Yves Perron

Yves Perron MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Berthier—Maskinongé as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Perron also serves as President of the party.

Yves Perron

MP
President of the Bloc Québécois
Assumed office
August 22, 2018
LeaderMario Beaulieu (interim)
Yves-François Blanchet
Preceded byMario Beaulieu
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Berthier—Maskinongé
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byRuth Ellen Brosseau
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceSaint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec[1]

Political career

Yves Perron made a first attempt to become Member of Parliament for Berthier-Maskinongé in 2015, falling short with 25.8% of the vote.

Between 2015 and 2019, he was actively involved in the Quebec independence movement, as regional president of the Parti Québécois for Lanaudière between 2016 and 2018, as well as serving as riding president of the Bloc Québécois in Berthier-Maskinongé.

Following the leadership crisis of Martine Ouellet as head of the Bloc Québécois, he became national president of the Bloc Québécois.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Berthier—Maskinongé
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisYves Perron21,20037.62+11.82
New DemocraticRuth Ellen Brosseau19,69834.95-7.22
LiberalChristine Poirier7,79613.83-6.45
ConservativeJosée Bélanger5,81210.31+0.11
GreenÉric Laferrière1,0081.79+0.23
People'sLuc Massé4280.76–
IndependentAlain Bélanger1540.27–
RhinocerosMartin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville1510.27–
MarijuanaDanny Légaré1070.19–
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,354100.0 
Total rejected ballots 9771.16+0.14
Turnout 57,33168.01+1.87
Eligible voters 84,301
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Election 2019: Star NDP candidate a casualty of Bloc's surge in popularity". Montreal Gazette. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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