Yves Perron MP (French pronunciation: [iv pɛʁɔ̃]) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Berthier—Maskinongé as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Perron also serves as President of the party.
Yves Perron | |
|---|---|
| President of the Bloc Québécois | |
| Assumed office August 22, 2018 | |
| Leader | Mario Beaulieu (interim) Yves-François Blanchet |
| Preceded by | Mario Beaulieu |
| Member of Parliament for Berthier—Maskinongé | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence | Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[1] |
Political career
editIn his first attempt to become Member of Parliament for Berthier—Maskinongé, in 2015, Perron came second to New Democratic Party incumbent Ruth Ellen Brosseau with 25.8% of the vote.
Between 2015 and 2019, he was actively involved in the Quebec independence movement, as regional president of the Parti Québécois for Lanaudière between 2016 and 2018, as well as serving as riding president of the Bloc Québécois in Berthier—Maskinongé.
Following the leadership crisis of Martine Ouellet as head of the Bloc Québécois, he became national president of the Bloc Québécois.
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of agriculture, agri-food and supply management in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[3]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Perron | 19,133 | 35.22 | -2.40 | $21,700.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 18,200 | 33.50 | -1.45 | $106,147.42 | |||
| Liberal | Alexandre Bellemare | 8,264 | 15.21 | +1.38 | $5,445.75 | |||
| Conservative | Léo Soulières | 5,963 | 10.98 | +0.67 | $5,344.17 | |||
| People's | Geneviève Sénécal | 1,489 | 2.74 | +1.98 | $315.35 | |||
| Green | Laurence Requilé | 546 | 1.01 | -0.78 | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Denis Brown | 529 | 0.97 | $1,306.74 | ||||
| Marijuana | Steven Lamirande | 199 | 0.37 | +0.18 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,323 | – | – | $115,385.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 54,323 | 63.08 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 86,119 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Perron | 21,200 | 37.62 | +11.82 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 19,698 | 34.95 | -7.22 | $35,745.36 | |||
| Liberal | Christine Poirier | 7,796 | 13.83 | -6.45 | $33,806.20 | |||
| Conservative | Josée Bélanger | 5,812 | 10.31 | +0.11 | $13,544.45 | |||
| Green | Éric Laferrière | 1,008 | 1.79 | +0.23 | none listed | |||
| People's | Luc Massé | 428 | 0.76 | – | $3,303.24 | |||
| Independent | Alain Bélanger | 154 | 0.27 | – | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Martin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville | 151 | 0.27 | – | none listed | |||
| Marijuana | Danny Légaré | 107 | 0.19 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,354 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 977 | 1.16 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,331 | 68.01 | +1.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,301 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | +9.52 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 22,942 | 42.24% | +2.61 | $41,378.43 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Perron | 13,969 | 25.72% | −3.66 | $54,785.38 | |||
| Liberal | Pierre Destrempes | 11,028 | 20.31% | +6.02 | $16,329.10 | |||
| Conservative | Marianne Foucrault | 5,527 | 10.18% | −3.76 | $7,559.45 | |||
| Green | Victoria Cate May Burton | 844 | 1.55% | −0.55 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $218,838.34 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,310 | 66.14% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,109 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Election 2019: Star NDP candidate a casualty of Bloc's surge in popularity". Montreal Gazette. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (5 October 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Berthier—Maskinongé". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Who are the candidates in my electoral district? Berthier--Maskinongé (Quebec)". Elections Canada. 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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