Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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until 2015. Blanchette ran in Louis-Hébert twice, in 2006 and 2008, before being elected. Prior to winning office he was a computer analyst and public servant. In May 2017 Blanchette was selected as president of the

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. He was the candidate for the NDPQ in the October 2, 2017 by-election held in the district of

. He finished 7th with 1.3 per cent of the vote. He resigned as president of the NDPQ in 2018 citing personal reasons. Blanchette again contested Louis-Hébert in the 2021 federal election as a candidate for the Green Party. In February 2024 he joined the national council of the centrist

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Electoral record

Federal

Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert could refer to: *Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district) Louis-Hébert () is a provincial electoral district in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It consists of part of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge bo ...

Provincial

Louis-Hebert

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* * 1956 births Living people 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2021 Canadian federal election Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New Democratic Party MPs New Democratic Party of Quebec candidates in Quebec provincial elections Politicians from Quebec City Université Laval alumni {{Quebec-MP-stub