# Bernard Généreux

Bernard Généreux MP (born April 23, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district of Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in the House of Commons in the federal by-elections on November 9, 2009. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Prior to his election, Généreux served as Mayor of La Pocatière. He was initially declared reelected in his riding in the 2011 election, but it was announced on May 5, 2011, that verification of the polling station tallies had given the riding to his New Democratic Party opponent François Lapointe by just five votes, after 110 votes for Lapointe were reportedly allocated in error to the Green Party candidate on election night. Following a judicial recount, Lapointe was declared elected. Généreux was again a candidate for the 2015 election, where he won with over 200 votes. He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 24,118 | 50.46 | +8.80 | $57,587.54 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Simon Bérubé | 12,523 | 26.20 | -6.07 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | François Lapointe | 8,371 | 17.51 | +1.22 | $18,377.55 |
| | New Democratic | Sean English | 1,597 | 3.34 | -3.57 | $181.66 |
| | Free | Nancy Rochon | 919 | 1.92 | – | $806.33 |
| | Rhinoceros | Thibaud Mony | 269 | 0.56 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,797 | – | – | $110,137.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.86 | -4.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,533 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.44 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 20,989 | 41.65 | +11.66 | $60,089.97 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 16,261 | 32.27 | +16.15 | $19,069.27 |
| | Liberal | Aladin Legault d'Auteuil | 8,210 | 16.29 | -12.14 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Hugo Latulippe | 3,481 | 6.91 | -17.29 | none listed |
| | Green | Denis Ducharme | 1,030 | 2.04 | +0.37 | none listed |
| | People's | Serge Haché | 417 | 0.83 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,388 | 98.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 976 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,364 | 65.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,461 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 14,274 | 28.99 | -7.35 | $77,412.02 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Josée Normand | 14,002 | 28.43 | +22.66 | $14,137.69 |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 11,918 | 24.20 | -12.16 | $42,243.41 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Louis Gagnon | 7,939 | 16.12 | -3.97 | $23,835.49 |
| | Green | Chantal Breton | 823 | 1.67 | +0.22 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Bien Gras Gagné | 287 | 0.58 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,243 | 100.0 | | $212,861.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 777 | 1.50 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,020 | 63.72 | +2.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,489 |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +4.81 |
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Bernard Généreux over Marie-Josée Normand increased from 269 votes to 272 votes as a result of the recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 17,285 | 36.36 | +31.58 | $1,995.19 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 17,276 | 36.34 | -6.33 | $79,493.77 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Arsenault | 9,550 | 20.09 | -17.58 | $66,461.89 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Caddell | 2,743 | 5.77 | -7.55 | $11,840.48 |
| | Green | Lynette Tremblay | 691 | 1.45 | -0.21 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,545 | 100.0 | | $87,227.52 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 677 | 1.40 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,222 | 61.06 | +24.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,969 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.96 |
| This vote was subject to mandatory judicial recount due to the margin of win being less than 1/1000 of the total votes. The validated results resulted in Lapointe's victory by a margin of 5 votes. After the recount by a judge, M. Lapointe was confirmed the winner on 13 May 2011, this time by a margin of 9 votes. Changes are based on results from the 2009 by-election. |||||||
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Canadian federal by-election, November 9, 2009: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bernard Généreux | 12,162 | 42.67 | +12.03 | $85,278.26 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nancy Gagnon | 10,737 | 37.67 | -8.36 | $74,821.57 |
| | Liberal | Marcel Catellier | 3,768 | 13.22 | -2.13 | $28,252.66 |
| | New Democratic | François Lapointe | 1,363 | 4.78 | -0.67 | $24,823.51 |
| | Green | Charles Marois | 472 | 1.66 | -0.54 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,502 | 100.0 | | $86,257 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 264 | 0.92 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,766 | 36.93 | -20.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,877 |
| | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +10.20 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Paul Crête |||||||