# Stéphane Bergeron

Stéphane Bergeron MP (born January 28, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He currently serves as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada since 2019 and previously served in that office from 1993 to 2005. He served as a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2005 to 2018.

## Education and early career

Bergeron has a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a master's degree in the same domain from the Université Laval. Bergeron has been a political adviser and a teaching assistant at Laval in the department of political science. Bergeron also served in the Canadian Forces as a naval Cadet Instructor Cadre officer from 1984 to 1993.

## Political career

Bergeron was a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons, representing the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2000 to November 9, 2005, and Verchères from 1993 to 2000. Bergeron held many positions as a Member of Parliament including whip of the Bloc and critic of Parliamentary Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Science, Research, and Development, International Trade and Asia-Pacific.
He resigned his federal seat and won a provincial by-election on December 12, 2005, under the Parti Québécois (PQ) banner. He became the member for Verchères of the Quebec National Assembly succeeding former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry in that riding. He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election. He was named the PQ's critic in parks and environment but was later promoted to the portfolios of families and seniors.
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of foreign affairs and international development, international cooperation, Canada-China relations in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Montarville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 26,011 | 45.3 | +2.5 | $26,513.08 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Ève Pelchat | 19,974 | 34.8 | -0.8 | $56,659.78 |
| | Conservative | Julie Sauvageau | 5,460 | 9.5 | +2.5 | $4,343.53 |
| | New Democratic | Djaouida Sellah | 4,809 | 8.4 | ±0.0 | $596.30 |
| | People's | Natasha Hynes | 1,218 | 2.1 | +1.3 | $1,269.78 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,472 | 98.2 | – | $110,040.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,033 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,505 | 74.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,273 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +1.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Montarville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 25,366 | 42.8 | +14.38 | $22,609.89 |
| | Liberal | Michel Picard | 21,061 | 35.6 | +3.06 | $55,495.41 |
| | New Democratic | Djaouida Sellah | 4,984 | 8.4 | -16.28 | $1,715.58 |
| | Conservative | Julie Sauvageau | 4,138 | 7.0 | -3.85 | $11,784.17 |
| | Green | Jean-Charles Pelland | 2,967 | 5.0 | +2.6 | $3,869.64 |
| | People's | Julie Lavallée | 501 | 0.8 | – | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Thomas Thibault-Vincent | 211 | 0.4 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,228 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 742 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,970 | 77.8% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,097 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.66 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Verchères—Les Patriotes :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 28,696 | 52.29 | | $61,780 |
| | Liberal | Mark Provencher | 16,740 | 30.50 | – | $37,677 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frédéric Grenier | 3,859 | 7.03 | | $2,703 |
| | Alliance | Stéphane Désilets | 2,870 | 5.23 | | $336 |
| | Marijuana | Jonathan Bérubé | 1,643 | 2.99 | | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Charles Bussières | 1,074 | 1.96 | | $980 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,882 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,673 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,555 | 69.13 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 81,810 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||

### Provincial

2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 18,467 | 42.59 | -4.68 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Yves Renaud | 13,160 | 30.35 | -1.12 |
| | Liberal | Simon Rocheleau | 8,213 | 18.94 | +5.18 |
| | Québec solidaire | Céline Jarrousse | 3,074 | 7.09 | +3.02 |
| | Option nationale | Mathieu Coulombe | 450 | 1.04 | -1.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,364 | 98.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 850 | 1.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,214 | 76.96 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 57,448 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.78 |
2014 results reference:
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 22,052 | 47.27 | -8.15 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Chantal Soucy | 14,682 | 31.47 | +15.98 |
| | Liberal | Maxime St-Onge | 6,419 | 13.76 | -9.11 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Thérèse Toutant | 1,900 | 4.07 | +1.42 |
| | Option nationale | Diane Massicotte | 1,035 | 2.22 | – |
| | Independent | Steven Terranova | 297 | 0.64 | – |
| | CC | Mario Geoffrion | 269 | 0.58 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,654 | 98.71 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 608 | 1.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,262 | 84.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 56,169 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.06 |
* Coalition Avenir Québec change is from the Action démocratique.
2012 results reference:
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 15,664 | 55.42 | +14.17 |
| Liberal | Vincent Sabourin | 6,464 | 22.87 | +8.68 |
| Action démocratique | Daniel Castonguay | 4,377 | 15.49 | -21.83 |
| Green | Christine Hayes | 845 | 2.99 | -1.21 |
| Québec solidaire | Lynda Gadoury | 749 | 2.65 | -0.40 |
| Parti indépendantiste | Yvon Sylva Aubé | 164 | 0.58 | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 13,811 | 41.25 | -27.95 |
| Action démocratique | Luc Robitaille | 12,495 | 37.32 | +27.20 |
| Liberal | Paul Verret | 4,751 | 14.19 | -3.45 |
| Green | Geneviève Ménard | 1,407 | 4.20 | - |
| Québec solidaire | Michelle Hudon-David | 1,020 | 3.05 | +0.01* |
Verchères by-election, December 12, 2005 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Parti Québécois | Stéphane Bergeron | 13,118 | 69.20 | +14.42 |
| Liberal | Jean Robert | 3,344 | 17.64 | -10.52 |
| Action démocratique | Denise Graveline | 1,919 | 10.12 | -4.69 |
| UFP | Jean-François Lessard | 576 | 3.04 | +2.41 |