Jean-Claude D'Amours

Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours (born December 19, 1972) is a Canadian politician and who represents Edmundston-Madawaska Centre in the New Brunswick legislature. He is a former Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche.

Jean-Claude D'Amours MLA
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Edmundston-Madawaska Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office September 24, 2018
Preceded by	Madeleine Dubé
Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche
In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Jeannot Castonguay
Succeeded by	Bernard Valcourt
Personal details
Born	(1972-12-19) December 19, 1972 (age 52) Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Hélène Thériault
Residence(s)	Edmundston, New Brunswick
Profession	account executive/financial consultant

Born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004.^[1] D'Amours is a former account executive, development manager and a financial agent/adviser/consultant.

In the 2004 federal election, D'Amours was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. During his first mandate, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, the Standing Committee on Official Languages and the Subcommittee on the Employment Insurance Funds of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election after a close race with Conservative candidate Jean-Pierre Ouellet.^[2] His campaign focused on improving the Employment Insurance Program, transferring federal government jobs to rural regions, creating a community development fund and creating a national forum on the forest industry.

D'Amours was defeated by Conservative Bernard Valcourt in the 2011 federal election.^[3]

D'Amours was elected in the 2018 provincial election and re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.^[1][4] As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Health.

D'Amours was re-elected in the 2024 general election. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister responsible for Immigration and Minister responsible for Military Affairs.^[5]

Electoral history

Provincial

v t e 2024 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	5,573	81.9%	+7.43
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Quimper	1,049	15.4%	-4.23
	Social Justice	Sylvain Gerald Voisine	186	2.7%
Total valid votes			6,808
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections New Brunswick[6]

2020 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Madawaska Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	5,236	74.47	+7.91
	Progressive Conservative	Joanne Bérubé Gagné	1,380	19.63	-0.86
	Green	Marco Morency	415	5.90	-4.11
Total valid votes			7,031	100.0
Total rejected ballots			61	0.86
Turnout			7,092	63.10
Eligible voters			11,240
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.39

2018 New Brunswick general election: Edmundston-Madawaska Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	4,668	66.56	+21.59
	Progressive Conservative	Gérald Levesque	1,437	20.49	-27.67
	Green	Sophie Vaillancourt	702	10.01	--
	New Democratic	Anne-Marie Comeau	206	2.94	-3.93
Total valid votes			7,013	100.0
Total rejected ballots			80
Turnout			7,093	62.64
Eligible voters			11,323

Federal

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bernard Valcourt	14,224	40.64	+7.41	$52,308.15
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	12,309	35.17	-12.23	$60,570.18
	New Democratic	Wilder Jules	6,562	18.75	+3.13	$6,934.01
	Independent	Louis Bérubé	1,290	3.69	–	$113.00
	Green	Lynn Morrison	612	1.75	-2.00	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			34,997	100.0		$81,731.56
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			577	1.62	+0.04
Turnout			35,574	69.80	+3.03
Eligible voters			50,966
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.82
Sources:[7][8]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	16,266	47.40	+9.06	$77,108.64
	Conservative	Jean-Pierre Ouellet	11,402	33.23	-2.18	$75,285.92
	New Democratic	Thérèse Tremblay-Philippe	5,361	15.62	-7.29	$16,027.58
	Green	André Arpin	1,287	3.75	+0.40	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			34,316	100.0		$79,516
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			551	1.58	-0.74
Turnout			34,867	66.77	-2.70
Eligible voters			52,222
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.62

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	13,734	38.02	-6.64	$65,465.20
	Conservative	Jean-Pierre Ouellet	12,849	35.57	+11.56	$65,196.27
	New Democratic	Rodolphe Martin	8,322	23.04	-4.55	$45,462.27
	Green	Irka Laplante	1,220	3.38	-0.36	$99.17
Total valid votes/expense limit			36,125	100.0		$74,283
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			857	2.32
Turnout			36,982	69.47
Eligible voters			53,233
	Liberal hold		Swing		-9.10

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jean-Claude D'Amours	14,144	44.66	-7.75	$62,057.16
	New Democratic	Rodolphe Martin	8,737	27.59	+23.18	$16,654.06
	Conservative	Benoît Violette	7,605	24.01	-19.61	$39,459.04
	Green	Jovette Cyr	1,185	3.74	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			31,671	100.0		$72,739
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			1,268	3.85
Turnout			32,939	60.58	-5.24
Eligible voters			54,369
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		-15.46
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.