# Xavier Barsalou-Duval

Xavier Barsalou-Duval MP (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.

## Political career

He was president of the Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois from 2011 to 2015 and campaigned for Mario Beaulieu in the 2014 leadership race.
He was elected with the lowest percentage of the vote of any Member of Parliament in 2015, gaining only 28.6% of the vote due to vote splitting and a close race in his riding.
Barsalou-Duval was one of three Bloc MPs who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt and remained with the Bloc caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents.
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of transport, infrastructure and communities in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 29,978 | 54.3 | +3.3 | $51,318.92 |
| | Liberal | Louis-Gabriel Girard | 14,282 | 25.9 | -2.6 | $12.402.87 |
| | Conservative | Jérôme Painchaud | 4,870 | 8.8 | +0.7 | $3,365.80 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Leprohon | 4,261 | 7.7 | +0.8 | $3,545.23 |
| | People's | Alexandre Blais | 1,078 | 2.0 | +1.4 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Carole Boisvert | 777 | 1.4 | N/A | $2,993.68 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,246 | 98.3 | – | $111,688.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 964 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,210 | 69.0 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,525 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +3.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 31,009 | 51.02 | +22.45 | $49,162.26 |
| | Liberal | Simon Chalifoux | 17,333 | 28.52 | +0.24 | $43,167.10 |
| | Conservative | Mathieu Daviault | 4,910 | 8.07 | -2.17 | $10,470.70 |
| | New Democratic | Sean English | 4,192 | 6.90 | -17.44 | $478.92 |
| | Green | Dany Gariépy | 2,955 | 4.86 | -3.65 | $1,043.42 |
| | People's | Clifford Albert | 384 | 0.63 | – | $1,870.53 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,783 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 913 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,696 | 76.29 | -0.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,864 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +11.07 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Xavier Barsalou-Duval | 17,007 | 28.64 | -7.78 |
| | Liberal | Lucie Gagnon | 16,794 | 28.28 | +18.4 |
| | New Democratic | Raphaël Fortin | 14,454 | 24.34 | -19.01 |
| | Conservative | Clovis Maheux | 6,079 | 10.24 | +1.84 |
| | Green | JiCi Lauzon [fr] | 5,056 | 8.51 | +6.4 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59.390 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 800 | 1.33 | -0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,190 | 76.4 | +4.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,738 | – | – |