Gilles Bélanger
Gilles Bélanger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Orford | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Reid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1958 |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Gilles Bélanger is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Orford as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Political career
On 28 February 2025, he was appointed cybersecurity and digital technology minister by Premier François Legault to replace Éric Caire.[2]
In January 2026, Bélanger endorsed Christine Fréchette for the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election.[3]
Electoral record
| 2022 Quebec general election: Orford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Gilles Bélanger | 14,084 | 42.95 | +2.90 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Kenza Sassi | 5,298 | 16.16 | -1.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Vicki-May Hamm | 4,917 | 14.99 | -9.96 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Monique Allard | 4,463 | 13.61 | +1.23 | ||||
| Conservative | Martin Lamontagne Lacasse | 3,567 | 10.88 | +9.74 | ||||
| Canadian | Mark Gandey | 354 | 1.08 | – | ||||
| Démocratie directe | Joel Lacroix | 109 | 0.33 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,792 | 99.04 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 319 | 0.96 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 33,111 | 71.19 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,514 | – | – | |||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Orford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Gilles Bélanger | 12,117 | 40.05 | +19.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Guy Madore | 7,548 | 24.95 | -19.14 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Annabelle Lalumière-Ting | 5,406 | 17.87 | +10.13 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Maxime Leclerc | 3,744 | 12.38 | -13.85 | ||||
| Green | Stéphanie Desmeules | 881 | 2.91 | |||||
| Conservative | Joseph Tremblay-Bonsens | 344 | 1.14 | |||||
| Citoyens au pouvoir | Tommy Poulin | 211 | 0.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,251 | 98.63 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 420 | 1.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,671 | 70.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 43,367 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.08 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Quebec election: CAQ’s Gilles Bélanger wins Orford". Global News, October 1, 2018.
- ^ Plante, Caroline (2025-02-28). "Quebec replaces digital technology minister who resigned over auto board scandal". thecanadianpressnews.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ^ Press, The Canadian (2026-01-15). "Support for Christine Fréchette as CAQ faces challenges after Legault's resignation". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026-01-16.