Kateri Champagne Jourdain

Kateri Champagne Jourdain
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Duplessis
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 3, 2022
Preceded byLorraine Richard
Quebec Minister of Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 20, 2022
Preceded byJean Boulet
Personal details
BornSept-Îles, Quebec, Canada[1]
Political partyCoalition Avenir Quebec

Kateri Champagne Jourdain MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of Duplessis as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She is the first indigenous woman elected to the National Assembly and the first Indigenous woman in a Quebec cabinet position.[2] She is minister of employment in the Executive Council of Quebec.[3]

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Duplessis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Kateri Champagne Jourdain 8,785 45.14 +11.44
Parti Québécois Marilou Vanier 4,825 24.79 –9.53
Conservative Roberto Stéa 3,059 15.72 +14.04
Québec solidaire Uapukun Mestokosho 1,821 9.36 –3.03
Liberal Chamroeun Khuon 783 4.02 –13.90
Climat Québec Jacques Gélineau 190 0.98 New
Total valid votes 19,463 98.57
Total rejected ballots 282 1.43 –0.39
Turnout 19,745 53.21 –2.60
Electors on the lists 37,108
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +10.48
Source: Élections Québec[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kateri Champagne Jourdain de la CAQ, première Innue élue, remporte Duplessis | Élections Québec 2022". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). No. Zone Politique-ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "La caquiste Kateri Champagne Jourdain devient la première femme autochtone élue". TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Richardson, Lindsay (October 21, 2022). "First Indigenous woman to win seat in Quebec now in cabinet". National News.
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved October 20, 2022.


Stub icon

This article about a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.