Jean-Claude Poissant

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Jean-Claude Poissant
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
December 2, 2015 – September 11, 2019
MinisterLawrence MacAulay
Preceded byGerald Keddy
Succeeded byNeil Ellis
Member of Parliament
for La Prairie
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded bydistrict re-established
Succeeded byAlain Therrien
Personal details
Born1960 (age 61–62)
Saint-Philippe, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Jean-Claude Poissant (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of La Prairie in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015[1] until his defeat in the 2019 election. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. During his tenure, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.[2] Poissant is a fourth-generation dairy and grain farmer and, prior to his election to the House of Commons, served as a municipal councillor.[3]

Electoral record[]

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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[4][5]
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2015 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jean-Claude Poissant 20,993 36.46 +23.24 –
Bloc Québécois Christian Picard 15,107 26.24 +0.51 –
New Democratic Pierre Chicoine 13,174 22.88 -27.08 –
Conservative Yves Perras 6,859 11.91 +2.46 –
Green Joanne Tomas 1,235 2.15 +0.69 –
Marxist–Leninist Normand Chouinard 204 0.35 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,572 100.00   $218,081.80
Total rejected ballots 996 1.70 –
Turnout 58,568 71.15 –
Eligible voters 82,318
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +25.16
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.lereflet.qc.ca/actualites/elections-2015/2015/10/20/elections-federales-2015---jean-claude-poissant-demeure-conseill.html[dead link]
  2. ^ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ^ Meet Jean-Claude Poissant, Liberal.ca.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Prairie, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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