Gabriel Ste-Marie

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Gabriel Ste-Marie

MP
Gabriel Ste-Marie.jpg
Ste-Marie's official parliamentary photo
Member of Parliament
for Joliette
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byFrancine Raynault
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Québec debout (2018)
ResidenceJoliette, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionEconomist, Teacher

Gabriel Ste-Marie MP is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière.

Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader (and its parliamentary leader as the party leader did not have a seat in parliament) from 2017 until he resigned from the position on February 25, 2018 in a dispute with party leader Martine Ouellet.[1] He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[2] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[3]

He is also a researcher at the Contemporary Economics Research Institute and lecturer at Université du Québec à Montréal.[4]

Electoral record[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Ste-Marie 33,590 58.22 +24.92 $25,277.75
Liberal Michel Bourgeois 12,995 22.52 -5.70 $33,054.52
Conservative Jean-Martin Masse 5,176 8.97 -1.09 $15,856.88
New Democratic Julienne Soumaoro 2,623 4.55 -21.14 none listed
Green Érica Poirier 2,343 4.06 +1.71 $752.47
People's Sylvain Prescott 498 0.86 – $932.68
Indépendence du Québec Paul Savard 474 0.82 – $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,699 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1,203 1.35 +0.15
Turnout 58,902 66.31 -0.91
Eligible voters 88,831
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +15.31
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
hide2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Ste-Marie 18,875 33.3 +0.29 –
Liberal Michel Bourgeois 15,995 28.2 +21.81 –
New Democratic Danielle Landreville 14,566 25.7 -21.22 –
Conservative Soheil Eid 5,705 10.1 +0.41 –
Green Mathieu Morin 1,335 2.4 -1.59 –
Strength in Democracy Robert D. Morais 213 0.4 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,689 100.0     $232,599.74
Total rejected ballots 1,109 1.20 -0.36
Turnout 57,798 67.22 +3.7
Eligible voters 85,981
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.8
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Differences' with Martine Ouellet led Bloc MP to resign as house leader".
  2. ^ Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "" C'est maintenant que le vrai travail commence " - Gabriel Ste-Marie" (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Joliette, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine


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