# Raymond Bernier

Raymond Bernier (born November 6, 1952) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. He was first elected to represent the riding of Montmorency in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2003 provincial election, but was defeated in the 2007 provincial election by Hubert Benoît of the Action démocratique du Québec. He was subsequently re-elected in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Bernier obtained a college degree in administrative sciences from the Cégep de Limoilou and a bachelor's degree in the same field at the Université Laval.
Bernier worker for three years as financial management agent before working at the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (CSST) and the Ministries of Revenue and Transportation as well as for the Secretary of the Treasury Board.
He was also a councillor and substitute mayor for the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures in central for eight years. In addition to his election wins in 2003 and 2008, he was defeated as a Liberal candidate in La Peltrie in 1994. After his 2007 defeat, he worked as Chief Cabinet for Minister Monique Gagnon-Tremblay.

## Electoral record
### Federal politics

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Caroline Desbiens | 18,407 | 36.35 | +17.21 | $10,197.29 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 15,044 | 29.71 | -3.82 | none listed |
| | Liberal | Manon Fortin | 10,608 | 20.95 | -5.94 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Briand | 2,841 | 5.61 | -12.85 | none listed |
| | Green | Richard Guertin | 1,355 | 2.68 | +0.98 | $5,913.35 |
| | No affiliation | Raymond Bernier | 1,335 | 2.64 | – | $5,886.96 |
| | People's | Jean-Claude Parent | 1,045 | 2.06 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,635 | 98.11 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 976 | 1.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,611 | 67.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,657 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +10.52 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial politics

2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Raymond Bernier | 17,113 | 40.42 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Michelyne St-Laurent | 14,323 | 33.83 |
| | Parti Québécois | Michel Guimond | 7,242 | 17.11 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jean-Pierre Duchesneau | 1,981 | 4.68 |
| | Conservative | Adrien Pouliot | 1,015 | 2.40 |
| | Green | Marielle Parent | 407 | 0.96 |
| | Option nationale | Jean Bouchard | 255 | 1.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,336 | 98.89 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 476 | 1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,812 | 77.00 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,950 | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Michelyne St-Laurent | 16,239 | 38.21 | +4.84 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Bernier | 14,117 | 33.22 | -4.09 |
| | Parti Québécois | Michel Létourneau | 8,736 | 20.56 | -4.37 |
| | Québec solidaire | Lucie Charbonneau | 1,460 | 3.44 | +1.16 |
| | Option nationale | Jean Bouchard | 755 | 1.78 | |
| | Independent | Martin Roussel | 517 | 1.22 | |
| | Middle Class | Jean Lavoie | 417 | 0.98 | |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Maryse Belley | 155 | 0.36 | |
| | Parti indépendantiste | Luc Duranleau | 99 | 0.23 | -0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,495 | 98.70 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 559 | 1.30 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,054 | 78.36 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 54,942 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.46 |
^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.
vte2008 Quebec general election: Montmorency :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Raymond Bernier | 12,536 | 36.52 | +13.90 |
| Action démocratique | Hubert Benoit | 11,375 | 33.14 | −18.41 |
| Parti Québécois | Jacques Nadeau | 8,784 | 25.59 | +5.34 |
| Québec solidaire | Lucie Charbonneau | 751 | 2.19 | +0.28 |
| Green | Jacques Legros | 726 | 2.12 | – |
| Parti indépendantiste | Luc Duranleau | 153 | 0.45 | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Action démocratique | Hubert Benoit | 20,796 | 51.55 |
| Liberal | Raymond Bernier | 9,124 | 22.62 |
| Parti Québécois | Daniel Leblond | 8,171 | 20.25 |
| Québec solidaire | Jacques Legros | 772 | 1.91 |
| Independent | François Martin | 157 | 0.39 |
| Christian Democracy | Denise Jetté-Cloutier | 149 | 0.37 |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Raymond Bernier | 17,113 | 40.42 |
| | Action démocratique | Jean-François Paquet | 14,323 | 33.83 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-François Simard | 7,242 | 17.11 |
| | UFP | Magali Paquin | 1,981 | 4.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,336 | 98.89 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 476 | 1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,812 | 77.00 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,950 | – |