# Raymond Côté

Raymond Côté (born January 10, 1967) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Beauport—Limoilou as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Prior to being elected, Côté worked for Services Québec. He ran unsuccessfully in Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in both the 2006 and 2008 elections. Côté has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université Laval in economics and international relations. In the 2018 New Democratic Party of Quebec leadership election, Côté stood for leadership of the restarted provincial-level NDP, but he lost to Raphaël Fortin.

## Electoral history

vte2018 Quebec general election: Jean-Lesage :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Québec solidaire | Sol Zanetti | 10,304 | 34.68 | +20.58 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Christiane Gamache | 9,635 | 32.43 | +8.65 |
| | Liberal | Gertrude Bourdon | 5,305 | 17.86 | -19.41 |
| | Parti Québécois | Claire Vignola | 2,764 | 9.30 | -13.10 |
| | Conservative | Anne Deblois | 520 | 1.75 | +0.96 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 399 | 1.34 | New |
| | Green | Alex Paradis-Bellefeuille | 342 | 1.15 | New |
| | Parti nul | Charles Verreault-Lemieux | 192 | 0.65 | -0.58 |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Marie-Pierre Deschênes | 153 | 0.51 | New |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Nicolas Bouffard-Savoie | 52 | 0.18 | New |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 44 | 0.15 | +0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,710 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Québec solidaire gain from Liberal | Québec solidaire gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | – |
2015 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alupa Clarke | 15,461 | 30.58 | +5.3 | – |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 12,881 | 25.48 | -20.42 | – |
| | Liberal | Antoine Bujold | 12,854 | 25.41 | +19.06 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Doni Berberi | 7,467 | 14.77 | -5.37 | – |
| | Green | Dalila Elhak | 1,220 | 2.41 | +0.55 | – |
| | Libertarian | Francis Bedard | 423 | 0.84 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 128 | 0.25 | +0.02 | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Bladimir Laborit | 124 | 0.25 | – | $1,075.02 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,558 | 100.0 | | $213,227.45 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 941 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,499 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,601 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +12.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 24,306 | 46.07 | +33.85 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 13,845 | 26.24 | -10.52 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Michel Létourneau | 10,250 | 19.43 | -13.18 |
| | Liberal | Lorraine Chartier | 3,162 | 5.99 | -8.37 |
| | Green | Louise Courville | 950 | 1.80 | -0.98 |
| | Christian Heritage | Anne-Marie Genest | 124 | 0.24 | - |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 122 | 0.23 | - |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,759 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 843 | 1.57 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,602 | 63.26 | +3.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,738 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jacques Gourde | 24,495 | 47.27 | -7.07 | $72,248.18 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Antoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin | 12,738 | 24.58 | -5.06 | $19,089.72 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 6,828 | 13.18 | +6.39 | $2,654.50 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Thérèse Hovington | 6,498 | 12.54 | +7.11 | $3,272.46 |
| | Green | Shirley Picknell | 1,265 | 2.44 | -1.37 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,824 | 100.0 | | $85,174 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 908 | 1.72 | +0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,732 | 66.15 | -2.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,721 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.00 |
2006 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jacques Gourde | 28,236 | 54.34 | +30.20 | $45,970.43 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Odina Desrochers | 15,402 | 29.64 | -16.35 | $61,218.95 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 3,529 | 6.79 | +2.50 | $2,346.22 |
| | Liberal | Éric Paradis | 2,820 | 5.43 | -16.02 | $17,938.01 |
| | Green | Shirley Picknell | 1,978 | 3.81 | +0.14 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,965 | 100.0 | | $78,226 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 513 | 0.98 | -1.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,478 | 68.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,764 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +23.28 |