Serge Cardin

Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011.

Serge Cardin
MP for Sherbrooke
In office
September 14, 1998  May 2, 2011
Preceded byJean Charest
Succeeded byPierre-Luc Dusseault
MNA for Sherbrooke
In office
September 4, 2012  April 7, 2014
Preceded byJean Charest
Succeeded byLuc Fortin
Personal details
Born (1950-07-02) July 2, 1950
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Political partyParti Québécois (2012–2014)
Other political
affiliations
Bloc Québécois (Before 2011)
Spouse(s)Mariette Cardin
ResidenceSherbrooke
Professionaccountant

In the 2011 Canadian federal election, he lost his seat to Pierre-Luc Dusseault, then a 19-year-old university student and the youngest MP ever elected in Canadian history. In the 2012 Quebec election, he unseated the incumbent Premier of Quebec Jean Charest who was also his predecessor for the federal riding.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cardin is an accountant. He was a city councillor in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.

Electoral record

2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisSerge Cardin15,90942.12+4.53
LiberalJean Charest13,26735.13-10.11
Coalition Avenir QuébecPhilippe Girard4,45711.80+4.95*
Québec solidaireChristian Bibeau2,5866.85+0.41
Option nationaleÉvelyne Beaudin1,0692.83
GreenSuzanne Richer4071.08-2.28
Parti indépendantisteChristian Clavet730.19
Total valid votes 37,74899.10
Total rejected ballots 3440.90
Turnout 38,112 78.10+15.49
Electors on the lists 48,799

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPierre-Luc Dusseault22,34443.0%+29.9%
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin18,70336.0%-14.1%
LiberalÉric Deslauriers-Joannette4,9539.5%-10.0%
ConservativePierre Harvey4,8659.4%-5.0%
GreenJacques Laberge8901.7%
RhinocerosCrédible Berlingot Landry2240.4%-0.5%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 100.0%

Source: Elections Canada

2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin25,50250.1%-2.2%
LiberalNathalie Goguen9,94719.5%+6.4%
ConservativeAndré Bachand8,33116.4%-4.3%
New DemocraticYves Mondoux6,67613.1%+4.2%
RhinocerosSébastien Côrriveau4670.9%
Total valid votes 50,923 100.0%
Total rejected ballots 607
Turnout 51,530 %
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin27,18552.2%-6.5%
ConservativeMarc Nadeau10,77220.7%+16.4%
LiberalRobert Pouliot6,86013.2%-17.8%
New DemocraticMartin Plaisance4,6458.9%+6.0%
GreenMichel Quirion2,2624.3%+1.3%
IndependentClaudia Laroche-Martel3210.6%
Total valid votes 52,045 100.0%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin29,32358.7%+12.2%
LiberalBruno-Marie Béchard15,48231.0%-10.8%
ConservativeRéal Leblanc2,1424.3%-4.1%
GreenJeffrey Champagne1,5093.0%
New DemocraticPhilippe Dion1,4632.9%1.6%
Total valid votes 49,919 100.0%

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

2000 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin23,55946.53$70,552
LiberalJean-François Rouleau21,18241.84$69,566
AllianceMark Quinlan2,2844.51$7,089
     Progressive Conservative Eric L'Heureux 1,955 3.86 $493
New DemocraticCraig Wright6771.34none listed
Natural LawDaniel Jolicoeur4950.98none listed
     Independent Serge Bourassa-Lacombe 294 0.58 $624
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle1860.37$10
Total valid votes 50,632 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,248
Turnout 51,880 63.58
Electors on the lists 81,592
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1998 by-election.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal by-election, 14 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Resignation of Jean J. Charest, 1 May 1998
Bloc QuébécoisSerge Cardin16,14344.3%+14.6%
LiberalRobert Pouliot15,92343.7%+35.0%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Archambault2,3036.3%-53.2%
ReformMarcel Bolduc9342.6%
New DemocraticSébastien Goulet7202.0%+0.8%
GreenJacques Bousquet2540.7%
IndependentJohn Turmel970.3%
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle720.2%
Total valid votes 36,446 100.0%


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