# Alain Therrien

Alain Therrien MP (French pronunciation:; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012 to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.

## Career

On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.
Since 2021 he has served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: La Prairie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,862 | 43.7 | +1.9 | $27,187.05 |
| | Liberal | Caroline Desrochers | 20,470 | 34.6 | -2.0 | $64,263.73 |
| | Conservative | Lise des Greniers | 5,878 | 9.9 | +0.9 | $4,378.21 |
| | New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,317 | 7.3 | -0.4 | $24.86 |
| | People's | Ruth Fontaine | 1,532 | 2.6 | +2.0 | $2,454.19 |
| | Green | Barbara Joannette | 983 | 1.7 | -2.5 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 98 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,140 | 98.5 | – | $117,466.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 924 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,064 | 67.8 | -4.2 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 88,593 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,707 | 41.8 | +15.56 | $16,299.46 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 22,504 | 36.6 | +0.14 | $58,876.52 |
| | Conservative | Isabelle Lapointe | 5,540 | 9.0 | -2.91 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,744 | 7.7 | -15.18 | $0.10 |
| | Green | Barbara Joannette | 2,565 | 4.2 | +2.05 | $362.15 |
| | People's | Gregory Yablunovsky | 393 | 0.6 | – | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 100 | 0.2 | -0.15 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,553 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 886 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,439 | 71.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,779 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.71 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

vte2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Danielle McCann | 12,986 | 43.54 | +11.77 |
| | Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 7,389 | 24.77 | -10.29 |
| | Québec solidaire | Maya Fréchette-Bonnier | 4,390 | 14.72 | +11.25 |
| | Liberal | Marcelina Jugureanu | 4,169 | 13.98 | -11.38 |
| | Green | Antonino Geraci | 456 | 1.53 | |
| | Conservative | Nikolai Grigoriev | 355 | 1.19 | +0.45 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 81 | 0.27 | -0.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,826 | 97.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 616 | 2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,442 | 72.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 42,016 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +11.03 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 10,096 | 35.06 | -5.62 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Denis Leftakis | 9,147 | 31.77 | -0.61 |
| | Liberal | Jean Paul Pellerin | 7,301 | 25.36 | +5.41 |
| | Québec solidaire | Christian Laramée | 1,056 | 3.47 | 0.00 |
| | Option nationale | Robert Moreau | 271 | 0.94 | -0.38 |
| | Conservative | Alexandre Dagenais | 213 | 0.74 | -0.21 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 116 | 0.40 | +0.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,794 | 97.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 613 | 2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,407 | 74.15 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 39,658 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -3.115 |
2014 results reference:
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 12,384 | 40.68 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | François Rebello | 9,857 | 32.38 |
| | Liberal | Jocelyne Bates | 6,072 | 19.95 |
| | Québec solidaire | Frédéric Nadeau | 1,056 | 3.47 |
| | Option nationale | Keven Rousseau | 401 | 1.32 |
| | (no designation) | Martin McNeil | 315 | 1.04 |
| | Conservative | André Martel | 288 | 0.95 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 67 | 0.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,440 | 98.44 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 482 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,922 | 80.39 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 38,464 |
2012 results reference: