Alain Therrien
MP
Member of Parliament
for La Prairie
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byJean-Claude Poissant
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet
In office
September 4, 2012 – October 18, 2018
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byDanielle McCann
Personal details
Born (1966-07-06) July 6, 1966 (age 57)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois
ResidenceSaint-Constant, Quebec[1]

Alain Therrien MP (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.

On 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]

Electoral record

Federal

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[4]
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[5][6]

Provincial

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
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
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:[7]

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:[8]

References

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sanguinet échappe à François Rebello". Radio-Canada (in French). 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House". ctvnews.ca. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Confirmed candidates — La Prairie". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "General Elections: 2014, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ^ "General Elections: 2012, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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