Bernard Patry

Bernard Patry (born January 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard from 1993 to 2011. Party was also the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie - l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie - as of 2003.

Bernard Patry
Member of Parliament
for Pierrefonds—Dollard
In office
October 25, 1993  May 2, 2011
Preceded byGerry Weiner
Succeeded byLysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Personal details
Born (1943-01-30) January 30, 1943
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Françoise Haxaire
ResidenceMontreal
ProfessionPhysician

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Dr. Patry was a general practitioner and one of the founders of the Pierrefonds Medical Clinic. He began his political career in 1968, at the age of 25, becoming a city councillor in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec and one year later, one of the youngest mayors in Quebec. He was re-elected mayor five times and led his city for 18 years.

Dr. Patry was first elected to Parliament in 1993 as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard, a post he held until 2011, when he lost re-election to NDP candidate Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe. During his time in Parliament, he notably served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1996 to 1998. He was also the Chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade from 2002 to 2006.

International honours

In March 1998, he was awarded the title of "Chevalier" and in March 2003, the title of "Commandeur" of the Ordre de la Pléiade, which seeks to promote dialogue between francophone cultures.

List of parliamentary committees

Shortly after his arrival on Parliament Hill in 1993, Dr. Patry was active on a number of committees, including, inter alia:

  • The Sub-Committee on HIV-AIDS
  • The Standing Committee on Industry
  • The Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
  • The Standing Committee on Health
  • The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Other political activity

Dr. Patry further served as Vice-Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Urban Affairs in 2001. Prior to this, he had chaired the Quebec Liberal Caucus of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1995-1996.

Personal life

Dr. Patry is married to Françoise Haxaire. He has two sons and two granddaughters.

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLysane Blanchette-Lamothe16,39034.13+23.58
LiberalBernard Patry14,63230.47-16.47
ConservativeAgop Evereklian12,90126.86+1.03
Bloc QuébécoisNicolas Jolicoeur2,3924.98-4.55
GreenJonathan Lumer1,7103.56-3.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,025100.00
Total rejected ballots 3430.71 +0.06
Turnout 48,36859.20 +1.39
Eligible voters 81,704
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBernard Patry21,46846.94-4.18$44,617
ConservativePierre-Olivier Brunelle11,81525.83+2.75$85,049
New DemocraticShameem Siddiqui4,82310.55+2.87$0
Bloc QuébécoisReny Gagnon4,3579.53-2.84$6,647
GreenRyan Young3,1616.91+1.37$1,652
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine1110.24+0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,735 100.00 $85,897
Total rejected ballots 3000.65 -0.04
Turnout 46,035 57.81-2.08
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBernard Patry24,38851.12-12.45$40,479
ConservativeDon Rae11,01323.08+12.32$51,979
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Martel5,90112.37-3.58$9,446
New DemocraticShameem Siddiqui3,6647.68+2.21$3,754
GreenLeo Williams2,6455.54+2.53$1,073
Marxist–LeninistGarnet Colly960.20+0.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,707 100.00 $80,758
Total rejected ballots 3310.69 -0.08
Turnout 48,038 59.89+0.13
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBernard Patry29,60163.57-9.28$43,521
Bloc QuébécoisMarie-Hélène Brunet7,42615.95+4.96$9,961
ConservativeAndrea Paine5,01010.76-1.22$30,293
New DemocraticDanielle Lustgarten2,5455.47+3.42$3,022
GreenTheodore Kouretas1,4013.01
MarijuanaJean-François Labrecque5111.10-1.03
Marxist–LeninistGarnet Colly710.15
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,565 100.00 $79,686
Total rejected ballots 3650.78
Turnout 46,930 58.76

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Patry39,35772.85+6.42
Bloc QuébécoisSylvie Brousseau5,93710.99+0.22
AllianceNeil Drabkin3,4816.44+4.48
Progressive ConservativeJohn Profit2,9915.54-12.67
MarijuanaJean-François Labrecque1,1492.13
New DemocraticAdam Hodgins1,1092.05+0.22
Total valid votes 54,024100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Patry38,47666.43+1.45
Progressive ConservativeNeil Drabkin10,54618.21+5.03
Bloc QuébécoisNormand Jean D'Ambrosio6,23910.77-6.64
ReformRobert Laganière1,1341.96
New DemocraticDavid Lyons1,0601.83+0.43
Natural LawCéline Chamard4650.80+0.02
Total valid votes 57,920100.00
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Patry39,94764.98+24.77
Bloc QuébécoisRené de Cotret Opzoomer10,71217.41
Progressive ConservativeGerry Weiner8,10613.18-36.59
New DemocraticCatherine J. Rideout-Erais8641.40-5.57
Natural LawRuby Finkelstein4800.78
NationalCarlos Roldan4740.77
LibertarianHugh Rowe4100.67+0.12
IndependentLionel Albert3860.63
Commonwealth of CanadaGlenford Charles1080.18+0.04
Total valid votes 61,514100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGerry Weiner27,53249.77
LiberalBernard Patry22,24440.21
New DemocraticPierre Razik3,8546.97
RhinocerosJean-François Lafond8561.55
IndependentWilliam Short4520.82
LibertarianHugh Rowe3020.55
Commonwealth of CanadaMichel Haddad770.14
Total valid votes 55,317100.00

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