Dominique Anglade

The Honourable
Dominique Anglade
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Assumed office
November 9, 2015
Preceded by Marguerite Blais
Personal details
Born (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Other political
affiliations
Coalition Avenir Québec (formerly)
Spouse(s) Helge Seetzen

Dominique Anglade is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on November 9, 2015.[1] She represents the electoral district of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.[1]

Anglade was formerly associated with the Coalition Avenir Québec. She ran as a CAQ candidate in Fabre in the 2012 election, losing to Gilles Ouimet, and served as the president of the CAQ from 2012 to 2013.[2] She left that position to become CEO of Montreal International.[3]

She cited objections to the CAQ's positions on ethnic identity and immigration for her decision to leave the party and run for the Liberals.[2] She is the daughter of academic Georges Anglade.[3]

Anglade holds an MBA from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.[4]

Since 2016 she has been the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade.

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, 9 November 2015: Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDominique Anglade 5,325 38.64 -13.88
Parti QuébécoisGabrielle Lemieux 4,119 29.89 +7.99
Québec solidaire Marie-Ève Rancourt 2,856 20.73 +10.04
Coalition Avenir Québec Louis-Philippe Boulanger 717 5.20 -5.99
GreenJiab Zou 507 3.68 +1.82
Option nationaleLuc Lefebvre 146 1.06 +0.46
ConservativeChristian Hébert 110 0.80
Total valid votes 13,780100.00
Total rejected ballots 1150.83-0.61
Turnout 13,89523.89-44.40
Eligible voters 58,171
Liberal hold Swing -10.93
Quebec general election, 2012: Fabre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGilles Ouimet 13,305 37.50 -10.87
Parti QuébécoisFrançois-Gycelain Rocque 9,924 27.97 -6.59
Coalition Avenir QuébecDominique Anglade 9,852 27.77 +16.46
Québec solidaire Wilfried Cordeau 1,260 3.55 +0.78
Green Jean-François Lepage 547 1.54 -1.43
Option nationale Bruno Forget 388 1.09  
Independent Philippe Mayrand 207 0.58  
Total valid votes 35,483 98.97
Total rejected ballots 371 1.03
Turnout 35,854 75.96  
Electors on the lists 47,199
Liberal hold Swing -2.14

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