Bloc Québécois candidates in the 2015 Canadian federal election

This is a list of nominated candidates for the Bloc Québécois in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Candidate statistics Candidates NominatedMale CandidatesFemale CandidatesMost Common Occupation785622Business and education

Quebec - 78 seats

Eastern Quebec RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaFormer Mont-Joli councillorFMont-Joli7,64121.0%2Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—LévisFormer Member of Parliament for Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreMConsultant7,21711.5%4Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineMQuébecConsultant8,28920.9%3Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupMRivière-du-LoupTeacher7,93916.1%4Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesFormer Sainte-Flavie councillorFNurse, manager8,67319.3%3

Côte-Nord and Saguenay RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—CharlevoixMBoischatel9,65019.1%3Chicoutimi—Le FjordFormer Saint-Honoré councillorFSaguenayTeacher8,99020.5%JonquièreMSaguenayPolitical attaché11,20223.3%Lac-Saint-JeanMAlmaRetired teacher10,15218.4%4ManicouaganFBaie-ComeauTeacher17,33841.2%1

Quebec City RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Beauport—LimoilouMBeauportBusinessman7,46714.8%4Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles2013 municipal candidate in QuébecMCharlesbourgStudent7,17712.3%Louis-Hébert2007 Action démocratique du Québec candidate in TaschereauFTranslator8,90014.4%Louis-Saint-LaurentMLawyer6,68810.3%QuébecMBusinessman10,15318.8%

Central Quebec RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Bécancour—Nicolet—SaurelMember of Parliament for Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and for Richelieu (PC 1984-1990, Bloc 1990-); dean of the House of CommonsMSorel-TracyMath teacher, businessman20,87140.0%1Berthier—MaskinongéMBerthiervilleTeacher14,03725.8%2JolietteMJolietteEconomist and teacher18,87533.3%1Lévis—LotbinièreMFinancial counsellor7,16311.4%4MontcalmFormer Member of the National Assembly for MassonMBQ staff, former philosophy teacher19,40536.6%1Portneuf—Jacques-CartierMSainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier6,66510.7%4RepentignyFRetired teacher22,61834.7%1Saint-Maurice—ChamplainFShawiniganSociologist and teacher11,29519.2%3Trois-RivièresMTrois-RivièresRetired accountant10,24917.0%4

Eastern Townships RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Beauce2012 Option nationale candidate in Beauce-NordMSaint-GeorgesBusinessman4,1447.4%4Brome—Missisquoi2012 Option nationale candidate in Brome-MissisquoiMBedfordCommunity development10,25217.5%3Compton—StansteadFormer Member of Parliament for Compton—StansteadF11,55120.7%DrummondFormer Member of Parliament for Terrebonne—Blainville; Saint-Lucien councillorFSaint-LucienTeacher11,86222.8%Mégantic—L'ÉrableFThetford MinesStudent5,83812.3%4Richmond—ArthabaskaMVictoriaville10,06817.2%Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotMSaint-HyacinthePublic manager13,20024.3%3Shefford2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in GranbyMSainte-Cécile-de-MiltonLawyer13,09222.2%SherbrookeFJournalist11,71320.5%

Montérégie RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Beloeil—ChamblyFormer Member of Parliament for Chambly—BorduasMSaint-Basile-le-GrandBusinessman, labour relations consultant18,38727.7%3Brossard—Saint-Lambert2000-2001 leader of the RAP; former Longueuil councillorFHuman resources manager6,07110.6%4Châteauguay—LacolleParti Québécois candidate in 2012 in Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne and in 2014 in LaporteFRadio presenter12,61524.4%2La Prairie2000 candidate in Saint-LambertM15,10726.2%Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyneMLongueuilTeacher13,97427.0%Longueuil—Saint-HubertMLongueuilActor15,87327.3%3MontarvilleFSainte-JulieLecturer16,46028.4%2Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—VerchèresFormer president of Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois 2012-2015MBouchervilleAccountant17,00728.6%1Saint-JeanMComputer consultant14,97924.8%3Salaberry—SuroîtFormer Member of Parliament for Beauharnois—SalaberryFOrmstownSocial worker17,45228.4%Vaudreuil—SoulangesMMontréal9,85815.0%

Eastern Montreal RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Hochelaga2014 Option nationale candidate for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, President of l'AÉTÉLUQMHochelagaManager - Fraud prevention14,38927.7%3Honoré-Mercier2014 Parti québécois candidate for Mont-RoyalF6,68012.9%La Pointe-de-l'Île1997 candidate in Papineau—Saint-Denis, former party leader from 2014-2015, party president since 2014.MMontréalEducator18,54533.6%1Laurier—Sainte-MarieFormer Member of Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Former Leader of the Bloc Québecois (1997-2011, 2015-2015)M15,69928.7%2Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieClaude AndréM12,27621.0%

Western Montreal RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Dorval—Lachine—LaSalleM5,3389.8%4Lac-Saint-LouisMStudent1,6812.7%5LaSalle—Émard—VerdunFormer MNA for Rosemont; President of OUI.MMathematician, professor, computer scientist9,16417.0%3Mount Royal2014 Option nationale candidate in Saint-JeanF9081.9%4Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—WestmountMStudent, salesman1,2822.5%5OutremontMBusinessman3,6688.4%4Pierrefonds—DollardHistorian, scientistF2,0433.5%Saint-LaurentMStudent1,8794.7%Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs2014 Option nationale candidate in RousseauFSaint-HippolyteTeacher4,3078.6%

Northern Montreal and Laval RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Ahuntsic-CartiervilleMMontréalTeacher7,34613.2%3Alfred-PellanMAthletics coach9,83617.8%BourassaMMontréalRetired journalist and trade unionist7,04917.1%2Laval—Les ÎlesFLavalBusinesswoman6,73112.4%4Marc-Aurèle-FortinMCommunicator11,82021.7%3PapineauMMontréalClassical musician6,18212.2%Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelMAccountant, financial consultant3,2047.2%4VimyMTeacher9,06816.7%3

Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec RidingCandidate's NameNotes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankRef.Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouFormer Member of the National Assembly for UngavaMAdministrator6,39818.5%3rdAbitibi—TémiscamingueMRouyn-NorandaJournalist9,65119.4%3rdArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in PapineauM9,52518.6%3rdGatineauPresident of l'Association générale des étudiants de l'Université du Québec en Outaouais; 2014 Option nationale candidate in ChapleauMHochelagaConsultant5,4559.4%3rdHull—AylmerFStudent3,6256.5%4thLaurentides—LabelleFMont-Tremblant18,79329.7%2ndMirabel2012 Option nationale candidate in LabelleMMirabelTrade unionist18,71031.5%1stPontiac2014 Option nationale candidate for GatineauM4,3276.9%4thRivière-des-Mille-ÎlesMSaint-EustacheTeacher14,75525.4%3rdRivière-du-NordMLawyer18,15732.0%1stTerrebonneMMontréalSoldier, activist19,23833.0%1stThérèse-De Blainville2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in GroulxMRosemère15,23827.0%2nd

See also Results of the Canadian federal election, 2015 Results by riding for the Canadian federal election, 2015

References

External links Bloc Québécois website Elections Canada – List of Confirmed Candidates for the 41st General Election

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