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♂ Maxime Bernier
aliasMaxime Bernier
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 44%
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Canada 4 5 9
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 18 January 1963
Age 61 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Maxime Bernier (1963– )
© Photo 2023 Yan Parisien — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Gilles Bernier (1934–) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
When Bernier formed the People's Party of Canada after losing the 2018 leadership race for the Conservative Party, some analysts looked to when dissenting Con­ser­va­tive Henry Stevens formed the Reconstruction Party in 1934. However, as of 2023, history does not seem to be repeating itself. In the 1935 general election, Con­ser­va­tives and Reconstructionists obtained 38.25% of the votes compared to 44.72% for the Liberals, with Stevens winning the only Re­con­struc­tion seat. In the 2019 and 2021 elections, while the PPC did siphon some votes from the Conservatives, the latter won the popular vote each time (but did not form government) and Bernier lost his seat and never managed to regain one.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 8 23

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 44–45 14 Aug 2007 — 26 May 2008 0 9 12
2. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 44–45 14 Aug 2007 — 26 May 2008 0 9 12
3. CA 42
PPC
 1 Party leader 55–61 14 Nov 2018 — 5 5 13
 1. Foreign Affairs [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 2. Francophonie [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]

Electoral history

Races * 9  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Richard Lehoux  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Claude Morin  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊕ Branden Leslie  m 
⊕ Ya'ara Saks  f 
 
Eligible: 82,123 Votes: 55,532 Participation: 67.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 686(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CPC
 1/5 36,915 67.02% +25,918 Loser:
BQ
 10,997 19.97% Patrice Moore

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,205 Votes: 51,901 Participation: 62.38% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5912(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CPC
 1/5 31,883 62.41% +24,740 Loser:
BQ
 7,143 13.98% André Côté

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,941 Votes: 53,531 Participation: 63.02% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6452(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CPC
 1/5 26,799 50.71% +10,968 Loser:
NDP
 15,831 29.95% Serge Bergeron

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,698 Votes: 56,594 Participation: 66.04% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7537(F) — 6 Jul 2023 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CPC
 1/5 32,910 58.89% +20,468 Loser:
LIB
 12,442 22.26% Adam Veilleux
After his election:
23 Aug 2018 55
CPC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
14 Sep 2018 55
IND
 →
PPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,621 Votes: 60,576 Participation: 69.93% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Québec
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27031(F) — 22 May 2022 10:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
56
PPC
 2/7 16,796 28.26% -6,064 Winner:
CPC
 22,860 38.47% Richard Lehoux
Eligible: 70,434 Votes: 18,224 Participation: 25.87% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
26 October 2020
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 35528(F) — 1 Sep 2021 21:51 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
57
PPC
 4/6 642 3.56% -7,611 Winner:
LIB
 8,253 45.70% Ya'ara Saks
Eligible: 86,857 Votes: 57,875 Participation: 66.63% Candidacies: 8
Federal
44		 Québec
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36382(F) — 19 May 2022 21:19 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
58
PPC
 2/8 10,362 18.19% -17,152 Winner:
CPC
 27,514 48.29% Richard Lehoux
Eligible: 68,988 Votes: 31,368 Participation: 45.47% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Manitoba
19 June 2023
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 39095(F) — 4 Jul 2023 20:54 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
PPC
 2/5 5,352 17.16% -14,898 Winner:
CPC
 20,250 64.95% Branden Leslie
Beauce
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Québec
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39571(P) — 28 Jan 2024 22:50 ET
✗
 Probable failed comeback to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
62
PPC
 3/5   11.66%   Winner:
CPC

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Maxime Bernier, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Maxime Bernier, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maxime Bernier		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Maxime Bernier		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 12:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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