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♂ Maka Kotto
aliasMaka Kotto
Record
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Cameroonian-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Québec 4 2 6
Total 6 2 8
Birth 7 December 1961
Age 62 years + 4 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 6 months ago (30 September 2018)
Special notes
None
 
Maka Kotto (1961– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Caroline St-Hilaire (1969–) Spouse  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 8 13
Québec 10 4 15 Z
TOTAL 14 0 29

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Richard Campeau  m 
⊕ Scott McKay  m 
 		 ⊖ William Cusano  m 
⊕ Yolande Thibeault  f 
 
Eligible: 44,113 Votes: 27,706 Participation: 62.81% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 358(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
PQ
 2/6 6,142 22.60% -11,561 Winner:
QLP
 17,703 65.13% William Cusano
Eligible: 76,119 Votes: 45,957 Participation: 60.38% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1238(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
BQ
 1/6 22,024 48.84% +5,370 Loser:
LIB
 16,654 36.93% Yolande Thibeault

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,114 Votes: 46,804 Participation: 62.31% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 744(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
BQ
 1/6 20,949 45.30% +10,172 Loser:
LIB
 10,777 23.31% Jean-Jacques Hermans
After his election:
13 Mar 2008 46
BQ
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 2 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,276 Votes: 16,333 Participation: 34.55% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Québec
12 May 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 11380(F) — 8 Sep 2021 08:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PQ
 1/6 6,575 40.66% +1,414 Loser:
QLP
 5,161 31.92% Lyn Thériault

Service: 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,935 Votes: 43,955 Participation: 59.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5970(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
BQ
 16,346 37.63% Josée Beaudin
Eligible: 47,434 Votes: 26,353 Participation: 55.56% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6012(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PQ
 1/6 13,007 50.19% +5,023 Loser:
QLP
 7,984 30.81% Pierre MacNicoll

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,998 Votes: 36,351 Participation: 74.19% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
40		 Québec
4 September 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Minority
ID: 6945(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PQ
 1/10 16,379 45.68% +8,876 Loser:
CAQ
 7,503 20.93% Mario Bentrovato

Service: 1 year 7 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,334 Votes: 33,726 Participation: 68.36% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
41		 Québec
7 April 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 7070(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PQ
 1/7 12,525 37.78% +2,958 Loser:
QLP
 9,567 28.86% Jean-Pierre Gagnon

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,481 Votes: 32,772 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
42		 Québec
1 October 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 11778(F) — 27 Nov 2022 01:30 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PQ
 2/7 8,370 26.01% -500 Winner:
CAQ
 8,870 27.57% Richard Campeau

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Maka Kotto, M.P.		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Maka Kotto, député		 12 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Maka Kotto		 12 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Maka Kotto		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maka Kotto		 12 Feb 2024

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