Alain Therrien MP (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ tɛʁjɛ̃]; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012[2] to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Alain Therrien | |
|---|---|
| House Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| Assumed office September 21, 2021 | |
| Leader | Yves-Francois Blanchet |
| Member of Parliament for La Prairie | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Poissant |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Danielle McCann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1966 Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois |
| Residence | Saint-Constant, Quebec[1] |
Career
editOn June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.[3]
Since 2021 he has served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.[4]
Electoral record
editFederal
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,862 | 43.7 | +1.9 | $27,187.05 | |||
| Liberal | Caroline Desrochers | 20,470 | 34.6 | -2.0 | $64,263.73 | |||
| Conservative | Lise des Greniers | 5,878 | 9.9 | +0.9 | $4,378.21 | |||
| New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,317 | 7.3 | -0.4 | $24.86 | |||
| People's | Ruth Fontaine | 1,532 | 2.6 | +2.0 | $2,454.19 | |||
| Green | Barbara Joannette | 983 | 1.7 | -2.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 98 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,140 | 98.5 | – | $117,466.66 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 924 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 60,064 | 67.8 | -4.2 | |||||
| Registered voters | 88,593 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,707 | 41.8 | +15.56 | $16,299.46 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 22,504 | 36.6 | +0.14 | $58,876.52 | |||
| Conservative | Isabelle Lapointe | 5,540 | 9.0 | -2.91 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,744 | 7.7 | -15.18 | $0.10 | |||
| Green | Barbara Joannette | 2,565 | 4.2 | +2.05 | $362.15 | |||
| People's | Gregory Yablunovsky | 393 | 0.6 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 100 | 0.2 | -0.15 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,553 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 886 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,439 | 71.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,779 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
Provincial
edit| 2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Danielle McCann | 12,986 | 43.54 | +11.77 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 7,389 | 24.77 | -10.29 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Maya Fréchette-Bonnier | 4,390 | 14.72 | +11.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Marcelina Jugureanu | 4,169 | 13.98 | -11.38 | ||||
| Green | Antonino Geraci | 456 | 1.53 | |||||
| Conservative | Nikolai Grigoriev | 355 | 1.19 | +0.45 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 81 | 0.27 | -0.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,826 | 97.98 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 616 | 2.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,442 | 72.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 42,016 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +11.03 | ||||||
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 10,096 | 35.06 | -5.62 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Denis Leftakis | 9,147 | 31.77 | -0.61 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Paul Pellerin | 7,301 | 25.36 | +5.41 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Christian Laramée | 1,056 | 3.47 | 0.00 | ||||
| Option nationale | Robert Moreau | 271 | 0.94 | -0.38 | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandre Dagenais | 213 | 0.74 | -0.21 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 116 | 0.40 | +0.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,794 | 97.92 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 613 | 2.08 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,407 | 74.15 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,658 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | -3.115 | ||||||
2014 results reference:[8]
| 2012 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 12,384 | 40.68 | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | François Rebello | 9,857 | 32.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Jocelyne Bates | 6,072 | 19.95 | |||||
| Québec solidaire | Frédéric Nadeau | 1,056 | 3.47 | |||||
| Option nationale | Keven Rousseau | 401 | 1.32 | |||||
| (no designation) | Martin McNeil | 315 | 1.04 | |||||
| Conservative | André Martel | 288 | 0.95 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 67 | 0.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,440 | 98.44 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 482 | 1.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,922 | 80.39 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 38,464 | |||||||
2012 results reference:[9]
References
edit- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Sanguinet échappe à François Rebello". Radio-Canada (in French). 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House". ctvnews.ca. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — La Prairie". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "General Elections: 2014, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "General Elections: 2012, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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