# Pascal Bérubé

Pascal Bérubé (French pronunciation:; born February 16, 1975, in Matane, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and television host. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matane-Matapédia (formerly Matane) and represents the Parti Québécois. He was appointed interim leader of the party following the October 1, 2018 Québec election in which Jean-François Lisée lost his seat and resigned the leadership.
Berubé studied at Université du Québec à Rimouski and obtained a bachelor's degree in education sciences. He later worked as a coordinator for Matane and La Haute-Gaspesie regional county municipalities and a political aide for the Minister of Education and the Minister of Regions. He was also a television host and researcher at Cogeco in Matane, and the former vice-president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec.
Bérubé was a candidate for Matane in the 2003 elections but was defeated by the Liberal Candidate Nancy Charest. In 2007, he defeated Charest by just over 200 votes. He was named the PQ's critic in communitarian action but later promoted to the portfolio of financial aid for studies.
He was re-elected in 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2022.
He was nominated Opposition House Leader by Jean-François Lisée in October 2016 and was named interim leader of the Parti Quebecois on October 9, 2018.

## Electoral record

vte2022 Quebec general election: Matane-Matapédia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 20,057 | 67.43 | –2.03 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean-Sébastien Barriault | 5,163 | 17.36 | +6.00 |
| | Conservative | Alexandre Leblanc | 2,316 | 7.79 | +7.26 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Phare Boucher | 1,450 | 4.87 | –0.91 |
| | Liberal | Harley Ryan Lounsbury | 637 | 2.14 | –9.13 |
| | L'Union fait la force | Madeleine Rose | 123 | 0.41 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,746 | 98.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 307 | 1.02 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,053 | 64.93 | –0.45 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 46,286 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | –4.02 |
| Source: Élections Québec |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election: Matane-Matapédia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 20,658 | 69.46 | +8.3 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Mathieu Quenum | 3,379 | 11.36 | +1.12 |
| | Liberal | Annie Fournier | 3,351 | 11.27 | -11.5 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Phare Boucher | 1,718 | 5.78 | +0.65 |
| | Green | Pierre-Luc Coulombe | 358 | 1.2 | |
| | Conservative | Paul-Émile Vignola | 159 | 0.53 | |
| | Citoyens au pouvoir | Jocelyn Rioux | 118 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,741 | 99.23 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 230 | 0.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,971 | 65.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 45,840 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +3.59 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 18,025 | 61.16 | +2.17 |
| | Liberal | Dave Gravel | 6,712 | 22.77 | +4.09 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Yann Gobeil-Nadon | 3,019 | 10.24 | -5.67 |
| | Québec solidaire | Gérald Tremblay | 1,511 | 5.13 | 0.00 |
| | Option nationale | Joëlle Vadeboncoeur Harrison | 207 | 0.70 | -0.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,474 | 98.49 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 453 | 1.51 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,927 | 63.00 | – |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,356 | – | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 19,768 | 58.99 | – |
| | Liberal | Jean-Clément Ouellet | 6,263 | 18.69 | – |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Pierre D'Amours | 5,332 | 15.91 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Diane Bélanger | 1,230 | 3.67 | – |
| | Option nationale | Geneviève Allard | 440 | 1.31 | – |
| | Green | Lise Deschênes | 348 | 1.04 | – |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Pascal Gauthier | 127 | 0.38 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,508 | 99.17 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 280 | 0.83 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,788 | 70.96 | – |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,613 | – | – |
vte2008 Quebec general election: Matane :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 9,589 | 58.01 |
| Liberal | Eric Plourde | 5,503 | 33.29 |
| Action démocratique | Denis Paquette | 1,117 | 6.76 |
| Québec solidaire | Gilles Arteau | 320 | 1.94 |
vte2007 Quebec general election: Matane :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 7,830 | 39.10 |
| Liberal | Nancy Charest | 7,617 | 38.04 |
| Action démocratique | Donald Grenier | 3,980 | 19.88 |
| Québec solidaire | Brigitte Michaud | 358 | 1.79 |
| Green | François Vincent | 240 | 1.20 |
vte2003 Quebec general election: Matane :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Nancy Charest | 7,602 | 40.84 |
| Parti Québécois | Pascal Bérubé | 7,569 | 40.67 |
| Action démocratique | Raynald Bernier | 3,005 | 16.14 |
| Independent | Nelson Gauthier | 178 | 0.96 |
| Independent | Nestor Turcotte | 135 | 0.73 |
| Green | David Lejeune | 124 | 0.67 |