Stéphane Bergeron
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montarville
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMichel Picard
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verchères
In office
December 12, 2005 – August 29, 2018
Preceded byBernard Landry
Succeeded bySuzanne Dansereau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Verchères—Les Patriotes
In office
November 27, 2000 – November 9, 2005
Succeeded byLuc Malo
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Verchères
In office
October 25, 1993 – November 27, 2000
Preceded byMarcel Danis
Succeeded byriding redistributed
Personal details
Born (1965-01-28) January 28, 1965
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyBloc Québécois
Parti Québécois
SpouseJohanne Dulude
ResidenceVarennes, Quebec[1]

Stéphane Bergeron MP (born January 28, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He currently serves as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada since 2019, he had previously served in that aspect 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 (PQ) banner. He became the member for Verchères of the Quebec National Assembly succeeding former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry in that riding.[2] He was re-elected 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

Federal

2019 Canadian federal election: Montarville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron25,36642.8+14.38$22,609.89
LiberalMichel Picard21,06135.6+3.06$55,495.41
New DemocraticDjaouida Sellah4,9848.4-16.28$1,715.58
ConservativeJulie Sauvageau4,1387.0-3.85$11,784.17
GreenJean-Charles Pelland2,9675.0+2.6$3,869.64
People'sJulie Lavallée5010.8–none listed
RhinocerosThomas Thibault-Vincent2110.4–$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,228100
Total rejected ballots 742
Turnout 59,97077.8%
Eligible voters 77,097
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +5.66
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2000 Canadian federal election: Verchères—Les Patriotes
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron28,69652.29$61,780
LiberalMark Provencher16,74030.50–$37,677
Progressive ConservativeFrédéric Grenier3,8597.03$2,703
AllianceStéphane Désilets2,8705.23$336
MarijuanaJonathan Bérubé1,6432.99none listed
New DemocraticCharles Bussières1,0741.96$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.

Provincial

2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron18,46742.59-4.68
Coalition Avenir QuébecYves Renaud13,16030.35-1.12
LiberalSimon Rocheleau8,21318.94+5.18
Québec solidaireCéline Jarrousse3,0747.09+3.02
Option nationaleMathieu Coulombe4501.04-1.18
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:[5]

2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron22,05247.27-8.15
Coalition Avenir QuébecChantal Soucy14,68231.47+15.98
LiberalMaxime St-Onge6,41913.76-9.11
Québec solidaireMarie-Thérèse Toutant1,9004.07+1.42
Option nationaleDiane Massicotte1,0352.22–
IndependentSteven Terranova2970.64–
CCMario Geoffrion2690.58–
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:[6]

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron15,66455.42+14.17
LiberalVincent Sabourin6,46422.87+8.68
Action démocratiqueDaniel Castonguay4,37715.49-21.83
GreenChristine Hayes8452.99-1.21
Québec solidaireLynda Gadoury7492.65-0.40
Parti indépendantisteYvon Sylva Aubé1640.58–
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron13,81141.25-27.95
Action démocratiqueLuc Robitaille12,49537.32+27.20
LiberalPaul Verret4,75114.19-3.45
GreenGeneviève Ménard1,4074.20-
Québec solidaireMichelle Hudon-David1,0203.05+0.01*
Verchères by-election, December 12, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisStéphane Bergeron13,11869.20+14.42
LiberalJean Robert3,34417.64-10.52
Action démocratiqueDenise Graveline1,91910.12-4.69
UFPJean-François Lessard5763.04+2.41

References

  1. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Lévesque, Kathleen (December 13, 2005). "Élections partielles - Le PLQ conserve Outremont" [By-elections - The QLP retains Outremont]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "General Elections: 2014, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "General Elections: 2012, Verchères". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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