Matthew Dubé

Matthew Dubé (born May 3, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election to represent the electoral district of Chambly—Borduas in Quebec as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was re-elected in 2015 to the redistributed riding of Beloeil—Chambly but lost his seat in 2019.[1]

Matthew Dubé
Member of Parliament
for Beloeil—Chambly
(Chambly—Borduas; 2011–2015)
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2019
Preceded byYves Lessard
Succeeded byYves-François Blanchet
Personal details
Born (1988-05-03) May 3, 1988
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic
SpouseChantale Neapole
ProfessionCoach, student

Biography

Born in Montreal, Dubé was elected co-president of NDP McGill in September 2010 and was also elected president of the Quebec Young New Democrats in November 2010. At the time of his election to the House of Commons, he was a McGill University student completing his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science with a minor in history.[2]

He married Chantale Neapole on June 30, 2018.[3]

Politics

Dubé defeated incumbent MP Yves Lessard of the Bloc Québécois by 15.1% or more than 10,000 votes in the 2011 election. Specifically, Dubé received 42.7% of the vote, Lessard received 27.6%, independent candidate Jean-François Mercier received 11.4%, Liberal Party candidate Bernard DeLorme received 8.9%, Conservative Party candidate Nathalie Ferland Drolet received 7.9%, and Green Party candidate Nicholas Lescarbeau received 1.5%.[1]

He was one of five current McGill University students, alongside fellow undergraduates Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Charmaine Borg, and graduate student Jamie Nicholls, elected to Parliament in the 2011 election following the New Democratic Party's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec.[4]

Borg and Dubé were co-presidents of NDP McGill (the NDP student group at McGill University) at the time that they both won election to Parliament, and both had spent the campaign working to re-elect NDP Quebec lieutenant Tom Mulcair in the nearby riding of Outremont.[5][6][7]

At the time of his election, Dubé had coached junior-league soccer and hockey for several years.[2]

Dubé was the only one of the so-called "McGill 5" re-elected in the 2015 election.[8] Mulcair, by this time leader of the NDP, appointed Dubé to be the NDP critic for Infrastructure and Communities and Deputy House Leader in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[9] Subsequently, under Mulcair's successor Jagmeet Singh, Dubé went on to become the party’s Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness critic as well as the NDP caucus chair.[10]

He lost his seat to Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois, in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Beloeil—Chambly
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYves-François Blanchet35,06850.5+22.82$36,540.34
LiberalMarie-Chantal Hamel16,05923.1-6.24$62,823.63
New DemocraticMatthew Dubé10,08614.5-16.57$20,636.78
ConservativeVéronique Laprise4,3056.2-3.09$0.00
GreenPierre Carrier3,2554.7+2.45$18,235.50
People'sChloé Bernard5120.7–$5,931.38
Indépendence du QuébecMichel Blondin2050.3–$768.82
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,490100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,064
Turnout 70,55473.7
Eligible voters 95,723
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +19.79
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election: Beloeil—Chambly
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMatthew Dubé20,64131.07-11.53–
LiberalKarine Desjardins19,49429.34+20.32–
Bloc QuébécoisYves Lessard18,38727.68+0.27–
ConservativeClaude Chalhoub6,1739.29+1.35–
GreenFodé Kerfalla Yansané1,4982.25+0.70–
LibertarianMichael Maher2450.37––
Total valid votes/Expense limit –100.00 $231,893.10
Total rejected ballots 9501.41–
Turnout 67,38874.00–
Eligible voters 91,068
New Democratic hold Swing -15.93
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 Canadian federal election: Chambly—Borduas
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMatthew Dubé29,59142.74+28.56
Bloc QuébécoisYves Lessard19,14727.65-22.43
IndependentJean-François Mercier7,84311.33–
LiberalBernard DeLorme6,1658.90-7.88
ConservativeNathalie Ferland Drolet5,4257.83-7.24
GreenNicholas Lescarbeau1,0721.55-2.33
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,243100.00
Rejected ballots 6210.89-0.36
Turnout 69,86470.62+2.21
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +25.5

References
  1. Election 2011: Chambly—Borduas. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. "Matthew Dubé". New Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (password required)
  3. Moss, Neil (8 August 2018). "Dubé celebrates a wedding day - The Hill Times". The Hill Times. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "McGill 5 head off to House of Commons" Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, May 4, 2011.
  5. Nathaniel Finestone (5 April 2011). "Political clubs gear up for election". McGill Tribune.
  6. Bill Curry (3 May 2011). "Students, ex-Communist, a Cree leader and more join NDP's swollen Quebec ranks". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. Tamsin McMahon (4 May 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post.
  8. Mas, Susana (21 October 2015). "Matthew Dubé only member of NDP's 'McGill 4' re-elected in 2015". CBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  9. Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  10. "Matthew Dubé elected new NDP Caucus Chair". Canada's NDP. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  12. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Beloeil—Chambly, 30 September 2015
  14. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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