Alain Therrien

Alain Therrien MP (born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012[2] to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.

Alain Therrien

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for La Prairie
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byJean-Claude Poissant
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet
In office
September 4, 2012 – October 18, 2018
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byDanielle McCann
Personal details
Born (1966-07-06) July 6, 1966
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois
ResidenceSaint-Constant, Quebec[1]

On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.[3]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Therrien25,70741.8+15.56
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant22,50436.6+0.14
ConservativeIsabelle Lapointe5,5409.0-2.91
New DemocraticVictoria Hernandez4,7447.7-15.18
GreenBarbara Joannette2,5654.2+2.05
People'sGregory Yablunovsky3930.6–
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1000.2-0.15
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,553100.0
Total rejected ballots 886
Turnout 62,43971.95
Eligible voters 86,779
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Sanguinet échappe à François Rebello". Radio-Canada (in French). 4 September 2012.
  3. "Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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