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Biography
Yves Perron MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election. He represents the electoral district of Berthier—Maskinongé as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Perron also serves as President of the party.
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 Québécois | Yves Perron | 21,200 | 37.62 | +11.82 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 19,698 | 34.95 | -7.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Christine Poirier | 7,796 | 13.83 | -6.45 | ||||
| Conservative | Josée Bélanger | 5,812 | 10.31 | +0.11 | ||||
| Green | Éric Laferrière | 1,008 | 1.79 | +0.23 | ||||
| People's | Luc Massé | 428 | 0.76 | – | ||||
| Independent | Alain Bélanger | 154 | 0.27 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Martin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville | 151 | 0.27 | – | ||||
| Marijuana | Danny Légaré | 107 | 0.19 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,354 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 977 | 1.16 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,331 | 68.01 | +1.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,301 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||