# Jean-Claude D'Amours

Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours (born December 19, 1972) is a Canadian politician and who represents Edmundston-Madawaska Centre in the New Brunswick legislature. He is a former Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche.
Born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004. D'Amours is a former account executive, development manager and a financial agent/adviser/consultant.
In the 2004 federal election, D'Amours was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. During his first mandate, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, the Standing Committee on Official Languages and the Subcommittee on the Employment Insurance Funds of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election after a close race with Conservative candidate Jean-Pierre Ouellet. His campaign focused on improving the Employment Insurance Program, transferring federal government jobs to rural regions, creating a community development fund and creating a national forum on the forest industry.
D'Amours was defeated by Conservative Bernard Valcourt in the 2011 federal election.
D'Amours was elected in the 2018 provincial election and re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Health.
D'Amours was re-elected in the 2024 general election. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister responsible for Immigration and Minister responsible for Military Affairs.

## Electoral history
### Provincial

vte2024 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 5,573 | 81.9% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger Quimper | 1,049 | 15.4% |
| | Social Justice | Sylvain Gerald Voisine | 186 | 2.7% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,808 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2020 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Madawaska Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 5,236 | 74.47 | +7.91 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joanne Bérubé Gagné | 1,380 | 19.63 | -0.86 |
| | Green | Marco Morency | 415 | 5.90 | -4.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,031 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,092 | 63.10 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,240 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.39 |
2018 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Madawaska Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 4,668 | 66.56 | +21.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gérald Levesque | 1,437 | 20.49 | -27.67 |
| | Green | Sophie Vaillancourt | 702 | 10.01 | -- |
| | New Democratic | Anne-Marie Comeau | 206 | 2.94 | -3.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,013 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,093 | 62.64 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,323 |

### Federal

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Valcourt | 14,224 | 40.64 | +7.41 | $52,308.15 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 12,309 | 35.17 | -12.23 | $60,570.18 |
| | New Democratic | Wilder Jules | 6,562 | 18.75 | +3.13 | $6,934.01 |
| | Independent | Louis Bérubé | 1,290 | 3.69 | – | $113.00 |
| | Green | Lynn Morrison | 612 | 1.75 | -2.00 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,997 | 100.0 | | $81,731.56 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 577 | 1.62 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,574 | 69.80 | +3.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,966 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.82 |
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vte2008 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 16,266 | 47.40 | +9.06 | $77,108.64 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 11,402 | 33.23 | -2.18 | $75,285.92 |
| | New Democratic | Thérèse Tremblay-Philippe | 5,361 | 15.62 | -7.29 | $16,027.58 |
| | Green | André Arpin | 1,287 | 3.75 | +0.40 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,316 | 100.0 | | $79,516 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 551 | 1.58 | -0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,867 | 66.77 | -2.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,222 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.62 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 13,734 | 38.02 | -6.64 | $65,465.20 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 12,849 | 35.57 | +11.56 | $65,196.27 |
| | New Democratic | Rodolphe Martin | 8,322 | 23.04 | -4.55 | $45,462.27 |
| | Green | Irka Laplante | 1,220 | 3.38 | -0.36 | $99.17 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,125 | 100.0 | | $74,283 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 857 | 2.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,982 | 69.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 53,233 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.10 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 14,144 | 44.66 | -7.75 | $62,057.16 |
| | New Democratic | Rodolphe Martin | 8,737 | 27.59 | +23.18 | $16,654.06 |
| | Conservative | Benoît Violette | 7,605 | 24.01 | -19.61 | $39,459.04 |
| | Green | Jovette Cyr | 1,185 | 3.74 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,671 | 100.0 | | $72,739 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 1,268 | 3.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,939 | 60.58 | -5.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 54,369 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | -15.46 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. |||||||