Pierre Fitzgibbon
Pierre Fitzgibbon | |
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.png) Fitzgibbon in 2023 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Terrebonne | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – September 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mathieu Traversy |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Gentilcore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1954 |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Pierre Fitzgibbon (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Terrebonne as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2] He was Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade from October 18, 2018 until resigning on June 2, 2021 in the wake of a report by the National Assembly ethics commissioner.[3]
Re-elected as part of the increased CAQ majority in October 2022, Fitzgibbon returned to his position as Minister of Economic Development, as well as holding portfolios for regional economic development, Montreal, and environmental economics. Fitzgibbon formally announced he was resigning from politics on September 4, 2024.[4] The by-election to replace him was won by the PQ on March 17, 2025.[5]
Electoral record
| 2022 Quebec general election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Fitzgibbon | 20,911 | 49.44 | +6.48 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Geneviève Couture | 7,986 | 18.88 | -10.61 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Nadia Poirier | 5,352 | 12.65 | -0.21 | ||||
| Liberal | Lindsay Jean | 4,301 | 10.17 | -1.95 | ||||
| Conservative | Daniela Andreeva | 3,357 | 7.94 | +7.24 | ||||
| Green | Nazar Tarpinian | 308 | 0.73 | -0.54 | ||||
| Démocratie directe | Marie-France Meloche | 80 | 0.19 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,295 | 98.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 549 | 1.28 | -0.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,844 | 71.19 | -1.15 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 60,184 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +8.54 | ||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Fitzgibbon | 17,638 | 42.97 | +8.60 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 12,106 | 29.49 | -6.73 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Anne B-Godbout | 5,279 | 12.86 | +6.48 | ||||
| Liberal | Margaux Selam | 4,976 | 12.12 | -9.89 | ||||
| Green | Carole Dubois | 522 | 1.27 | |||||
| Conservative | Jules Néron | 287 | 0.70 | |||||
| Citoyens au pouvoir | Mathieu Goyette | 244 | 0.59 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 41,052 | 98.23 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 741 | 1.77 | -0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,793 | 72.34 | -1.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 57,776 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +7.67 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Pierre Fitzgibbon - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ↑ Authier, Philip (June 2, 2021). "Pierre Fitzgibbon steps down as minister in wake of ethics report". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Quebec's 'super minister' of economy and energy resigns from cabinet". CBC. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ "A by-election will be held on March 17, 2025, in the electoral division of Terrebonne". Élections Québec. February 11, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.