Xavier Barsalou-Duval MP (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Xavier Barsalou-Duval | |
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| Member of Parliament for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sana Hassainia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1988 Boucherville, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois, Parti Québécois (provincial) |
| Spouse | Marilène Gill[1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Boucherville, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Profession | Auditor, teacher |
Political career
editHe was president of the Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois from 2011 to 2015 and campaigned for Mario Beaulieu in the 2014 leadership race.[3][4]
He was elected with the lowest percentage of the vote of any Member of Parliament in 2015, gaining only 28.6% of the vote due to vote splitting and a close race in his riding.
Barsalou-Duval was one of three Bloc MPs who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt and remained with the Bloc caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents.[5]
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of transport, infrastructure and communities in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[6]
Personal life
editHe is married to fellow Bloc MP Marilène Gill.[7]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 29,978 | 54.3 | +3.3 | $51,318.92 | |||
| Liberal | Louis-Gabriel Girard | 14,282 | 25.9 | -2.6 | $12.402.87 | |||
| Conservative | Jérôme Painchaud | 4,870 | 8.8 | +0.7 | $3,365.80 | |||
| New Democratic | Martin Leprohon | 4,261 | 7.7 | +0.8 | $3,545.23 | |||
| People's | Alexandre Blais | 1,078 | 2.0 | +1.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Carole Boisvert | 777 | 1.4 | N/A | $2,993.68 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,246 | 98.3 | – | $111,688.77 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 964 | 1.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56,210 | 69.0 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 81,525 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | +3.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 31,009 | 51.02 | +22.45 | $49,162.26 | |||
| Liberal | Simon Chalifoux | 17,333 | 28.52 | +0.24 | $43,167.10 | |||
| Conservative | Mathieu Daviault | 4,910 | 8.07 | -2.17 | $10,470.70 | |||
| New Democratic | Sean English | 4,192 | 6.90 | -17.44 | $478.92 | |||
| Green | Dany Gariépy | 2,955 | 4.86 | -3.65 | $1,043.42 | |||
| People's | Clifford Albert | 384 | 0.63 | – | $1,870.53 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,783 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 913 | |||||||
| Turnout | 61,696 | 76.29 | -0.04 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,864 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | +11.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 17,007 | 28.64 | -7.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Lucie Gagnon | 16,794 | 28.28 | +18.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raphaël Fortin | 14,454 | 24.34 | -19.01 | ||||
| Conservative | Clovis Maheux | 6,079 | 10.24 | +1.84 | ||||
| Green | JiCi Lauzon | 5,056 | 8.51 | +6.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59.390 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 800 | 1.33 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 60,190 | 76.4 | +4.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,738 | – | – | |||||
References
edit- ^ Barsalou-Duval, Xavier. "Xavier Barsalou-Duval". Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Le Bloc l'emporte dans Pierre-Boucher-les-Patriotes-Verchères". www.infodeste-julie.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-10-21.
- ^ "Xavier Barsalou Duval –". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ "Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Bloc québécois".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Barsalou-Duval, Xavier. "Xavier Barsalou-Duval". Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.