# Daniel Bernard (politician)

Daniel Bernard (born July 28, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who has served three non-consecutive terms as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue. First elected as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2003 Quebec general election, he served until he was defeated by Johanne Morasse of the Parti Québécois in the 2007 Quebec general election; he was then re-elected in the same district, defeating Morasse, in the 2008 Quebec general election, serving a single term and not running for re-election in the 2012 Quebec general election.
In the 2022 Quebec general election, he was reelected to the legislature as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Bernard is an alumnus of the Université Laval and the Université du Québec à Montréal. At Laval, he obtained a bachelor's degree in sciences and geology in 1982 and a master's degree in structural geology in 1987. At the UQAM he received an MBA in 2000.
Bernard worked as a project engineer for the SOQUEM from 1992 to 1994, at Barrick Gold from 1994 to 1997 and Inmet Mines from 1997 to 1999. From 1999 to his election in 2003 he held managing duties at Pershimco Mining, the Quebec Mining Exploitation Association and 3E Consultant Firm in Rouyn-Noranda as well as Globex Mining Company between his two terms in 2007–08.
Bernard was briefly the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2007.
He briefly sat on Rouyn-Noranda City Council, having been elected in the 2021 municipal election before being elected back to the National Assembly in 2022.

## Electoral record
### Provincial

vte2022 Quebec general election: Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Daniel Bernard | 12,975 | 45.16 | +14.82 |
| | Québec solidaire | Émilise Lessard-Therrien | 8,890 | 30.94 | -1.14 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jean-François Vachon | 3,232 | 11.25 | -7.06 |
| | Conservative | Robert Daigle | 2,202 | 7.66 | +6.79 |
| | Liberal | Arnaud Warolin | 1,255 | 4.37 | -12.02 |
| | Green | Chantal Corswarem | 178 | 0.62 | -0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,732 | 98.93 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 310 | 1.07 | -0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,042 | 64.91 | -0.69 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,742 | – | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Québec solidaire | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Québec solidaire | Swing | Swing | +7.98 |
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Daniel Bernard | 10,358 | 42.30 | +9.64 |
| Parti Québécois | Johanne Morasse | 8,604 | 35.14 | +2.03 |
| Action démocratique | Paul-Émile Barbeau | 4,111 | 16.79 | -10.05 |
| Québec solidaire | Guy Leclerc | 1,413 | 5.78 | -1.61 |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Johanne Morasse | 9,481 | 33.11 |
| Liberal | Daniel Bernard | 9,352 | 32.66 |
| Action démocratique | Mario Provencher | 7,687 | 26.84 |
| Québec solidaire | France Caouette | 2,117 | 7.39 |