Joël Arseneau

Joël Arseneau 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 Îles-de-la-Madeleine as a member of the Parti Québécois.

Joël Arseneau
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byGermain Chevarie
Personal details
Political partyParti Québecois

Arseneau previously served as mayor of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine from 2005 to 2013.[2] He was removed from office on fraud charges resulting from delayed expense claim payments.[3] Although he was acquitted of the charges on the grounds that the issue was a personal accounting error rather than a deliberate attempt to defraud the municipality, he was barred in 2015 from running for municipal office for five years,[4] leading to some controversy when his selection as a Parti Québécois candidate for the provincial legislature was announced.[5]

Electoral record
2022 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJoël Arseneau3,87746.35+7.70
Coalition Avenir QuébecJonathan Lapierre3,33839.91+30.57
LiberalGil Thériault6067.25–31.21
Québec solidaireJean-Philippe Déraspe4505.38–8.17
ConservativeEvan Leblanc931.11New
Total valid votes 8,36498.96
Total rejected ballots 881.04–0.90
Turnout 8,45275.74+3.08
Electors on the lists 11,159
Parti Québécois hold Swing –11.44
Source: Élections Québec[6]
2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisJoël Arseneau2,95638.69-1.48
LiberalMaryse Lapierre2,93538.41-11.66
Québec solidaireRobert Boudreau-Welsh1,03613.56+7.52
Coalition Avenir QuébecYves Renaud7149.34+6.17
Total valid votes 7,64198.05–
Total rejected ballots 1521.95–
Turnout 7,79372.63-4.38
Electors on the lists 10,729––

References
  1. "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
  2. "Magdalen mayor says land erosion threatens island links". Edmonton Journal, December 2, 2007.
  3. "Le maire des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Joël Arseneau, comparaît en cour lundi: Le maire des Îles-de-la-Madeleine en cour". Canadian Press, March 5, 2012.
  4. "Joël Arseneau devra patienter". Ici Radio-Canada, January 27, 2015.
  5. "Quebec election: Man barred from municipal posts fit to be MNA, PQ says". Montreal Gazette, September 19, 2018.
  6. "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved 19 October 2022.


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