Guy Bourgouin
Guy Bourgouin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Mushkegowuk—James Bay as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
Guy Bourgouin | |
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.jpg.webp) Bourgouin in 2019 | |
| Critic, Francophone Affairs | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mushkegowuk—James Bay | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Occupation | Union leader |
Bourgouin, of Métis background, was born and raised in Dubreuilville, Ontario.[2] At the time of his campaign for election to the legislature, he was president of a United Steelworkers local in Kapuskasing.[2]
He was one of three MPPs of indigenous heritage elected in 2018, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Suze Morrison and Sol Mamakwa.[3]
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election: Mushkegowuk—James Bay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Guy Bourgouin | 4,827 | 51.77 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Robichaud | 2,795 | 29.98 | |||||
| Liberal | Gaëtan Baillargeon | 1,332 | 14.29 | |||||
| Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 164 | 1.79 | |||||
| Northern Ontario | Jacques Joseph Ouellette | 152 | 1.63 | |||||
| Libertarian | Vanda Marshall | 38 | 0.41 | |||||
| Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 13 | 0.14 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,324 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56.2 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,598 | |||||||
| New Democratic pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
- "NDP's Guy Bourgouin wins Mushkegowuk—James Bay". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "Guy Bourgouin to seek NDP nomination". Timmins Today, January 11, 2018.
- "Sol Mamakwa, seul membre d'une Première Nation à Queen's Park". Ici Radio-Canada Espaces autochtones, June 8, 2018.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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