ferland Drolet received 7.9%, and Green Party candidate Nicholas Lescarbeau received 1.5%.[1]
He was one of five current McGill University students, alongside fellow undergraduates Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Charmaine Borg, and graduate student Jamie Nicholls, elected to Parliament in the 2011 election following the New Democratic Party's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec.[3]
Borg and Dubé were co-presidents of NDP McGill (the NDP student group at McGill University) at the time that they both won election to Parliament, and both had spent the campaign working to re-elect Thomas Mulcair in the nearby riding of Outremont.[4][5][6]
At the time of his election, Dubé had coached junior-league soccer and hockey for several years.[2]
Dubé was the only one of the so-called " McGill 4" re-elected in the 2015 election.[7] Dubé was appointed the NDP critic for Infrastructure and Communities and Deputy House Leader in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[8] Subsequently, Dubé went on to become the party’s Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness critic as well as the NDP caucus chair.[9]
He married Chantale Neapole on June 30, 2018.[10]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Beloeil—Chambly | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Dubé | 20,641 | 31.07 | -11.53 | – | |||
| Liberal | Karine Desjardins | 19,494 | 29.34 | +20.32 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 18,387 | 27.68 | +0.27 | – | |||
| Conservative | Claude Chalhoub | 6,173 | 9.29 | +1.35 | – | |||
| Green | Fodé Kerfalla Yansané | 1,498 | 2.25 | +0.70 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Michael Maher | 245 | 0.37 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.00 | $231,893.10 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 950 | 1.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 67,388 | 74.00 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 91,068 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -15.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Chambly—Borduas | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Dubé | 29,591 | 42.74 | +28.56 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 19,147 | 27.65 | -22.43 | ||||
| Independent | Jean-François Mercier | 7,843 | 11.33 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard DeLorme | 6,165 | 8.90 | -7.88 | ||||
| Conservative | Nathalie Ferland Drolet | 5,425 | 7.83 | -7.24 | ||||
| Green | Nicholas Lescarbeau | 1,072 | 1.55 | -2.33 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,243 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 621 | 0.89 | -0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 69,864 | 70.62 | +2.21 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +25.5 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Election 2011: Chambly—Borduas. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "Matthew Dubé". New Democratic Party. Retrieved May 7, 2011. (password required)
- ^ "McGill 5 head off to House of Commons" Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, May 4, 2011.
- ^ Nathaniel Finestone (April 5, 2011). "Political clubs gear up for election". McGill Tribune.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bill Curry (May 3, 2011). "Students, ex-Communist, a Cree leader and more join NDP's swollen Quebec ranks". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Tamsin McMahon (May 4, 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post.
- ^ Mas, Susana (21 October 2015). "Matthew Dubé only member of NDP's 'McGill 4' re-elected in 2015". CBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Matthew Dubé elected new NDP Caucus Chair". Canada's NDP. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ Moss, Neil (2018-08-08). "Dubé celebrates a wedding day - The Hill Times". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Beloeil—Chambly, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
