# François Lapointe (politician)

François Lapointe (born March 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as MP for the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. He was defeated in the 2015 election.
On the night of the 2011 election, Lapointe was initially declared unsuccessful in his riding, losing narrowly to incumbent MP Bernard Généreux. However, Lapointe was subsequently declared elected on May 5, 2011, after the riding's returning officer determined that 100 votes for Lapointe were reportedly allocated in error to the Green Party candidate in the initial tally.
In the updated count, Lapointe won over Généreux by a margin of just five votes. Following an automatic judicial recount, Lapointe's victory was confirmed.
Lapointe ran in a by-election in Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in 2009, but finished a distant fourth. Lapointe was nominated as the Liberal candidate in the riding for the 2021 federal election, but came in third.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 24,118 | 50.46 | +8.80 | $57,587.54 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Simon Bérubé | 12,523 | 26.20 | -6.07 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | François Lapointe | 8,371 | 17.51 | +1.22 | $18,377.55 |
| | New Democratic | Sean English | 1,597 | 3.34 | -3.57 | $181.66 |
| | Free | Nancy Rochon | 919 | 1.92 | – | $806.33 |
| | Rhinoceros | Thibaud Mony | 269 | 0.56 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,797 | – | – | $110,137.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.86 | -4.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,533 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 14,274 | 29.0% | – | – |
| | Liberal | Marie-Josée Normand | 14,002 | 28.4% | – | – |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 11,918 | 24.2% | – | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 7,939 | 16.1% | – | – |
| | Green | Chantal Breton | 823 | 1.7% | – | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Bien Gras Gagné | 287 | 0.6% | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,243 | 100.0 | | $212,731.62 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 777 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,020 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,489 |
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 17,285 | 36.4 | - |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 17,276 | 36.3 | - |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Arsenault | 9,550 | 20.1 | - |
| | Liberal | Andrew Caddell | 2,743 | 5.8 | - |
| | Green | Lynette Tremblay | 691 | 1.5 | - |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,545 | 100.00% |
Source: Elections Canada, 2011 General Election, Montmagny--L'Islet--Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup, Results certified by judicial recount
By-election on November 9, 2009 resignation of Paul Crête :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 12,162 | 42.7% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nancy Gagnon | 10,737 | 37.7% |
| | Liberal | Marcel Catellier | 3,768 | 13.2% |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 1,363 | 4.8% |
| | Green | Charles Marois | 472 | 1.7% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,502 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,502 | 36.6% |