Jean-Claude Poissant

Jean-Claude Poissant (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of La Prairie in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015[1] until his defeat in the 2019 election. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Jean-Claude Poissant
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
December 2, 2015 – October 21, 2019
MinisterLawrence MacAulay
Preceded byGerald Keddy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for La Prairie
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded bydistrict re-established
Succeeded byAlain Therrien
Personal details
Born1960 (age 59–60)
Political partyLiberal

During his tenure, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.[2] Poissant is a fourth-generation dairy and grain farmer and, prior to his election to the House of Commons, served as a municipal councillor.[3]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien25,70741.8+15.56
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant22,50436.6+0.14
ConservativeIsabelle Lapointe5,5409.0-2.91
New DemocraticVictoria Hernandez4,7447.7-15.18
GreenBarbara Joannette2,5654.2+2.05
People'sGregory Yablunovsky3930.6–
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1000.2-0.15
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,553100.0
Total rejected ballots 886
Turnout 62,43971.95
Eligible voters 86,779
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant20,99336.46+23.24–
Bloc QuébécoisChristian Picard15,10726.24+0.51–
New DemocraticPierre Chicoine13,17422.88-27.08–
ConservativeYves Perras6,85911.91+2.46–
GreenJoanne Tomas1,2352.15+0.69–
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard2040.35––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,572100.00 $218,081.80
Total rejected ballots 9961.70–
Turnout 58,56871.15–
Eligible voters 82,318
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +25.16
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. http://www.lereflet.qc.ca/actualites/elections-2015/2015/10/20/elections-federales-2015---jean-claude-poissant-demeure-conseill.html
  2. "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. Meet Jean-Claude Poissant, Liberal.ca.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Prairie, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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