Mario Simard

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Mario Simard
MP
Member of Parliament
for Jonquière
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byKarine Trudel
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Jonquière, Quebec[1]

Mario Simard MP is a Canadian political science lecturer, press secretary and politician.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election from Jonquière in Quebec as a member of the Bloc Québécois.[3] He defeated the incumbent NDP MP Karine Trudel.

Political career

Since 2021 he has served as the critic of intergovernmental affairs, natural resources and energy in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[4]

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Jonquière
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard20,24739.99-3.12
ConservativeFanny Boulanger15,31430.25+1.94
LiberalWilliam Van Tassel13,17226.02+5.22
New DemocraticLise Garon9321.84-3.53
People'sPatrick Gaudreault5161.02N/A
GreenMarie-Josée Yelle4480.88-0.81
Total valid votes 50,62998.41
Total rejected ballots 8171.59-0.95
Turnout 51,44667.98+4.86
Eligible voters 75,676
Bloc Québécois notional hold Swing -2.53
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election: Jonquière
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard19,03641.9+6.3$21,445.47
ConservativeLouise Gravel13,22329.1+8.2$28,273.75
LiberalStéphane Bégin9,54621.0+5.1$15,443.09
New DemocraticMarieve Ruel2,5595.6-19.0$1,358.35
GreenMarie-Josée Yelle7381.6-0.4$0.00
RhinocerosLine Bélanger3720.8N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,47497.5–$127,988.39
Total rejected ballots 1,1882.5
Turnout 46,66263.2
Registered voters 73,830
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.9
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Jonquière
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard17,57735.6+12.31$11,695.16
New DemocraticKarine Trudel12,14124.6-4.59$58,005.08
ConservativePhilippe Gagnon10,33820.9+4.01$52,967.51
LiberalVincent Garneau7,84915.9-12.58$42,992.12
GreenLyne Bourdages1,0092.0+0.64$0.00
People'sSylvie Théodore4530.9$1,360.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,367100.0
Total rejected ballots 999
Turnout 50,36669.3
Eligible voters 72,713
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +8.45
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "C'est officiel : Mario Simard se présentera pour le Bloc Québécois dans Jonquière". Radio Canada (in French). July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Canada election results: Jonquière". Globalnews. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Confirmed candidates — Jonquière". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.