Gabriel Ste-Marie

Gabriel Ste-Marie MP is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière.

Gabriel Ste-Marie
MP
Ste-Marie's official parliamentary photo
Member of Parliament
for Joliette
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byFrancine Raynault
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Québec debout (2018)
Residence(s)Joliette, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionEconomist, Teacher

Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader (and its parliamentary leader as the party leader did not have a seat in parliament) from 2017 until he resigned from the position on February 25, 2018 in a dispute with party leader Martine Ouellet.[1] He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[2] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[3]

He is also a researcher at the Contemporary Economics Research Institute and lecturer at Université du Québec à Montréal.[4]

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGabriel Ste-Marie30,91355.0-3.2$20,415.99
LiberalMichel Bourgeois12,73122.7+0.2$14,000.77
ConservativeRoger Materne5,3149.5+0.5$2,412.32
New DemocraticAlexis Beaudet3,1005.5+0.9$59.42
People'sMaxime Leclerc1,7713.2+2.3$0.00
GreenÉrica Poirier1,1262.0-2.1$80.52
FreeManon Coutu9921.8N/A$2,900.09
MarijuanaYanick Théoret2510.4N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,19897.7–$120,469.50
Total rejected ballots 1,3322.3
Turnout 57,53062.3
Registered voters 92,281
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.8
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGabriel Ste-Marie33,59058.22+24.92$25,277.75
LiberalMichel Bourgeois12,99522.52-5.70$33,054.52
ConservativeJean-Martin Masse5,1768.97-1.09$15,856.88
New DemocraticJulienne Soumaoro2,6234.55-21.14none listed
GreenÉrica Poirier2,3434.06+1.71$752.47
People'sSylvain Prescott4980.86–$932.68
Indépendence du QuébecPaul Savard4740.82–$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,699100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1,2031.35+0.15
Turnout 58,90266.31-0.91
Eligible voters 88,831
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +15.31
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGabriel Ste-Marie18,87533.3+0.29–
LiberalMichel Bourgeois15,99528.2+21.81–
New DemocraticDanielle Landreville14,56625.7-21.22–
ConservativeSoheil Eid5,70510.1+0.41–
GreenMathieu Morin1,3352.4-1.59–
Strength in DemocracyRobert D. Morais2130.4––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,689100.0   $232,599.74
Total rejected ballots 1,1091.20-0.36
Turnout 57,79867.22+3.7
Eligible voters 85,981
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.8
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References
  1. "'Differences' with Martine Ouellet led Bloc MP to resign as house leader".
  2. Allard, Clement (28 February 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "" C'est maintenant que le vrai travail commence " - Gabriel Ste-Marie" (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. "Confirmed candidates — Joliette". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Joliette, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine


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