Youri Chassin

Youri Chassin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Saint-Jérôme as an independent, and was originally elected as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. Chassin worked as a researcher and economist with the Montreal Economic Institute, in November 2010 to March 2017. Prior to this, he was an economic analyst at the Quebec Employers Council (CPQ) and an economist at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO). His interest in public policy issues goes back to his university days during which he collaborated with the Quebec Federation of University Students (FEUQ), with the Conseil permanent de la jeunesse and with Force Jeunesse. Chassin is openly gay. In December 2020, Chassin was found to have travelled overseas despite public health orders to avoid nonessential travel overseas. Chassin claimed his trip was to see his husband who lived in Peru and that it was essential and not a vacation, saying "In other circumstances, I would not have come to Peru, but this is a special case." The trip was pre-approved by Quebec Premier François Legault. In September 2024, Chassin announced he was resigning from the Coalition Avenir Québec party and would sit the remainder of his term as an independent.

Canadian politician

Youri Chassin MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jérôme
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2018
Preceded by	Marc Bourcier
Personal details
Born	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Party	Independent
Occupation	Economist

Youri Chassin 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 Saint-Jérôme as an independent, and was originally elected as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

Chassin worked as a researcher and economist with the Montreal Economic Institute, in November 2010 to March 2017. Prior to this, he was an economic analyst at the Quebec Employers Council (CPQ) and an economist at the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO). His interest in public policy issues goes back to his university days during which he collaborated with the Quebec Federation of University Students (FEUQ), with the Conseil permanent de la jeunesse and with Force Jeunesse.^[2][3]

Chassin is openly gay.^[4] In December 2020, Chassin was found to have travelled overseas despite public health orders to avoid nonessential travel overseas. Chassin claimed his trip was to see his husband who lived in Peru and that it was essential and not a vacation, saying "In other circumstances, I would not have come to Peru, but this is a special case." The trip was pre-approved by Quebec Premier François Legault.^[5]

In September 2024, Chassin announced he was resigning from the Coalition Avenir Québec party and would sit the remainder of his term as an independent.^[6]

Electoral record

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v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Saint-Jérôme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Youri Chassin
	Parti Québécois	Sandrine Michon
	Québec solidaire	Marc-Olivier Neveu
	Conservative	Maxime Clermont
	Liberal	Martin Plante
	Green	Marcella Bustamante
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots				–
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Saint-Jérôme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Youri Chassin	17,225	43.74	+8.26
	Parti Québécois	Marc Bourcier	10,800	27.42	-18.81
	Québec solidaire	Ève Duhaime	6,243	15.85	+11.47
	Liberal	Antoine Poulin	3,534	8.97	-1.61
	Green	Annabelle Desrochers	677	1.72	-0.33
	Conservative	Normand Michaud	345	0.88	+0.54
	Citoyens au pouvoir	Sylvie Brien	294	0.75
	New Democratic	Christine Simon	141	0.36
	Parti libre	Giuseppe Starnino	123	0.31
Total valid votes			39,382	98.24
Total rejected ballots			707	1.76
Turnout			40,089	65.87
Eligible voters			60,859
	Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+13.54
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References

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1. ^ "Percée majeure de la CAQ dans les Laurentides". Le Journal de Montréal, October 1, 2018.
2. ^ "Youri Chassin". IEDM. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
3. ^ "Legault to lead fresh faces, veteran politicians into legislature". Global News. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
4. ^ "Élections provinciales 2018: Plus de candidatures LGBTQ que jamais". Fugues, September 2018. pp. 36-37.
5. ^ "CAQ MNA Youri Chassin explains trip to Peru during pandemic". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
6. ^ "Youri Chassin quits CAQ to sit as Independent after criticizing Legault's government". Global News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-10-22.

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