Chantal Rouleau

Chantal Rouleau
MNA
Rouleau in 2009
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Pointe-aux-Trembles
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 18, 2018
Preceded byNicole Léger
Quebec Minister for Social Solidarity and Community Action
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 20, 2022
Preceded byJean Boulet
Borough mayor for Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal City Councillor
In office
June 7, 2010 – October 2, 2018
Preceded byJoe Magri
Succeeded byCaroline Bourgeois
Personal details
Born (1959-07-04) July 4, 1959
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
PartyCoalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Other political
affiliations
Residence(s)Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
  • Environmentalist
  • entrepreneur

Chantal Rouleau MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Pointe-aux-Trembles as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2]

Prior to her election to the legislature, Rouleau served on Montreal City Council. She became mayor of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in June 2010 following a municipal by-election.[3] She was a member of the Vision Montréal municipal political party until May 30, 2013, when she left to join Équipe Denis Coderre.[4] In 2018 she ran as a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec in Pointe-Aux-Trembles. She won, flipping a riding that has been solidly PQ for three decades. She won re-election in the 2022 Quebec election by a large margin. She has held three cabinet posts in the Legault government since 2018. Such as, Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Deputy Minister of Transport (2018-2022), and Minister of Social Solidarity and Community Action (2022 - )

Rouleau had previously been involved in sustainable development initiatives in Montreal's east end for more than 30 years.[3]

Electoral record

Provincial

2022 Quebec general election: Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Chantal Rouleau 12,156 45.88 +6.92
Parti Québécois Jocelyn Desjardins 5,265 19.87 -12.33
Québec solidaire Simon Tremblay-Pepin 4,084 15.41 +0.55
Liberal Byanca Jeune 2,750 10.38 -2.18
Conservative Yves Beaulieu 1,804 6.81 –
Green Alex Di Pardo 268 1.01 –
Climat Québec Marc Michaud 82 0.30 –
Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 53 0.20
Équipe Autonomiste Louis Chandonnet 33 0.10
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists – –
2018 Quebec general election: Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Chantal Rouleau 10,579 38.96 +14.9
Parti Québécois Jean-Martin Aussant 8,745 32.2 -11.02
Québec solidaire Céline Pereira 4,036 14.86 +7.08
Liberal Eric Ouellette 3,410 12.56 -9.84
Bloc Pot Pierre Surette 218 0.8
Équipe Autonomiste Louis Chandonnet 89 0.33 +0.13
Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 79 0.29 +0
Total valid votes 27,156 97.87
Total rejected ballots 592 2.13
Turnout 27,748 67.43
Eligible voters 41,148
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +12.96
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Municipal

2017 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Équipe Denis Coderre Chantal Rouleau 18,861 57.37 -8.57
Projet Montréal Pietro Mercuri 14,013 42.63 +24.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 32,874 96.43
Total rejected ballots 1,218 3.57 -2.58
Turnout 34,092 42.39 -0.12
Eligible voters 80,431 – –
2013 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Équipe Denis Coderre Chantal Rouleau 20,755 65.94 new
Projet Montréal Romeo Della Valle 5,759 18.30 +0.79
Coalition Montréal Michel Taylor 4,963 15.77 new
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,477 93.85
Total rejected ballots 2,064 6.15 +4.13
Turnout 33,541 42.51 -1.58
Eligible voters 78,909 – –
Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 2010 By election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vision Montreal Chantal Rouleau 4,855 40.73 +4.45
Union Montreal Barba Pisani 4,167 34.74 -6.53
Projet Montréal Colette Paul 2,100 17.51 -2.18
Independent André Bélisle 843 7.03 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 11,995 97.98 –
Total rejected ballots 248 2.02 -2.12
Turnout 12,243 15.75 -24.16
Eligible voters 77,725 – –
2009 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Union Montreal Joe Magri 12,250 41.27 -9.03
Vision Montreal Chantal Rouleau 10,770 36.28 -7.16
Projet Montréal Thérèse Deschambault 5,845 19.69 +19.69
Independent Michel Daoust 817 2.75 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,682 95.86 –
Total rejected ballots 1,282 4.14 –
Turnout 30,964 39.91 –
Eligible voters 78,909 – –

Cabinet posts

References

  1. ^ "Liberals hang on to 19 seats on Montreal island, but CAQ makes inroads". CBC News Montreal, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chantal Rouleau - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Arrondissement Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles - Chantal Rouleau" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "3 Vision Montreal councillors join Coderre". CBC News, May 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Position was merged into the hands of the transport minister Geneviève Guilbault
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