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Bloc Québécois candidates in the 2021 Canadian federal election

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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

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Candidates Nominated Male Candidates Female Candidates Most Common Occupation
78 41 37[1]

Quebec - 78 seats

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Eastern Quebec

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Dunham, Jackie (2021-09-02). "Highest percentage ever of female and gender-diverse candidates running in this election". CTVNews. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ "Madame Kristina Michaud, députée". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ Lamontagne, Serge (2021-08-17). "Marie-Christine Richard défendra les couleurs du Bloc Québécois". La Voix du Sud (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Profile - Blanchette-Joncas, Maxime". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Profile - Vignola, Julie". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Gruson, Perrine (2021-09-13). "Élections fédérales: la parole aux candidats dans Louis-Saint-Laurent". Métro Québec (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  12. ^ 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.
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