# Mathieu Traversy

Mathieu Traversy is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Since 2021, he has been the mayor of Terrebonne. Previously, he represented the riding of Terrebonne in the National Assembly of Quebec from the 2008 provincial election until his defeat in the 2018 provincial election. He was a member of the Parti Québécois.
Traversy attended the Cégep régional de Lanaudière in Terrebonne and later the Université du Québec à Montréal in political science. He previously worked in the department of recreation for the city of Terrebonne.
Traversy defeated Jean-François Therrien of the ADQ in the 2008 elections.

## Electoral record

vte2018 Quebec general election: Terrebonne :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre Fitzgibbon | 17,638 | 42.97 | +8.61 |
| | Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 12,106 | 29.49 | -6.73 |
| | Québec solidaire | Anne B-Godbout | 5,279 | 12.86 | +6.49 |
| | Liberal | Margaux Selam | 4,976 | 12.12 | -9.89 |
| | Green | Carole Dubois | 522 | 1.27 | |
| | Conservative | Jules Néron | 287 | 0.70 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Mathieu Goyette | 244 | 0.59 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,052 | 98.23 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 741 | 1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,793 | 72.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 57,776 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +7.67 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 14,450 | 36.22 | -8.31 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-François Jarry | 13,707 | 34.36 | -1.66 |
| | Liberal | Meriem Glia | 8,780 | 22.01 | +8.83 |
| | Québec solidaire | Yan Smith | 2,543 | 6.37 | +3.15 |
| | Option nationale | Jean-François Jacob | 411 | 1.03 | -0.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,891 | 97.97 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 826 | 2.03 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,717 | 74.20 | -6.01 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 54,874 | – | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 19,077 | 44.53 | -0.69 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Gaétan Barrette | 15,429 | 36.02 | +14.45* |
| | Liberal | Josée Gingras | 5,646 | 13.18 | -14.33 |
| | Québec solidaire | Yan Smith | 1,380 | 3.22 | +0.61 |
| | Green | Benoit Carignan | 635 | 1.48 | -1.61 |
| | Option nationale | Marc-André Dénommée | 510 | 1.19 | – |
| | Coalition pour la constituante | Patrick Dubé | 160 | 0.37 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,837 | 98.72 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 554 | 1.28 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,391 | 80.21 | +19.74 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 54,100 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Mathieu Traversy | 15,475 | 45.22 | +8.91 |
| | Liberal | Chantal Leblanc | 9,414 | 27.51 | +11.41 |
| | Action démocratique | Jean-François Therrien | 7,381 | 21.57 | -19.69 |
| | Green | Yoland Gilbert | 1,056 | 3.09 | -0.52 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sabrina Perreault | 892 | 2.61 | -0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,218 | 98.05 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 680 | 1.95 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,898 | 60.47 | -16.04 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 57,710 | – | – |