Alain Therrien

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Alain Therrien
House Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
September 21, 2021 – April 28, 2025
LeaderYves-Francois Blanchet
Succeeded byChristine Normandin
Member of Parliament
for La Prairie
In office
October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025
Preceded byJean-Claude Poissant
Succeeded byJacques Ramsay
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 59)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
PartyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois
ResidenceSaint-Constant, Quebec[1]

Alain Therrien (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.

Career

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]

From 2021 to 2025 he served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.[4]

In the 2025 Canadian federal election, he was unseated by Liberal candidate Jacques Ramsay.[5]

Electoral record

Federal

2025 Canadian federal election: La Prairie—Atateken
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJacques Ramsay29,41844.06+9.45
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien23,23234.80-8.93
ConservativeDave Pouliot11,50517.23+7.29
New DemocraticMathieu Boisvert1,5882.38-4.92
GreenBarbara Joannette6570.98-0.68
People'sRuth Fontaine3610.54-2.05
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,76198.83
Total rejected ballots 7871.17-0.37
Turnout 67,54872.99+5.20
Eligible voters 92,538
Liberal notional gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +9.19
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien25,86243.73+1.9$27,187.05
LiberalCaroline Desrochers20,47034.61-2.0$64,263.73
ConservativeLise des Greniers5,8789.94+0.9$4,378.21
New DemocraticVictoria Hernandez4,3177.30-0.4$24.86
People'sRuth Fontaine1,5322.59+2.0$2,454.19
GreenBarbara Joannette9831.66-2.5$0.00
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard980.17±0.0$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,14098.46–$117,466.66
Total rejected ballots 9241.541.17
Turnout 60,06467.79-4.2
Registered voters 88,603
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien25,70741.8+15.56$16,299.46
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant22,50436.6+0.14$58,876.52
ConservativeIsabelle Lapointe5,5409.0-2.91none listed
New DemocraticVictoria Hernandez4,7447.7-15.18$0.10
GreenBarbara Joannette2,5654.2+2.05$362.15
People'sGregory Yablunovsky3930.6–none listed
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1000.2-0.15$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,553100.0
Total rejected ballots 886
Turnout 62,43971.95
Eligible voters 86,779
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +7.71
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

Provincial

2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecDanielle McCann12,98643.54+11.77
Parti QuébécoisAlain Therrien7,38924.77-10.29
Québec solidaireMaya Fréchette-Bonnier4,39014.72+11.25
LiberalMarcelina Jugureanu4,16913.98-11.38
GreenAntonino Geraci4561.53
ConservativeNikolai Grigoriev3551.19+0.45
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux810.27-0.13
Total valid votes 29,82697.98
Total rejected ballots 6162.02
Turnout 30,44272.45
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 QuébécoisAlain Therrien10,09635.06-5.62
Coalition Avenir QuébecDenis Leftakis9,14731.77-0.61
LiberalJean Paul Pellerin7,30125.36+5.41
Québec solidaireChristian Laramée1,0563.470.00
Option nationaleRobert Moreau2710.94-0.38
ConservativeAlexandre Dagenais2130.74-0.21
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux1160.40+0.18
Total valid votes 28,79497.92
Total rejected ballots 6132.08
Turnout 29,40774.15
Electors on the lists 39,658
Parti Québécois hold Swing -3.115

2014 results reference:[11]

2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisAlain Therrien12,38440.68
Coalition Avenir QuébecFrançois Rebello9,85732.38
LiberalJocelyne Bates6,07219.95
Québec solidaireFrédéric Nadeau1,0563.47
Option nationaleKeven Rousseau4011.32
(no designation)Martin McNeil3151.04
ConservativeAndré Martel2880.95
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux670.22
Total valid votes 30,44098.44
Total rejected ballots 4821.56
Turnout 30,92280.39
Electors on the lists 38,464

2012 results reference:[12]

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. ↑ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
  5. ↑ Canadienne, La Presse (2025-04-29). "Alerte: Alain Therrien, leader à la Chambre du Bloc, défait dans La Prairie-Atateken". L’actualité (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Official Voting Results — La Prairie". Elections Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ "General Elections: 2014, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "General Elections: 2012, Sanguinet". electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. Retrieved 28 May 2018.