Jean-Claude Poissant (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klod pwasɑ̃]; born 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of La Prairie in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015[1] until his defeat in the 2019 election. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. During his tenure, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.[2] Poissant is a fourth-generation dairy and grain farmer and, prior to his election to the House of Commons, served as a municipal councillor.[3]
Jean-Claude Poissant | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Minister | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Preceded by | Gerald Keddy |
| Succeeded by | Neil Ellis |
| Member of Parliament for La Prairie | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | district re-established |
| Succeeded by | Alain Therrien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Electoral record
editFederal
edit| 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[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 20,993 | 36.46 | +23.24 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Christian Picard | 15,107 | 26.24 | +0.51 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Pierre Chicoine | 13,174 | 22.88 | -27.08 | – | |||
| Conservative | Yves Perras | 6,859 | 11.91 | +2.46 | – | |||
| Green | Joanne Tomas | 1,235 | 2.15 | +0.69 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 204 | 0.35 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,572 | 100.00 | $218,081.80 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 996 | 1.70 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,568 | 71.15 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,318 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
Provincial
edit| 2022 Quebec general election: Huntingdon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Carole Mallette | 13,664 | 46.64 | +8.95 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 4,214 | 14.39 | -20.84 | ||||
| Conservative | François Gagnon | 3,923 | 13.39 | +12.02 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Nathan Leblanc | 3,522 | 12.02 | +0.99 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Emmanuelle Perras | 3,265 | 11.15 | -1.57 | ||||
| Green | José Bro | 367 | 1.25 | -0.29 | ||||
| Canadian | Raymond Frizzell | 339 | 1.16 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,294 | 98.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 384 | 1.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,678 | 64.27 | -3.33 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,178 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | – | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Élections fédérales 2015 : Jean-Claude Poissant toujours conseiller municipal". www.lereflet.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ Meet Jean-Claude Poissant, Liberal.ca.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Prairie, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine