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 Nominated	Male Candidates	Female Candidates	Most Common Occupation
78	56	22	Business and education

Quebec - 78 seats

Eastern Quebec

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Kédina Fleury-Samson	Former Mont-Joli councillor	F	Mont-Joli		7,641	21.0%	2
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Antoine Dubé	Former Member of Parliament for Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	M		Consultant	7,217	11.5%	4
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Nicolas Roussy		M	Québec	Consultant	8,289	20.9%	3
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Louis Gagnon		M	Rivière-du-Loup	Teacher	7,939	16.1%	4
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Johanne Carignan	Former Sainte-Flavie councillor	F		Nurse, manager	8,673	19.3%	3

Côte-Nord and Saguenay

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix	Sébastien Dufour		M	Boischatel		9,650	19.1%	3
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Élise Gauthier	Former Saint-Honoré councillor	F	Saguenay	Teacher	8,990	20.5%
Jonquière	Jean-François Caron		M	Saguenay	Political attaché	11,202	23.3%
Lac-Saint-Jean	Sabin Gaudreault		M	Alma	Retired teacher	10,152	18.4%	4
Manicouagan	Marilène Gill		F	Baie-Comeau	Teacher	17,338	41.2%	1

Quebec City

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Beauport—Limoilou	Doni Berberi		M	Beauport	Businessman	7,467	14.8%	4
Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Marc-Antoine Turmel	2013 municipal candidate in Québec	M	Charlesbourg	Student	7,177	12.3%
Louis-Hébert	Caroline Pageau	2007 Action démocratique du Québec candidate in Taschereau	F		Translator	8,900	14.4%
Louis-Saint-Laurent	Ronald Sirard		M		Lawyer	6,688	10.3%
Québec	Charles Mordret		M		Businessman	10,153	18.8%

Central Quebec

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Louis Plamondon	Member of Parliament for Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and for Richelieu (PC 1984-1990, Bloc 1990-); dean of the House of Commons	M	Sorel-Tracy	Math teacher, businessman	20,871	40.0%	1
Berthier—Maskinongé	Yves Perron		M	Berthierville	Teacher	14,037	25.8%	2
Joliette	Gabriel Ste-Marie		M	Joliette	Economist and teacher	18,875	33.3%	1
Lévis—Lotbinière	Steve Gagné		M		Financial counsellor	7,163	11.4%	4
Montcalm	Luc Thériault	Former Member of the National Assembly for Masson	M		BQ staff, former philosophy teacher	19,405	36.6%	1
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Raymond Harvey		M	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier		6,665	10.7%	4
Repentigny	Monique Pauzé		F		Retired teacher	22,618	34.7%	1
Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Sacki Carignan Deschamps		F	Shawinigan	Sociologist and teacher	11,295	19.2%	3
Trois-Rivières	André Valois		M	Trois-Rivières	Retired accountant	10,249	17.0%	4

Eastern Townships

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Beauce	Stéphane Trudel	2012 Option nationale candidate in Beauce-Nord	M	Saint-Georges	Businessman	4,144	7.4%	4
Brome—Missisquoi	Patrick Melchior	2012 Option nationale candidate in Brome-Missisquoi	M	Bedford	Community development	10,252	17.5%	3
Compton—Stanstead	France Bonsant	Former Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead	F			11,551	20.7%
Drummond	Diane Bourgeois	Former Member of Parliament for Terrebonne—Blainville; Saint-Lucien councillor	F	Saint-Lucien	Teacher	11,862	22.8%
Mégantic—L'Érable	Virginie Provost		F	Thetford Mines	Student	5,838	12.3%	4
Richmond—Arthabaska	Olivier Nolin		M	Victoriaville		10,068	17.2%
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Michel Filion		M	Saint-Hyacinthe	Public manager	13,200	24.3%	3
Shefford	Jocelyn Beaudoin	2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in Granby	M	Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton	Lawyer	13,092	22.2%
Sherbrooke	Caroline Bouchard		F		Journalist	11,713	20.5%

Montérégie

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Beloeil—Chambly	Yves Lessard	Former Member of Parliament for Chambly—Borduas	M	Saint-Basile-le-Grand	Businessman, labour relations consultant	18,387	27.7%	3
Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Suzanne Lachance	2000-2001 leader of the RAP; former Longueuil councillor	F	Human resources manager		6,071	10.6%	4
Châteauguay—Lacolle	Sophie Stanké	Parti Québécois candidate in 2012 in Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne and in 2014 in Laporte	F		Radio presenter	12,615	24.4%	2
La Prairie	Christian Picard	2000 candidate in Saint-Lambert	M			15,107	26.2%
Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Philippe Cloutier		M	Longueuil	Teacher	13,974	27.0%
Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Denis Trudel		M	Longueuil	Actor	15,873	27.3%	3
Montarville	Catherine Fournier		F	Sainte-Julie	Lecturer	16,460	28.4%	2
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Xavier Barsalou-Duval	Former president of Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois 2012-2015	M	Boucherville	Accountant	17,007	28.6%	1
Saint-Jean	Denis Hurtubise		M		Computer consultant	14,979	24.8%	3
Salaberry—Suroît	Claude DeBellefeuille	Former Member of Parliament for Beauharnois—Salaberry	F	Ormstown	Social worker	17,452	28.4%
Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Vincent François		M	Montréal		9,858	15.0%

