Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas MP (born 1989) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Rimouski—La Matapédia as a member of the Bloc Québécois.

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas MP
Member of Parliament for Rimouski—La Matapédia Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques (2019–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Guy Caron
Personal details
Born	1989 (age 35–36) Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence(s)	Rimouski, Quebec

Political career

Since 2021 he has served as the critic for the St. Lawrence Seaway, science and innovation in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Rimouski—La Matapédia
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Maxime Blanchette-Joncas	24,608	46.28	–8.02
	Liberal	Alexander Reford	18,846	35.44	+13.36
	Conservative	Nancy Joannette	7,201	13.54	+2.34
	New Democratic	Salomé Salvain	946	1.78	–4.08
	Independent	Noémi Bureau-Civil	608	1.14	–1.87
	People's	Taraneh Javanbakht	337	0.63	–1.43
	Rhinoceros	Lysane Picker-Paquin	295	0.55	N/A
	Independent	Raphaël Arsenault	239	0.45	N/A
	Independent	Tommy Lefebvre	95	0.18	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			53,175	63.20
Eligible voters			84,140
	Bloc Québécois notional hold		Swing		–10.69
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Maxime Blanchette-Joncas	20,657	49.0	+11.2	$29,861.18
	Liberal	Léonie Lajoie	10,482	24.9	+2.8	$9,539.74
	Conservative	France Gagnon	5,569	13.2	+4.3	$3,704.22
	New Democratic	Sylvain Lajoie	2,641	6.3	-22.2	$621.60
	Independent	Noémi Bureau-Civil	1,467	3.5	N/A	$2,245.90
	People's	Jean Tardy	700	1.7	+1.2	$2,383.86
	Free	Michel Raymond	430	1.0	N/A	$301.03
	Rhinoceros	Megan Hodges	192	0.5	+0.1	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			42,138	98.0	–	$110,576.53
Total rejected ballots			881	2.0
Turnout			43,019	61.1
Registered voters			70,467
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		+4.2
Source: Elections Canada[5]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Maxime Blanchette-Joncas	17,314	37.8	+18.50	$13,984.50
	New Democratic	Guy Caron	13,050	28.5	-14.61	none listed
	Liberal	Chantal Pilon	10,095	22.1	-5.92	$42,899.50
	Conservative	Nancy Brassard-Fortin	4,073	8.9	+1.42	$13,507.19
	Green	Jocelyn Rioux	824	1.8	+0.31	none listed
	People's	Pierre Lacombe	232	0.50	New	none listed
	Rhinoceros	Lysane Picker-Paquin	179	0.4	-0.21	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,767	100.0
Total rejected ballots			758
Turnout			46,525	66.5
Eligible voters			69,939
	Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic		Swing		+16.56
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]