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Biography
Emmanuel Dubourg (born December 26, 1958) is a Quebec politician, chartered accountant and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly for the riding of Viau from 2007 until 2013. Dubourg is the third black MNA to be a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Quebec's first black MNA was Jean Alfred, as a member of the Parti Québécois, elected in 1976. On November 25, 2013 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election to become the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Bourassa.
Early life and education
Born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, he emigrated to Canada in 1974.
Dubourg obtained a Master of Business Administration at Université du Québec à Montréal and has been a member of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec since 1987.
Career
He was a teacher at Université du Québec à Montréal, Université du Québec en Outaouais and CEGEP Montmorency. Dubourg has been honoured with several awards and citations for his work over the years, including the Governor General's Medal, the Innovation and Excellence prize from Revenue Canada in 1992 and the Black History Month Award in 2006 for his work in the Black Community.
Political career
Dubourg won his seat in the 2007 Quebec Provincial Election, succeeding former Liberal MNA William Cusano. After the election, was named the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, a portfolio held by Sam Hamad. He was re-elected in the 2008 and 2012 general elections.
He resigned on August 9, 2013 to run for the Liberal Party of Canada's nomination in a by-election for the riding of Bourassa, triggered by incumbent Denis Coderre resigning to make an ultimately successful bid for mayor of Montreal. He was elected on November 25, 2013 with 47% of the votes. He served as the National Revenue Critic for the Liberals, but was not promoted to Cabinet when the Liberals won the 2015 election.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 22,234 | 54.1 | +5.92 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Gilles Léveillé | 7,049 | 17.1 | +4.08 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Dolmine Laguerre | 6,144 | 14.9 | -16.54 | – | |||
| Conservative | Jason Potasso-Justino | 3,819 | 9.3 | -4.65 | – | |||
| Green | Maxime Charron | 886 | 2.2 | +0.19 | – | |||
| Independent | Julie Demers | 669 | 1.6 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 229 | 0.6 | – | – | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Jean-Marie Floriant Ndzana | 99 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,129 | 100.0 | $203,709.09 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 859 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 41,988 | 59.2 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,815 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013: Bourassa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 8,825 | 48.12 | +7.21 | $ 86,108.33 | |||
| New Democratic | Stéphane Moraille | 5,766 | 31.44 | −0.84 | 87,240.19 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Daniel Duranleau | 2,387 | 13.02 | −3.04 | 81,591.19 | |||
| Conservative | Rida Mahmoud | 852 | 4.65 | −4.17 | 21,442.95 | |||
| Green | Danny Polifroni | 368 | 2.01 | +0.40 | 34,300.92 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Serge Lavoie | 140 | 0.76 | 216.08 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 18,338 | 100.0 | – | $ 89,016.17 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 295 | 1.58 | −0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,633 | 26.22 | −28.90 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,527 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.05 | ||||||
| By-election due to the resignation of Denis Coderre. | ||||||||
Source(s) "November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013. "November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports (as reviewed)". Retrieved October 29, 2014. | ||||||||
| Quebec general election, 2012 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 11,788 | 47.28 | -11.33 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Gabriel Arbieto Munayco | 5,900 | 23.66 | -2.52 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Walid Hadid | 3,103 | 12.44 | +5.95* | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Geneviève Fortier-Moreau | 2,873 | 11.52 | +6.51 | ||||
| Option nationale | Simon-Pierre Bélanger | 740 | 2.97 | – | ||||
| Green | Eric Perreault-Chamberland | 530 | 2.13 | -1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,934 | 98.48 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 384 | 1.52 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,318 | 62.35 | +17.83 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 40,605 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.40 | ||||||
* Result compared to Action démocratique
| Quebec general election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 10,705 | 58.60 | +6.68 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Martine Banolok | 4,783 | 26.18 | +4.45 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Martin Fournier | 1,186 | 6.49 | -10.22 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Rosa Matilde Dutra | 915 | 5.01 | +0.06 | ||||
| Green | Michel Cummings | 678 | 3.71 | -0.99 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,267 | 98.03 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 368 | 1.97 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 18,635 | 44.52 | -14.81 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 41,859 | – | – | |||||
| Quebec general election, 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Emmanuel Dubourg | 12,917 | 51.92 | -13.21 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Naima Mimoune | 5,406 | 21.73 | -0.87 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Sylvie Fontaine | 4,157 | 16.71 | +7.86 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Valérie Lavoie | 1,231 | 4.95 | +3.54* | ||||
| Green | Simon Bernier | 1,169 | 4.70 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,880 | 98.39 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 407 | 1.61 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,287 | 59.33 | -3.48 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 42,619 | – | – | |||||
* Result compared to UFP
