# Raynald Blais

Raynald Blais (January 5, 1954 – September 26, 2023) was a Canadian politician who represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
Born in Port-Daniel, Quebec, he was first elected in 2004, but ran in the 2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and lost to Georges Farrah of the Liberal Party of Canada. Blais had 15,532 votes. Blais was a former journalist and political assistant.
Blais died on September 26, 2023, at the age of 69.

## Electoral record

2008 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 14,636 | 40.10 | -2.59 | $35,057.79 |
| | Liberal | Denis Gauvreau | 9,840 | 26.96 | +7.70 | $75,736.95 |
| | Conservative | Darryl Gray | 8,334 | 22.84 | -9.39 | $61,592.38 |
| | New Democratic | Gaston Langlais | 2,549 | 6.98 | +4.02 | $1,775.37 |
| | Green | Julien Leblanc | 1,136 | 3.11 | +0.25 | $157.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,495 | 100.0 | | $86,955 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 445 | 1.20 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,940 | 54.11 | -7.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,270 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -5.14 |
2006 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 17,678 | 42.69 | -12.98 | $39,804.88 |
| | Conservative | Gaston Langlais | 13,347 | 32.23 | +25.39 | $16,170.29 |
| | Liberal | Mario Levesque | 7,977 | 19.26 | -13.39 | $27,785.44 |
| | New Democratic | Sophie Dauphinais | 1,225 | 2.96 | +0.87 | $1,237.16 |
| | Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,183 | 2.86 | +0.11 | $325.71 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,410 | 100.0 | | $80,993 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 474 | 1.13 | -0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,884 | 61.15 | +4.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,494 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -19.18 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 21,446 | 55.67 | +13.10 | $44,886.71 |
| | Liberal | Georges Farrah | 12,579 | 32.65 | −20.15 | $44,503.86 |
| | Conservative | Guy De Coste | 2,636 | 6.84 | +4.17 | $12,110.72 |
| | Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,060 | 2.75 | – | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Philip Toone | 805 | 2.09 | +0.13 | $1,695.37 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,526 | 100.00 | | $79,194 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 559 | 1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,085 | 56.57 | −5.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,089 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.62 |
2000 Canadian federal election: Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Georges Farrah | 19,213 | 53.19 | +12.39 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 15,532 | 43.00 | +1.74 |
| | Alliance | Linda Fournier | 764 | 2.12 | – |
| | New Democratic | Fred Kraenzel | 613 | 1.70 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,112 | 100.00 |