Eastern Montreal

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Hochelaga	Simon Marchand	2014 Option nationale candidate for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, President of l'AÉTÉLUQ	M	Hochelaga	Manager - Fraud prevention	14,389	27.7%	3
Honoré-Mercier	Audrey Beauséjour	2014 Parti québécois candidate for Mont-Royal	F			6,680	12.9%
La Pointe-de-l'Île	Mario Beaulieu	1997 candidate in Papineau—Saint-Denis, former party leader from 2014-2015, party president since 2014.	M	Montréal	Educator	18,545	33.6%	1
Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Gilles Duceppe	Former Member of Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Former Leader of the Bloc Québecois (1997-2011, 2015-2015)	M			15,699	28.7%	2
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Claude André		M			12,276	21.0%

Western Montreal

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Jean-Frédéric Vaudry		M			5,338	9.8%	4
Lac-Saint-Louis	Gabriel Bernier		M		Student	1,681	2.7%	5
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Gilbert Paquette	Former MNA for Rosemont; President of OUI.	M		Mathematician, professor, computer scientist	9,164	17.0%	3
Mount Royal	Jade Bossé-Bélanger	2014 Option nationale candidate in Saint-Jean	F			908	1.9%	4
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Simon Quesnel		M		Student, salesman	1,282	2.5%	5
Outremont	Roger Galland Barou		M		Businessman	3,668	8.4%	4
Pierrefonds—Dollard	Natalie Laplante	Historian, scientist	F			2,043	3.5%
Saint-Laurent	Pascal-Olivier Dumas-Dubreuil		M		Student	1,879	4.7%
Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Chantal St-Onge	2014 Option nationale candidate in Rousseau	F	Saint-Hippolyte	Teacher	4,307	8.6%

Northern Montreal and Laval

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Nicolas Bourdon		M	Montréal	Teacher	7,346	13.2%	3
Alfred-Pellan	Daniel St-Hilaire		M		Athletics coach	9,836	17.8%
Bourassa	Gilles Léveillé		M	Montréal	Retired journalist and trade unionist	7,049	17.1%	2
Laval—Les Îles	Nancy Redhead		F	Laval	Businesswoman	6,731	12.4%	4
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Patrice Jasmin-Tremblay		M		Communicator	11,820	21.7%	3
Papineau	Maxime Claveau		M	Montréal	Classical musician	6,182	12.2%
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Steeve Gendron		M		Accountant, financial consultant	3,204	7.2%	4
Vimy	Barek Kaddouri		M		Teacher	9,068	16.7%	3

Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Luc Ferland	Former Member of the National Assembly for Ungava	M		Administrator	6,398	18.5%	3rd
Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Yvon Moreau		M	Rouyn-Noranda	Journalist	9,651	19.4%	3rd
Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Jonathan Beauchamp	2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in Papineau	M			9,525	18.6%	3rd
Gatineau	Philippe Boily	President of l'Association générale des étudiants de l'Université du Québec en Outaouais; 2014 Option nationale candidate in Chapleau	M	Hochelaga	Consultant	5,455	9.4%	3rd
Hull—Aylmer	Maude Chouinard-Boucher		F		Student	3,625	6.5%	4th
Laurentides—Labelle	Johanne Régimbald		F	Mont-Tremblant		18,793	29.7%	2nd
Mirabel	Simon Marcil	2012 Option nationale candidate in Labelle	M	Mirabel	Trade unionist	18,710	31.5%	1st
Pontiac	Nicolas Lepage	2014 Option nationale candidate for Gatineau	M			4,327	6.9%	4th
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Félix Pinel		M	Saint-Eustache	Teacher	14,755	25.4%	3rd
Rivière-du-Nord	Rhéal Fortin		M		Lawyer	18,157	32.0%	1st
Terrebonne	Michel Boudrias		M	Montréal	Soldier, activist	19,238	33.0%	1st
Thérèse-De Blainville	Alain Marginean	2012 and 2014 Option nationale candidate in Groulx	M	Rosemère		15,238	27.0%	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