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♂ Bernard Généreux
aliasBernard Généreux
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 23 April 1962
Age 62 years
First mandate 9 November 2009 → 14 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 6 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Bernard Généreux (1962– )
© Photo 2018 Andrew Scheer — licensed under CC0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
When the federal Orange Crush rolled over Québec in 2011, many incumbents were indeed crushed. Généreux, a Conservative from eastern Québec, was merely tipped over. He lost by only 9 votes.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve La Pocatière, Québec (2005–2009)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 0 1

Electoral history

Races * 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ François Lapointe  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 77,877 Votes: 28,766 Participation: 36.94% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
9 November 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 25993(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CPC
 1/5 12,162 42.67% +1,425 Loser:
BQ
 10,737 37.67% Nancy Gagnon

Service: 1 year 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,969 Votes: 48,222 Participation: 61.06% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6490(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
CPC
 2/5 17,276 36.34% -9 Winner:
NDP
 17,285 36.36% François Lapointe
Eligible: 78,672 Votes: 50,020 Participation: 63.58% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7575(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
CPC
 1/6 14,274 28.99% +272 Loser:
LIB
 14,002 28.43% Marie-Josée Normand

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,461 Votes: 51,364 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Québec
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27074(F) — 22 Sep 2021 10:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
 1/6 20,989 41.65% +4,728 Loser:
BQ
 16,261 32.27% Louis Gagnon

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,696 Votes: 48,768 Participation: 61.97% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Québec
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36425(F) — 19 May 2022 21:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/6 24,118 50.44% +11,568 Loser:
BQ
 12,550 26.25% Simon Bérubé

Service: 2 years 7 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Québec
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39614(P) — 23 Jan 2024 23:35 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
63
CPC
 1/4   60.16%   Loser:
BQ

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Bernard Généreux, M.P.		 23 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Bernard Généreux, député		 23 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bernard Généreux		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bernard Généreux		 23 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Apr 2024 05:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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