Caroline Desbiens
Caroline Desbiens on stage, France, 2013
Member of Parliament
for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded bySylvie Boucher
Personal details
BornL'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceL'Isle-aux-Coudres[1]

Caroline Desbiens MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix as a member of the Bloc Québécois.[2]

During the election 2019 election campaign, it was found that in 2013, Desbiens wrote on her Facebook page that the Charter of Quebec Values that was being proposed by the Parti Québécois government of the day should be supported even if it was not perfect. “Our daughters, grand-daughters and great-grand-daughters could have to wear a veil to go to the IGA for fear of going to prison in a few years,” In 2016, she praised far-right French politician Marine Le Pen for having the courage of her convictions on Facebook. “Whether one agrees or not or only partially with what Ms. Le Pen says, we need more people like her”.[3][4] She later apolologized about it, expressing deep regrets.[5][6]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisCaroline Desbiens19,27038.44+2.09$27,050.37
ConservativeVéronique Laprise15,96931.85+2.14$25,427.63
LiberalAlexandra Bernier10,36520.67–0.28$7,031.80
New DemocraticFrédéric du Verle2,2424.47–1.14$320.79
People'sJennifer Lefrançois8811.76–0.30$0.00
GreenFrédéric Amyot7331.46–1.22$0.00
FreeChantal Laplante4490.90$409.94
IndependentVicky Lépine2270.45$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,136100.00$115,228.60
Total rejected ballots 9021.77–0.12
Turnout 51,03865.64–1.69
Registered voters 77,752
Bloc Québécois hold Swing –0.03
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisCaroline Desbiens18,40736.35+17.21$10,197.29
ConservativeSylvie Boucher15,04429.71-3.82none listed
LiberalManon Fortin10,60820.95-5.94none listed
New DemocraticGérard Briand2,8415.61-12.85none listed
GreenRichard Guertin1,3552.68+0.98$5,913.35
No affiliationRaymond Bernier1,3352.64$5,886.96
People'sJean-Claude Parent1,0452.06none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,63598.11
Total rejected ballots 9761.89
Turnout 51,61167.33
Eligible voters 76,657
Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative Swing +10.52
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Canada election: Beauport–Côte-de-Beaupré–Île d'Orléans–Charlevoix". Globalnews. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. "Bloc says up to Quebeckers to judge its candidates' social-media posts".
  4. "Bloc leader apologizes for candidates' Islamophobic and racist social media posts | CBC News".
  5. "Caroline Desbiens s'excuse pour ses propos islamophobes".
  6. "Propos Anti-islam de candidats bloquistes: les excuses suffisent à Blanchet".
  7. "Election Night Results — Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.


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