# Bernard Bigras

Bernard Bigras (born June 4, 1969) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Bigras was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2011, representing the district of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. He is the former caucus chair of the Bloc, and is a former critic of Children and Youth, Cultural Communities, and Citizenship and Immigration and Environment. Bigras is a former economist and political adviser.

## Electoral record (incomplete)

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 27,484 | 51.00 | $34,354 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras (incumbent) | 17,702 | 32.84 | $75,138 |
| | Liberal | Kettly Beauregard | 4,920 | 9.13 | $11,976 |
| | Conservative | Sébastien Forté | 2,328 | 4.32 | $5,770 |
| | Green | Sameer Muldeen | 899 | 1.67 | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Jean-Patrick Berthiaume | 417 | 0.77 | $450 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 140 | 0.26 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,890 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 589 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,479 | 66.47 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 81,961 | | |
| Source: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 27,260 | 52.00 | | $51,364 |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Théodore | 9,785 | 18.67 | – | $30,634 |
| | New Democratic | Alexandre Boulerice | 8,522 | 16.26 | | $23,296 |
| | Conservative | Sylvie Boulianne | 3,876 | 7.39 | | $85,754 |
| | Green | Vincent Larochelle | 2,406 | 4.59 | – | $903 |
| | neorhino.ca | Jean-Patrick Berthiaume | 319 | 0.61 | – | $270 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 170 | 0.32 | | none listed |
| | N/A (Communist League) | Michel Dugré | 83 | 0.16 | | $690 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,421 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 614 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,035 | 64.65 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 82,037 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditure figures refer to totals submitted by the candidates and not reviewed by Elections Canada. |||||||
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 29,336 | 55.99 | -5.81 | $51,157 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne Harvey | 8,259 | 15.76 | -7.14 | $14,665 |
| | New Democratic | Chantal Reeves | 6,051 | 11.55 | +3.88 | $9,537 |
| | Conservative | Michel Sauvé | 4,873 | 9.30 | +6.21 | $16,108 |
| | Green | Marc-André Gadoury | 3,457 | 6.60 | +2.35 | $3,983 |
| | Marijuana | Hugô St-Onge | 419 | 0.80 | | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,395 | 100.00 | $81,617 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 605 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,000 | 64.02 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 31,224 | 61.80 | +12.67 | $52,350 |
| | Liberal | Christian Bolduc | 11,572 | 22.90 | -10.93 | $74,577 |
| | New Democratic | Benoit Beauchamp | 3,876 | 7.67 | +4.68 | $1,271 |
| | Green | François Chevalier | 2,145 | 4.25 | +1.14 | $913 |
| | Conservative | Michel Sauvé | 1,561 | 3.09 | -3.99 | $10,508 |
| | Communist | Kenneth Higham | 145 | 0.29 | -0.20 | $647 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,523 | 100.00 | $81,229 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 847 | 1.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,370 | 61.54 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Rosemont :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Bernard Bigras | 23,313 | 47.03 | −12.05 | $38,703 |
| | Liberal | Françoise Guidi | 15,952 | 32.18 | +2.06 | $35,564 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Bissonnette | 7,727 | 15.59 | +9.35 | $14,735 |
| | New Democratic | Fidel Fuentes | 1,637 | 3.30 | +1.15 | $3,285 |
| | Independent | Vicky Mercier | 494 | 1.00 | | $229 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 447 | 0.90 | | $34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,570 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,543 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,113 | 70.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 73,551 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. Percentage changes are factored for redistribution. |||||||