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Jacques LeBlanc

Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé
Assumed office
September 24, 2018
Preceded byVictor Boudreau
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Jacques Joseph LeBlanc is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé as a member of the Liberal Party.

LeBlanc was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Fisheries and Aquaculture & Agriculture.

Prior to his election to the legislature, LeBlanc served as mayor of Shediac.[2]

2024 New Brunswick general election: Shediac-Cap-Acadie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacques LeBlanc 5,438 56.3%
Green Jean Bourgeois 2,901 30.0%
Progressive Conservative Christine Arsenault 1,322 13.7%
Total valid votes 9,661
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacques LeBlanc 4,949 53.67 -9.87
Green Gilles Cormier 2,453 26.60 +17.07
Progressive Conservative Marie-Paule Martin 1,820 19.74 -2.60
Total valid votes 9,222 100.00
Total rejected ballots 37 0.40 -0.13
Turnout 9,259 70.80 -1.17
Eligible voters 13,078
Liberal hold Swing -13.47
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacques LeBlanc 5,919 63.54 +3.35
Progressive Conservative Marcel Doiron 2,081 22.34 +3.52
Green Greta Doucet 888 9.53 +1.40
New Democratic Lise Potvin 428 4.59 -8.27
Total valid votes 9,316 99.47
Total rejected ballots 50 0.53 -0.02
Turnout 9,366 72.22 -0.93
Eligible voters 12,969
Liberal hold Swing -0.09