Claude DeBellefeuille
MP
Member of Parliament
for Salaberry—Suroît
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byAnne Minh-Thu Quach
Member of Parliament
for Beauharnois—Salaberry
In office
January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byAlain Boire
Succeeded byAnne Minh-Thu Quach
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceSalaberry-de-Valleyfield
ProfessionSocial worker

Claude DeBellefeuille MP (born December 13, 1963) is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Salaberry—Suroît in Quebec since the 2019 federal election. A member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ), she previously served as the MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry from 2006 to 2011.

Background

Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, DeBellefeuille was a social worker before becoming a politician. She was first elected in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry. She defeated Alain Boire in the nomination race in the riding and went on to win the general election. DeBellefeuille was reelected in 2008 with a slightly higher margin than the previous election. Between June 2010 and May 2011, she replaced Michel Guimond as the chief Bloc Québécois Whip, previously serving as Deputy Whip. In the 2011 federal election, DeBellefeuille was a casualty of the Orange Wave, losing her seat to Anne Minh-Thu Quach of the New Democratic Party (NDP). In 2015, she ran in Salaberry—Suroît and again lost to Quach. After Quach did not run in the 2019 federal election, DeBellefeuille succeeded her.

On June 17, 2020 DeBellefeuille spoke as party whip following New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh calling fellow Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien a ‘racist’ after he (Therrien) voted against a motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP. On June 18, 2020 DeBellefeuille called for Singh to be blocked from speaking in Parliament due to the previous day’s ‘outburst’ but was unsuccessful.[1]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Salaberry—Suroît
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille29,97547.7+19.34$22,969.94
LiberalMarc Faubert18,68229.7+0.52$65,428.26
ConservativeCynthia Larivière6,1169.7-0.27$8,759.40
New DemocraticJoan Gottman5,0248.0-22.43none listed
GreenNahed AlShawa1,9973.2+1.79none listed
People'sAlain Savard7671.2$3,205.00
Indépendance du QuébecLuc Bertrand3420.5none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,903100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,285
Turnout 64,18867.0
Eligible voters 95,776
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.41
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnne Minh-Thu Quach23,97843.78+32.22–
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille18,18233.20-16.86–
ConservativeDavid Couturier7,04912.87-7.37–
LiberalFrançois Deslandres4,5598.32-6.55–
GreenRémi Pelletier1,0031.83-1.45–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,771100.00–
Total rejected ballots 7781.40–
Turnout 55,56962.34–
Eligible voters 89,141 ––
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +24.54
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille26,90450.06+2.53$57,397
ConservativeDominique Bellemare10,85820.20-6.31$85,410
LiberalMaria Lopez7,99514.87-0.14$6,993
New DemocraticAnne Minh-Thu Quach6,21411.56+4.01$2,272
GreenDavid Smith1,7643.28-0.10$5,184
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,735 100.00 $89,601
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -4.52
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisClaude DeBellefeuille26,19047.53-3.1$51,521
ConservativeDavid Couturier14,60926.51+17.3$7,923
LiberalJohn Khawand8,27215.01-19.6$80,914
New DemocraticCynthia Roy4,1637.55+5.6$6,039
GreenDavid Smith1,8643.38+0.7
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,098 100.00 $82,960

References

  1. ↑ Aiello, Rachel (2020-06-17). "Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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