Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Hébert from 2011 to 2025. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.Election 2011: Louis-Hébert . The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
Political career 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."Le NPD-Québec ne baisse pas les bras" . L'actualité, May 24, 2017. 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
Louis-Hébert
Provincial Louis-Hebert
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