Stéphane Bergeron
Stéphane Bergeron MNA | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verchères | |
In office December 12, 2005 – August 29, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Landry |
Succeeded by | Suzanne Dansereau |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Verchères | |
In office October 25, 1993 – 2000 | |
Preceded by | Marcel Danis |
Succeeded by | riding redistributed |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Verchères—Les Patriotes | |
In office 2000 – November 9, 2005 | |
Preceded by | first member |
Succeeded by | Luc Malo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montreal, Quebec | January 28, 1965
Political party |
Bloc Québécois Parti Québécois |
Spouse(s) | Johanne Dulude |
Portfolio | Families |
Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2005, and a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2005 to 2018.
Bergeron has a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a master's degree in the same domain from the Université Laval. Bergeron has been a political adviser and a teaching assistant at Laval in the department of political science. Bergeron also served in the Canadian Forces as a naval Cadet Instructor Cadre officer from 1984 to 1993.
Bergeron was a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons, representing the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2000 to November 9, 2005, and Verchères from 1993 to 2000. Bergeron held many positions as a Member of Parliament including whip of the Bloc and critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Science, Research, and Development, International Trade and Asia-Pacific.
He resigned his federal seat and won a provincial by-election on December 12, 2005, under the Parti Québécois banner. He became the member for Verchères of the Quebec National Assembly succeeding former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry in that riding. He was reelected in the 2007 provincial election. He was named the PQ's critic in parks and environment but was later promoted to the portfolios of families and seniors.
Electoral record
Provincial
Quebec general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 18,467 | 42.59 | -4.68 | ||||
Coalition Avenir Québec | Yves Renaud | 13,160 | 30.35 | -1.12 | ||||
Liberal | Simon Rocheleau | 8,213 | 18.94 | +5.18 | ||||
Québec solidaire | Céline Jarrousse | 3,074 | 7.09 | +3.02 | ||||
Option nationale | Mathieu Coulombe | 450 | 1.04 | -1.18 | ||||
Total valid votes | 43,364 | 98.08 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 850 | 1.92 | ||||||
Turnout | 44,214 | 76.96 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 57,448 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.78 |
2014 results reference:[1]
Quebec general election, 2012 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 22,052 | 47.27 | -8.15 | ||||
Coalition Avenir Québec | Chantal Soucy | 14,682 | 31.47 | +15.98 | ||||
Liberal | Maxime St-Onge | 6,419 | 13.76 | -9.11 | ||||
Québec solidaire | Marie-Thérèse Toutant | 1,900 | 4.07 | +1.42 | ||||
Option nationale | Diane Massicotte | 1,035 | 2.22 | – | ||||
Independent | Steven Terranova | 297 | 0.64 | – | ||||
CC | Mario Geoffrion | 269 | 0.58 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 46,654 | 98.71 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 608 | 1.29 | ||||||
Turnout | 47,262 | 84.14 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 56,169 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -12.06 |
* Coalition Avenir Québec change is from the Action démocratique.
2012 results reference:[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 15,664 | 55.42 | +14.17 | |
Liberal | Vincent Sabourin | 6,464 | 22.87 | +8.68 | |
Action démocratique | Daniel Castonguay | 4,377 | 15.49 | -21.83 | |
Green | Christine Hayes | 845 | 2.99 | -1.21 | |
Québec solidaire | Lynda Gadoury | 749 | 2.65 | -0.40 | |
Parti indépendantiste | Yvon Sylva Aubé | 164 | 0.58 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 13,811 | 41.25 | -27.95 | |
Action démocratique | Luc Robitaille | 12,495 | 37.32 | +27.20 | |
Liberal | Paul Verret | 4,751 | 14.19 | -3.45 | |
Green | Geneviève Ménard | 1,407 | 4.20 | - | |
Québec solidaire | Michelle Hudon-David | 1,020 | 3.05 | +0.01* |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 13,118 | 69.20 | +14.42 | |
Liberal | Jean Robert | 3,344 | 17.64 | -10.52 | |
Action démocratique | Denise Graveline | 1,919 | 10.12 | -4.69 | |
UFP | Jean-François Lessard | 576 | 3.04 | +2.41 |
Federal
Canadian federal election, 2000: Verchères—Les Patriotes | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Bloc Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 28,696 | 52.29 | $61,780 | ||||
Liberal | Mark Provencher | 16,740 | 30.50 | – | $37,677 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Frédéric Grenier | 3,859 | 7.03 | $2,703 | ||||
Alliance | Stéphane Désilets | 2,870 | 5.23 | $336 | ||||
Marijuana | Jonathan Bérubé | 1,643 | 2.99 | none listed | ||||
New Democratic | Charles Bussières | 1,074 | 1.96 | $980 | ||||
Total valid votes | 54,882 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,673 | |||||||
Turnout | 56,555 | 69.13 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 81,810 | |||||||
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
References
- ↑ "General Elections: 2014, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "General Elections: 2012, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links
- How'd They Vote?: Stéphane Bergeron's voting history and quotes
- Stéphane Bergeron's Official Website
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Stéphane Bergeron – Parliament of Canada biography
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Robert Dutil |
Minister of Public Security 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Lise Thériault |