Jean-Claude Poissant

Jean-Claude Poissant
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
Minister Lawrence MacAulay
Preceded by Gerald Keddy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for La Prairie
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by district re-established
Personal details
Born 1960 (age 55–56)
Political party Liberal
Children 2

Jean-Claude Poissant (born 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.[2] Poissant is a fourth-generation dairy and grain farmer, and prior to his election to the House of Commons served as a municipal councillor.[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Claude Poissant 20,993 36.46 +23.24 –
Bloc QuébécoisChristian Picard 15,107 26.24 +0.51 –
New DemocraticPierre Chicoine 13,174 22.88 -27.08 –
ConservativeYves Perras 6,859 11.91 +2.46 –
GreenJoanne Tomas 1,235 2.15 +0.69 –
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 204 0.35 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,572100.00 $218,081.80
Total rejected ballots 9961.70–
Turnout 58,56871.15–
Eligible voters 82,318
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +25.16
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lereflet.qc.ca/actualites/elections-2015/2015/10/20/elections-federales-2015---jean-claude-poissant-demeure-conseill.html
  2. ↑ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ↑ Meet Jean-Claude Poissant, Liberal.ca.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for La Prairie, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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