Méganne Perry Mélançon

Méganne Perry Mélançon (born May 10, 1990) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.^[1] She represented the electoral district of Gaspé as a member of the Parti Québécois until her defeat in the 2022 Quebec general election.

Méganne Perry Mélançon MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Gaspé
In office October 1, 2018 – August 28, 2022
Preceded by	Gaétan Lelièvre
Succeeded by	Stéphane Sainte-Croix
Personal details
Born	(1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 (age 35) Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Parti Québecois

On election night, Perry Mélançon was declared to have been defeated by Alexandre Boulay of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was found to have defeated Boulay by a margin of 41 votes after a recount.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Gaspé
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Stéphane Sainte-Croix	7,542	41.40	+21.80
	Parti Québécois	Méganne Perry Mélançon	6,832	37.50	+4.09
	Québec solidaire	Yv Bonnier Viger	1,634	8.97	–4.84
	Liberal	Michel Marin	1,255	6.89	–26.29
	Conservative	Pier-Luc Bouchard	956	5.25	New
Total valid votes			18,219	98.99
Total rejected ballots			185	1.01	-0.62
Turnout			18,404	60.96	+0.14
Electors on the lists			30,190
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+8.86
Source: Élections Québec[3]

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Gaspé
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Méganne Perry Mélançon	6,003	33.41	-18.62
	Liberal	Alexandre Boulay	5,962	33.18	-0.62
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Louis LeBouthillier	3,521	19.6	+13.41
	Québec solidaire	Alexis Dumont-Blanchet	2,482	13.81	+8.68
Total valid votes			17,968	98.37
Total rejected ballots			297	1.63
Turnout			18,265	60.82	-2.32
Eligible voters			30,033
	Parti Québécois hold		Swing		-9
These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The initial results declared Alexandre Boulay the victor by a margin of 132 votes. The recount resulted in Perry Mélançon's victory by 41 votes.
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. "Parti Québécois wins Gaspé in recount as investigation launched into vote". CBC News. October 10, 2018.