Joëlle Boutin (born October 2, 1979) is a former Canadian politician who was elected to the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; ). The lieutenant governor of Que ...

in a by-election on December 2, 2019. She represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. She resigned on July 19, 2023, to join the private sector. The

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to replace her was scheduled for October 2, 2023, which was won by the

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candidate Pascal Paradis.

Electoral record

References

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