# Eric Girard (Groulx MNA)

Eric Girard MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and has served as the Minister of Finance since 2018.
He worked as a senior manager with the National Bank of Canada for over 20 years.
Girard was recruited as a star candidate to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis for the 2015 federal election. He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia.
In 2018, he was elected as the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA in the suburban Montreal riding of Groulx.

## Electoral record
### Federal

Lac-Saint-Louis
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Francis Scarpaleggia | 39,965 | 64.14 | +30.03 | $119,096.00 |
| | Conservative | Eric Girard | 10,857 | 17.42 | -11.02 | $74,550.48 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Young | 7,997 | 12.83 | -17.23 | $30,673.16 |
| | Green | Bradford Dean | 1,812 | 2.91 | -1.36 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gabriel Bernier | 1,681 | 2.7 | -0.42 | $4,317.92 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,312 | 100.0 | | $224,522.81 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 321 | 0.51 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,633 | 73.06 | +6.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,727 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +23.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

vte2022 Quebec general election: Groulx :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Girard | 17,431 | 47.75% | +7.14% |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Noëlle Aubertin | 5,919 | 16.21% | -1.02% |
| | Parti Québécois | Jeanne Craig-Larouche | 5,588 | 15.31% | -0.49% |
| | Liberal | Audrey Medaino-Tardif | 4,024 | 11.02% | -9.24% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Messore | 3,177 | 8.70% | +7.69% |
| | Green | Victoria Shahsavar-Arshad | 368 | 1.01% | -1.20% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,507 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | | – | – |
vte2018 Quebec general election: Groulx :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Girard | 14,771 | 40.61 | +9.76 |
| | Liberal | Sabrina Chartrand | 7,369 | 20.26 | -9.98 |
| | Québec solidaire | Fabien Torres | 6,268 | 17.23 | +10.44 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-Philippe Meloche | 5,745 | 15.8 | -14.2 |
| | Independent | Claude Surprenant | 812 | 2.23 | |
| | Green | Robin Dick | 802 | 2.21 | |
| | Conservative | Vincent Aubé | 368 | 1.01 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Chantal Lavoie | 235 | 0.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,370 | 98.37 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 604 | 1.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,974 | 70.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,633 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | +9.87 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||

## Cabinet posts

Quebec provincial government of François Legault :
| Cabinet post (1) |||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Carlos Leitão | Minister of Finance October 18, 2018–present | Incumbent |