Andrée Laforest

Andrée Laforest is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.^[4] She represents the electoral district of Chicoutimi as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She was re-elected in 2022 election following the landslide victory of Coalition Avenir Quebec.

The Honourable Andrée Laforest MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chicoutimi
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2018
Preceded by	Mireille Jean
Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Martin Coiteux
Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
In office October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Martin Coiteux and ^[1] Lise Thériault^[2]
Succeeded by	France-Élaine Duranceau^[3]
Personal details
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec
Residence	Saguenay, Quebec

She was named Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the François Legault Government of the 42nd legislature of Quebec. In the 43rd legislature of Quebec, she was named Minister of Municipal Affairs.

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Andrée Laforest	19,345	62.28	+23.02
	Parti Québécois	Alice Villeneuve	4,415	14.21	–10.75
	Québec solidaire	Adrien Guibert-Barthez	3,741	12.04	–0.84
	Conservative	Éric Girard	2,619	8.43	+7.05
	Liberal	Gabriel Caron	943	3.04	–16.70
Total valid votes			31,063	98.66
Total rejected ballots			421	1.34	–0.57
Turnout			31,484	68.73	+0.20
Electors on the lists			45,810
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+16.88
Source: Élections Québec^[5]

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Chicoutimi
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Andrée Laforest	12,123	39.26	+27.52
	Parti Québécois	Mireille Jean	7,707	24.96	-21.73
	Liberal	Marie-Josée Morency	6,094	19.74	-10.47
	Québec solidaire	Pierre Dostie	3,977	12.88	+4.89
	Green	Tommy Philippe	551	1.78	-0.68
	Conservative	Léonard Gagnon	426	1.38	–
Total valid votes			30,878	98.09
Total rejected ballots			601	1.91
Turnout			31,479	68.53	+27.42
Eligible voters			45,937
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+24.63
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References

1. As Minister of Municipal Affairs
2. As Minister of Housing
3. As Minister of Housing
4. "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
5. "Résultats des élections générales du 3 octobre 2022". Élections Québec. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Martin Coiteux (Municipal Affairs) Lise Thériault (Housing)	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing October 18, 2018–present	Incumbent