Raymond Simard
Canadian politician
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Raymond Simard, PC (born March 8, 1958) is a former Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons in a 2002 by-election triggered by the resignation of Ron Duhamel.[1] He served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saint Boniface until his defeat in the 2008 federal election. [2] He was defeated for the second time in the 2011 federal election.[3][4]
Raymond Simard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface | |
| In office May 13, 2002 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald Duhamel |
| Succeeded by | Shelly Glover |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1958 Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marguerite Desrosiers |
| Alma mater | Université de Saint-Boniface (BA) University of Manitoba (BCom) |
Simard was born in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College universitaire de Saint-Boniface, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba. Simard worked as a businessman and consultant before entering political life, initially for a number of business concerns owned by his family. In 2002, sitting Saint Boniface MP Ron Duhamel was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Simard was selected as the Liberal candidate for the resulting by-election, and on May 13, 2002, he defeated Canadian Alliance candidate Denis Simard by about 4400 votes.[5]
Electoral history
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shelly Glover | 21,737 | 50.3 | +4.0 | $84,354.60 | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Simard | 13,314 | 30.8 | -4.3 | $82,059.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Patrice Miniely | 6,935 | 16.0 | +2.9 | $1,082.97 | |||
| Green | Marc Payette | 1,245 | 2.9 | -2.1 | $950.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,231 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,412 | 67.18 | +2.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,620 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shelly Glover | 19,440 | 46.3 | +11.3 | $71,480 | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Simard | 14,728 | 35.1 | -3.5 | $78,353 | |||
| New Democratic | Matt Schaubroeck | 5,502 | 13.1 | -8.8 | $12,641 | |||
| Green | Marc Payette | 2,104 | 5.0 | +1.2 | $8,506 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Justin Gregoire | 195 | 0.5 | -0.2 | $12 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,969 | 100.0 | $79,503 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,102 | 64.32 | -1.6 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Simard | 16,417 | 38.6 | -8.0 | $72,056 | |||
| Conservative | Ken Cooper | 14,893 | 35.0 | 4.0 | $57,276 | |||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Allard | 9,311 | 21.9 | +3.9 | $23,405 | |||
| Green | Marc Payette | 1,640 | 3.9 | +1.5 | $4,830 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jane MacDiarmid | 285 | 0.7 | -0.3 | $503 | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,546 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 163 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,709 | 66.9 | +6.2 | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Simard | 17,989 | 46.6 | +3.8 | $64,019 | |||
| Conservative | Ken Cooper | 11,956 | 31.0 | -8.1 | $71,843 | |||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Allard | 6,954 | 18.0 | +3.0 | $9,928 | |||
| Green | Daniel Backé | 925 | 2.4 | – | $202 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jeannine Moquin-Perry | 378 | 1.0 | 0.0 | $7,690 | |||
| Marijuana | Chris Buors | 317 | 0.8 | -1.3 | – | |||
| Communist | Gérard Guay | 77 | 0.2 | – | $654 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,596 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,726 | 60.7 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 13 May 2002 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On Mr. Duhamel being called to the Senate, 15 January 2002 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Raymond Simard | 8,862 | 42.8 | -9.3 | ||||
| Alliance | Denis Simard | 4,497 | 21.7 | -1.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Reilly | 3,583 | 17.3 | 5.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Parry | 3,106 | 15.0 | +2.0 | ||||
| Marijuana | Chris Buors | 435 | 2.1 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Jean-Paul Kabashiki | 210 | 1.0 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,693 | 100.0 | ||||||