# Bernard Patry

Bernard Patry (born January 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard from 1993 to 2011. Party was also the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie - l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie as of 2003.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Dr. Patry was a general practitioner and one of the founders of the Pierrefonds Medical Clinic. He began his political career in 1968, at the age of 25, becoming a city councillor in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec and one year later, one of the youngest mayors in Quebec. He was re-elected mayor five times and led his city for 18 years.
Dr. Patry was first elected to Parliament in 1993 as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard, a post he held until 2011, when he lost re-election to NDP candidate Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe. During his time in Parliament, he notably served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1996 to 1998. He was also the Chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade from 2002 to 2006.

## International honours

In March 1998, he was awarded the title of "Chevalier" and in March 2003, the title of "Commandeur" of the Ordre de la Pléiade, which seeks to promote dialogue between francophone cultures.

## List of parliamentary committees

Shortly after his arrival on Parliament Hill in 1993, Patry was active on a number of committees, including, inter alia:
* The Sub-Committee on HIV-AIDS
* The Standing Committee on Industry
* The Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
* The Standing Committee on Health
* The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

## Other political activity

Patry further served as Vice-Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Urban Affairs in 2001. Prior to this, he had chaired the Quebec Liberal Caucus of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1995 to 1996.

## Personal life

Patry is married to Françoise Haxaire. He has two sons and two granddaughters.

## Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe | 16,390 | 34.13 | +23.58 |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 14,632 | 30.47 | -16.47 |
| | Conservative | Agop Evereklian | 12,901 | 26.86 | +1.03 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nicolas Jolicoeur | 2,392 | 4.98 | -4.55 |
| | Green | Jonathan Lumer | 1,710 | 3.56 | -3.35 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,025 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 343 | 0.71 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,368 | 59.20 | +1.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,704 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 21,468 | 46.94 | -4.18 | $44,617 |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Olivier Brunelle | 11,815 | 25.83 | +2.75 | $85,049 |
| | New Democratic | Shameem Siddiqui | 4,823 | 10.55 | +2.87 | $0 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Reny Gagnon | 4,357 | 9.53 | -2.84 | $6,647 |
| | Green | Ryan Young | 3,161 | 6.91 | +1.37 | $1,652 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Marsha Fine | 111 | 0.24 | +0.04 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,735 | 100.00 | $85,897 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 300 | 0.65 | -0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,035 | 57.81 | -2.08 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 24,388 | 51.12 | -12.45 | $40,479 |
| | Conservative | Don Rae | 11,013 | 23.08 | +12.32 | $51,979 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Denis Martel | 5,901 | 12.37 | -3.58 | $9,446 |
| | New Democratic | Shameem Siddiqui | 3,664 | 7.68 | +2.21 | $3,754 |
| | Green | Leo Williams | 2,645 | 5.54 | +2.53 | $1,073 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Garnet Colly | 96 | 0.20 | +0.05 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,707 | 100.00 | $80,758 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 331 | 0.69 | -0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,038 | 59.89 | +0.13 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 29,601 | 63.57 | -9.28 | $43,521 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marie-Hélène Brunet | 7,426 | 15.95 | +4.96 | $9,961 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Paine | 5,010 | 10.76 | -1.22 | $30,293 |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Lustgarten | 2,545 | 5.47 | +3.42 | $3,022 |
| | Green | Theodore Kouretas | 1,401 | 3.01 | – | |
| | Marijuana | Jean-François Labrecque | 511 | 1.10 | -1.03 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Garnet Colly | 71 | 0.15 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,565 | 100.00 | $79,686 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 365 | 0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,930 | 58.76 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 39,357 | 72.85 | +6.42 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Sylvie Brousseau | 5,937 | 10.99 | +0.22 |
| | Alliance | Neil Drabkin | 3,481 | 6.44 | +4.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Profit | 2,991 | 5.54 | -12.67 |
| | Marijuana | Jean-François Labrecque | 1,149 | 2.13 | |
| | New Democratic | Adam Hodgins | 1,109 | 2.05 | +0.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,024 | 100.00 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 38,476 | 66.43 | +1.45 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Neil Drabkin | 10,546 | 18.21 | +5.03 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Normand Jean D'Ambrosio | 6,239 | 10.77 | -6.64 |
| | Reform | Robert Laganière | 1,134 | 1.96 | |
| | New Democratic | David Lyons | 1,060 | 1.83 | +0.43 |
| | Natural Law | Céline Chamard | 465 | 0.80 | +0.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,920 | 100.00 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 39,947 | 64.98 | +24.77 |
| | Bloc Québécois | René de Cotret Opzoomer | 10,712 | 17.41 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Weiner | 8,106 | 13.18 | -36.59 |
| | New Democratic | Catherine J. Rideout-Erais | 864 | 1.40 | -5.57 |
| | Natural Law | Ruby Finkelstein | 480 | 0.78 | |
| | National | Carlos Roldan | 474 | 0.77 | |
| | Libertarian | Hugh Rowe | 410 | 0.67 | +0.12 |
| | Independent | Lionel Albert | 386 | 0.63 | |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Glenford Charles | 108 | 0.18 | +0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 61,514 | 100.00 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Weiner | 27,532 | 49.77 |
| | Liberal | Bernard Patry | 22,244 | 40.21 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Razik | 3,854 | 6.97 |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-François Lafond | 856 | 1.55 |
| | Independent | William Short | 452 | 0.82 |
| | Libertarian | Hugh Rowe | 302 | 0.55 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Michel Haddad | 77 | 0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,317 | 100.00 |