David Heurtel

David Heurtel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 9, 2013.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Viau as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until 2018.^[1][2]

David Heurtel
Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and the Fight Against Climate Change
In office April 23, 2014 – October 11, 2017
Preceded by	Yves-François Blanchet
Succeeded by	Isabelle Melançon
Minister of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion
In office October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded by	Kathleen Weil
Succeeded by	Simon Jolin-Barrette
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Viau
In office December 9, 2013 – August 29, 2018
Preceded by	Emmanuel Dubourg
Succeeded by	Frantz Benjamin
Personal details
Born	(1971-07-20) July 20, 1971 (age 53) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal (provincial)
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec

Electoral record

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Heurtel	15,945	62.02	+2.21
	Parti Québécois	Odette Lavigne	3,782	14.71	+0.15
	Québec solidaire	Geneviève Fortier-Moreau	2,795	10.87	-2.41
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Wilner Cayo	2,380	9.26	+5.87
	Green	Marijo Bourgault	304	1.18	-0.49
	Parti nul	Benoit Valiquette	181	0.70	–
	Option nationale	Benjamin Michaud	177	0.69	-3.38
	Bloc Pot	Ana Da Silva	145	0.56	–
Total valid votes			25,709	98.62	–
Total rejected ballots			360	1.38	–
Turnout			26,069	63.0	+46.0
Electors on the lists			41,161	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		–

Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Heurtel	4,047	59.88	+12.61
	Parti Québécois	Tania Longpré	985	14.58	-9.09
	Québec solidaire	Geneviève Fortier-Moreau	897	13.27	+1.75
	Option nationale	Patrick Bourgeois	309	4.57	+1.60
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Jamilla Leboeuf	229	3.39	-9.06
	Green	Morgan Crockett	113	1.67	-0.45
	Quebec Citizens' Union	Emilio Alvarez Garcia	82	1.21
	Conservative	Jean-Paul Pellerin	82	1.21
	Autonomist Team	Stéphane Pouleur	14	0.21
Total valid votes			6,758		–
Total rejected ballots			100	1.46	–
Turnout			6,858	17.00
Electors on the lists			40,518	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		+10.85

References

1. "Les libéraux Philippe Couillard et David Heurtel élus dans Outremont et Viau". Ici Radio-Canada, December 9, 2013.
2. "David Heurtel - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-03.