Alain Therrien
Canadian politician
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Alain Therrien (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ tɛʁjɛ̃]; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012[1] to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.
Alain Therrien | |
|---|---|
| House Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office September 21, 2021 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Leader | Yves-Francois Blanchet |
| Succeeded by | Christine Normandin |
| Member of Parliament for La Prairie | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Poissant |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Ramsay |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Danielle McCann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1966 Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois |
Career
On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.[2]
From 2021 to 2025 he served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.[3]
In the 2025 Canadian federal election, he was unseated by Liberal candidate Jacques Ramsay.[4]
Electoral record
Federal
| 2025 Canadian federal election: La Prairie—Atateken | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jacques Ramsay | 29,418 | 44.06 | +9.45 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 23,232 | 34.80 | -8.93 | ||||
| Conservative | Dave Pouliot | 11,505 | 17.23 | +7.29 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Boisvert | 1,588 | 2.38 | -4.92 | ||||
| Green | Barbara Joannette | 657 | 0.98 | -0.68 | ||||
| People's | Ruth Fontaine | 361 | 0.54 | -2.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,761 | 98.83 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 787 | 1.17 | -0.37 | |||||
| Turnout | 67,548 | 72.99 | +5.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,538 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +9.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,862 | 43.73 | +1.9 | $27,187.05 | |||
| Liberal | Caroline Desrochers | 20,470 | 34.61 | -2.0 | $64,263.73 | |||
| Conservative | Lise des Greniers | 5,878 | 9.94 | +0.9 | $4,378.21 | |||
| New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,317 | 7.30 | -0.4 | $24.86 | |||
| People's | Ruth Fontaine | 1,532 | 2.59 | +2.0 | $2,454.19 | |||
| Green | Barbara Joannette | 983 | 1.66 | -2.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 98 | 0.17 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,140 | 98.46 | – | $117,466.66 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 924 | 1.54 | 1.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 60,064 | 67.79 | -4.2 | |||||
| Registered voters | 88,603 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: La Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Therrien | 25,707 | 41.8 | +15.56 | $16,299.46 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Poissant | 22,504 | 36.6 | +0.14 | $58,876.52 | |||
| Conservative | Isabelle Lapointe | 5,540 | 9.0 | -2.91 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Victoria Hernandez | 4,744 | 7.7 | -15.18 | $0.10 | |||
| Green | Barbara Joannette | 2,565 | 4.2 | +2.05 | $362.15 | |||
| People's | Gregory Yablunovsky | 393 | 0.6 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Chouinard | 100 | 0.2 | -0.15 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,553 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 886 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,439 | 71.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,779 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Danielle McCann | 12,986 | 43.54 | +11.77 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 7,389 | 24.77 | -10.29 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Maya Fréchette-Bonnier | 4,390 | 14.72 | +11.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Marcelina Jugureanu | 4,169 | 13.98 | -11.38 | ||||
| Green | Antonino Geraci | 456 | 1.53 | |||||
| Conservative | Nikolai Grigoriev | 355 | 1.19 | +0.45 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 81 | 0.27 | -0.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,826 | 97.98 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 616 | 2.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,442 | 72.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 42,016 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +11.03 | ||||||
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 10,096 | 35.06 | -5.62 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Denis Leftakis | 9,147 | 31.77 | -0.61 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Paul Pellerin | 7,301 | 25.36 | +5.41 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Christian Laramée | 1,056 | 3.47 | 0.00 | ||||
| Option nationale | Robert Moreau | 271 | 0.94 | -0.38 | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandre Dagenais | 213 | 0.74 | -0.21 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 116 | 0.40 | +0.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,794 | 97.92 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 613 | 2.08 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,407 | 74.15 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,658 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | -3.115 | ||||||
2014 results reference:[10]
| 2012 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 12,384 | 40.68 | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | François Rebello | 9,857 | 32.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Jocelyne Bates | 6,072 | 19.95 | |||||
| Québec solidaire | Frédéric Nadeau | 1,056 | 3.47 | |||||
| Option nationale | Keven Rousseau | 401 | 1.32 | |||||
| (no designation) | Martin McNeil | 315 | 1.04 | |||||
| Conservative | André Martel | 288 | 0.95 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 67 | 0.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,440 | 98.44 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 482 | 1.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,922 | 80.39 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 38,464 | |||||||
2012 results reference:[11]
