# Denis Blanchette

Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Louis-Hébert as a member of the New Democratic Party until 2015.
Blanchette ran in Louis-Hébert twice, in 2006 and 2008, before being elected. Prior to winning office he was a computer analyst and public servant.
In May 2017 Blanchette was selected as president of the New Democratic Party of Quebec. He was the candidate for the NDPQ in the October 2, 2017 by-election held in the district of Louis-Hébert. He finished 7th with 1.3 per cent of the vote. He resigned as president of the NDPQ in 2018 citing personal reasons. Blanchette again contested Louis-Hébert in the 2021 federal election as a candidate for the Green Party. In February 2024 he joined the national council of the centrist Canadian Future Party.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 22,933 | 38.35 | -2.16 | $51,233.94 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Dean | 16,247 | 27.17 | -0.83 | $22,437.53 |
| | Conservative | Gilles Lépine | 14,332 | 23.97 | +6.39 | $21,615.85 |
| | New Democratic | Hamid Nadji | 4,337 | 7.25 | -0.62 | $5,611.33 |
| | Green | Denis Blanchette | 1,573 | 2.63 | -1.34 | $2,847.44 |
| | Independent | Ali Dahan | 378 | 0.63 | +0.20 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,800 | – | – | $111,646.95 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 861 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,661 | 74.31 | -2.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,632 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### Louis-Hébert

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | $61,915.23 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | $75,098.22 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | $69,979.91 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | $31,934.38 |
| | Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | | $217,520.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,109 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +19.64 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 23,373 | 38.65 | +29.32 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 | -12.02 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 | -6.37 |
| | Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 8,110 | 13.41 | -10.18 |
| | Green | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 | -0.78 |
| | Christian Heritage | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 | +0.03 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,469 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 636 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,105 | 73.73 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +20.67 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 20,992 | 36.23 | +2.15 | $78,716 |
| | Conservative | Luc Harvey | 16,343 | 28.21 | -6.26 | $96,878 |
| | Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 13,669 | 23.59 | +8.58 | $42,500 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,403 | 9.33 | +0.26 | $7,979 |
| | Green | Michelle Fontaine | 1,408 | 2.43 | -1.84 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 119 | 0.21 | +0.01 | $383 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,934 | 100.00 | $87,350 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 595 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,529 | 70.29 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.21 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Luc Harvey | 20,332 | 34.47 | +21.02 | $63,705 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Roger Clavet | 20,101 | 34.08 | -9.03 | $61,438 |
| | Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 8,852 | 15.01 | -19.02 | $43,177 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 5,351 | 9.07 | +3.50 | $6,274 |
| | Green | Robert Hudon | 2,517 | 4.27 | +0.44 | |
| | Independent | Frédérick Têtu | 1,147 | 1.94 | – | $430 |
| | Independent | Francis Fortin | 565 | 0.96 | – | $460 |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 116 | 0.20 | – | $189 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,981 | 100.00 | $81,438 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +15.03 |

### Provincial
#### Louis-Hebert

Quebec provincial by-election, October 2, 2017 On the resignation of Sam Hamad :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Geneviève Guilbault | 12,091 | 51.04 | +25.12 |
| | Liberal | Ihssane El Ghernati | 4,433 | 18.71 | -30.51 |
| | Parti Québécois | Normand Beauregard | 3,852 | 16.26 | -2.11 |
| | Québec solidaire | Guillaume Boivin | 1,235 | 5.21 | +0.27 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Asselin | 976 | 4.12 | +3.29 |
| | Green | Alex Tyrrell | 487 | 2.06 | – |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 319 | 1.35 | – |
| | Independent | Vincent Bégin | 215 | 0.91 | – |
| | Option nationale | Martin St-Louis | 61 | 0.26 | -0.45 |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Jean-Luc Rouckout | 18 | 0.08 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,687 | 99.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 190 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,877 | 52.43 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 45,540 | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +27.82 |