Candidates for the Bloc Québécois stood for office in all 78 of Quebec's electoral districts during the 2021 Canadian federal election. 32 candidates won their seat, the same number as in the 2019 election, and gave Yves-François Blanchet's party the third most seats in the new House of Commons.
Candidate statistics
edit| Candidates Nominated | Male Candidates | Female Candidates | Most Common Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 41 | 37[1] | ||
Quebec - 78 seats
editEastern Quebec
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia | Kristina Michaud | Incumbent Member of Parliament | F | Amqui | Political advisor | 19,776 | 59.79 | 1 | [2] |
| Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis | Marie-Christine Richard | F | Saint-Lazare | Political advisor | 14,669 | 23.22 | 2 | [3] | |
| Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Guy Bernatchez | Mayor of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis | M | Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis | Forestry | 14,481 | 39.29 | [4] | |
| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | Simon Bérubé | M | Saint-Pacôme | Public servant, journalist | 12,550 | 26.25 | [5] | ||
| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques | Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Incumbent Member of Parliament | M | Rimouski | Administrator | 20,657 | 49.02 | 1 | [6] |
Côte-Nord and Saguenay
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix | Caroline Desbiens | Incumbent Member of Parliament | F | L'Isle-aux-Coudres | Singer-songwriter | 19,270 | 38.44 | 1 | |
| Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | Julie Bouchard | F | Union leader | 14,027 | 33.39 | 2 | [7] | ||
| Jonquière | Mario Simard | Incumbent Member of Parliament | M | Jonquière | University lecturer | 19,036 | 41.86 | 1 | |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | Incumbent Member of Parliament | M | Alma | Sound technician | 25,466 | 50.73 | ||
| Manicouagan | Marilène Gill | Incumbent Member of Parliament | F | Pointe-Lebel | Educator | 18,419 | 52.63 |
Quebec City
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauport—Limoilou | Julie Vignola | Incumbent Member of Parliament | F | Quebec City | Educator | 15,146 | 31.14 | 1 | [8] |
| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | Marie-Christine Lamontagne | F | Quebec City | Political advisor | 14,237 | 24.83 | 2 | [9] | |
| Louis-Hébert | Marc Dean | Son of Robert Dean | M | Quebec City | Trade unionist, civil servant | 16,247 | 27.17 | [10] | |
| Louis-Saint-Laurent | Thierry Bilodeau | M | Quebec City | Political advisor | 13,069 | 20.39 | [11] | ||
| Québec | Louis Sansfaçon | M | Quebec City | Police officer | 14,824 | 28.96 | [12] |
Central Quebec
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel | |||||||||
| Berthier—Maskinongé | |||||||||
| Joliette | |||||||||
| Lévis—Lotbinière | |||||||||
| Montcalm | |||||||||
| Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier | |||||||||
| Repentigny | |||||||||
| Saint-Maurice—Champlain | |||||||||
| Trois-Rivières |
Eastern Townships
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauce | |||||||||
| Brome—Missisquoi | |||||||||
| Compton—Stanstead | |||||||||
| Drummond | |||||||||
| Mégantic—L'Érable | |||||||||
| Richmond—Arthabaska | |||||||||
| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | |||||||||
| Shefford | |||||||||
| Sherbrooke |
Montérégie
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloeil—Chambly | |||||||||
| Brossard—Saint-Lambert | |||||||||
| Châteauguay—Lacolle | |||||||||
| La Prairie | |||||||||
| Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne | |||||||||
| Longueuil—Saint-Hubert | |||||||||
| Montarville | |||||||||
| Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | |||||||||
| Saint-Jean | |||||||||
| Salaberry—Suroît | |||||||||
| Vaudreuil—Soulanges |
Eastern Montreal
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochelaga | |||||||||
| Honoré-Mercier | |||||||||
| La Pointe-de-l'Île | |||||||||
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie | |||||||||
| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie |
Western Montreal
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | |||||||||
| Lac-Saint-Louis | |||||||||
| LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | |||||||||
| Mount Royal | |||||||||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | |||||||||
| Outremont | |||||||||
| Pierrefonds—Dollard | |||||||||
| Saint-Laurent | |||||||||
| Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs |
Northern Montreal and Laval
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | |||||||||
| Alfred-Pellan | |||||||||
| Bourassa | |||||||||
| Laval—Les Îles | |||||||||
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | |||||||||
| Papineau | |||||||||
| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | |||||||||
| Vimy |
Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec
edit| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou | |||||||||
| Abitibi—Témiscamingue | |||||||||
| Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation | |||||||||
| Gatineau | |||||||||
| Hull—Aylmer | |||||||||
| Laurentides—Labelle | |||||||||
| Mirabel | |||||||||
| Pontiac | |||||||||
| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles | |||||||||
| Rivière-du-Nord | |||||||||
| Terrebonne | |||||||||
| Thérèse-De Blainville |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dunham, Jackie (2021-09-02). "Highest percentage ever of female and gender-diverse candidates running in this election". CTVNews. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Madame Kristina Michaud, députée". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Lamontagne, Serge (2021-08-17). "Marie-Christine Richard défendra les couleurs du Bloc Québécois". La Voix du Sud (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Langlois, Roxanne (2021-08-26). "Le candidat bloquiste Guy Bernatchez veut contrer la pénurie de main-d'œuvre | Élections Canada 2021". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (2021-08-20). "Simon Bérubé officiellement candidat dans Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup | Élections Canada 2021". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Profile - Blanchette-Joncas, Maxime". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (2021-06-11). "Julie Bouchard songe à se porter candidate pour le Bloc québécois". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Profile - Vignola, Julie". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Investiture du Bloc Québécois : Marie-Christine Lamontagne sera candidate dans Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles". Bloc Québécois (in French). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Investiture du Bloc Québécois: Marc Dean sera candidat du Bloc Québécois dans Louis-Hébert". Bloc Québécois (in French). 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Gruson, Perrine (2021-09-13). "Élections fédérales: la parole aux candidats dans Louis-Saint-Laurent". Métro Québec (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Lavoie, Kathleen (2021-08-24). "Candidat controversé du Bloc : Louis Sansfaçon, un " héros " pour Yves-François Blanchet | Élections Canada 2021". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.