# Sébastien Schneeberger

Sébastien Schneeberger (born August 3, 1973) is a Canadian politician and was elected the Coalition Avenir Québec member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Drummond–Bois-Francs in the 2012 Quebec election. Earlier, he served as the Action démocratique du Québec MNA in Drummond from 2007 to 2008.

## Personal life

Schneeberger was born in Moutier, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, and moved to Canada at the age of 10; his father is a Swiss immigrant.
Schneeberger obtained a college diploma in agricultural exploitation and management in 1994. He worked at a local farm in the Bois-Francs region for over 10 years and later worked as a trucker, technical adviser, sales adviser and manufacturing agent for various businesses in Drummondville. He also a founder for the young businesspeople association in the Centre-du-Quebec region.

## Political career

Schneeberger was first elected in the 2007 election with 39% of the vote. Parti Québécois incumbent Normand Jutras, who was running for a fourth term, finished second with 33% of the vote. Schneeberger took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for aboriginal affairs until a Shadow Cabinet shuffle in May 2008. He was defeated by Yves-François Blanchet of the Parti Québécois in the 2008 election; following the electoral redistribution that preceded the 2012 election, Schneeberger won election in the new Drummond–Bois-Francs riding, while Blanchet was simultaneously reelected in the neighbouring riding of Johnson.

### Electoral record

vte2022 Quebec general election: Drummond-Bois-Francs :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | | |
| | Conservative | Myriam Cournoyer | | |
| | Parti Québécois | Emrick Couture-Picard | | |
| | Québec solidaire | Tony Martel | | |
| | Liberal | Pierre Poirier | | |
| | Green | Marco Beauchesne | | – |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Steve Therion | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – |
| 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: Drummond-Bois-Francs :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 19,577 | 56.3 | +16.38 |
| | Québec solidaire | Lannïck Dinard | 5,221 | 15.01 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Deland | 4,527 | 13.02 | -12.21 |
| | Parti Québécois | Diane Roy | 4,360 | 12.54 | -13.75 |
| | Conservative | Francois Picard | 733 | 2.11 | +1.27 |
| | Independent | Sylvain Marcoux | 250 | 0.72 | |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Steve Therion | 106 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,774 | 97.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 798 | 2.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,572 | 68.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 51,691 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | Swing | +3.79 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 13,600 | 39.92 |
| | Parti Québécois | Daniel Lebel | 8,958 | 26.29 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Chabot | 8,595 | 25.23 |
| | Québec solidaire | Francis Soulard | 2,116 | 6.21 |
| | Parti nul | Frédéric Bélanger | 361 | 1.06 |
| | Conservative | François Picard | 285 | 0.84 |
| | Option nationale | Alexandre Phénix | 155 | 0.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,070 | 98.34 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 575 | 1.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,645 | 69.23 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 50,041 | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 13,879 | 37.59 | +12.78 |
| Parti Québécois | Annie Jean | 11,374 | 30.80 | -1.28 |
| Liberal | Marie Désilets | 8,230 | 22.29 | -17.25 |
| Québec solidaire | Francis Soulard | 1,607 | 4.35 | +0.86 |
| Option nationale | Martin Allard | 950 | 2.57 | |
| Conservative | François Picard | 421 | 1.14 | |
| Independents | Pierre Hébert | 355 | 0.96 | |
| Unité Nationale | Robert Dufour | 107 | 0.29 | |
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +14.53 |
^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Yves-Francois Blanchet | 11,480 | 34.40 |
| Liberal | Jacques Sigouin | 10,860 | 32.54 |
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Schneeberger | 9,757 | 29.23 |
| Québec solidaire | Luce Daneau | 1,279 | 3.83 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Drummond
* ↑ Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007
* ↑ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007