Sébastien Schneeberger
Canadian politician
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Sébastien Schneeberger (born August 3, 1973) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec representing the electoral district of Drummond–Bois-Francs, previously known as Drummond, from 2007 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2026. He was elected in 2007 as a member of Action démocratique du Québec and in 2012 as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Sébastien Schneeberger | |
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| Member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly for Drummond–Bois-Francs Drummond (2007–2008) | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – October 5, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Yves-François Blanchet |
| Succeeded by | Charles Page |
| In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Normand Jutras |
| Succeeded by | Yves-François Blanchet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1973 |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Other political affiliations | Action démocratique du Québec |
Personal life
Schneeberger was born in Moutier, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, and moved to Canada at the age of 10; his father is a Swiss immigrant.[1]
Schneeberger obtained a college diploma in agricultural exploitation and management in 1994. He worked at a local farm in the Bois-Francs region for over 10 years and later worked as a trucker, technical adviser, sales adviser and manufacturing agent for various businesses in Drummondville. He also a founder for the young businesspeople association in the Centre-du-Quebec region.
Political career
Schneeberger was first elected in the 2007 election with 39% of the vote. Parti Québécois incumbent Normand Jutras, who was running for a fourth term, finished second with 33% of the vote. Schneeberger took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for aboriginal affairs until a Shadow Cabinet shuffle in May 2008.[2] He was defeated by Yves-François Blanchet of the Parti Québécois in the 2008 election; following the electoral redistribution that preceded the 2012 election, Schneeberger won election in the new Drummond–Bois-Francs riding, while Blanchet was simultaneously reelected in the neighbouring riding of Johnson.
Electoral history
| 2022 Quebec general election: Drummond–Bois-Francs | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 18,747 | 51.64 | -4.66 | ||||
| Conservative | Myriam Cournoyer | 6,314 | 17.39 | +15.29 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Emrick Couture-Picard | 5,462 | 15.05 | +2.51 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Tony Martel | 3,866 | 10.65 | -4.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Pierre Poirier | 1,455 | 4.01 | -9.01 | ||||
| Green | Marco Beauchesne | 367 | 1.01 | – | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Steve Therion | 91 | 0.25 | -0.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,302 | 98.26 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 641 | 1.74 | -0.51 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,943 | 69.60 | +0.78 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 53,078 | – | – | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | -9.97 | ||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Drummond-Bois-Francs | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 19,577 | 56.3 | +16.38 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Lannïck Dinard | 5,221 | 15.01 | +8.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Deland | 4,527 | 13.02 | -12.21 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Diane Roy | 4,360 | 12.54 | -13.75 | ||||
| Conservative | Francois Picard | 733 | 2.11 | +1.27 | ||||
| Independent | Sylvain Marcoux | 250 | 0.72 | |||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Steve Therion | 106 | 0.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,774 | 97.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 798 | 2.24 | ||||||
| Turnout | 35,572 | 68.82 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 51,691 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +3.79 | ||||||
| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 13,600 | 39.92 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Daniel Lebel | 8,958 | 26.29 | |||||
| Liberal | Isabelle Chabot | 8,595 | 25.23 | |||||
| Québec solidaire | Francis Soulard | 2,116 | 6.21 | |||||
| Parti nul | Frédéric Bélanger | 361 | 1.06 | |||||
| Conservative | François Picard | 285 | 0.84 | |||||
| Option nationale | Alexandre Phénix | 155 | 0.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,070 | 98.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 575 | 1.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 34,645 | 69.23 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 50,041 | – | ||||||
| 2012 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Sébastien Schneeberger | 13,879 | 37.59 | +12.78 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Annie Jean | 11,374 | 30.80 | -1.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Marie Désilets | 8,230 | 22.29 | -17.25 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Francis Soulard | 1,607 | 4.35 | +0.86 | ||||
| Option nationale | Martin Allard | 950 | 2.57 | |||||
| Conservative | François Picard | 421 | 1.14 | |||||
| Independents | Pierre Hébert | 355 | 0.96 | |||||
| Unité Nationale | Robert Dufour | 107 | 0.29 | |||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.53 | ||||||
^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Parti Québécois | Yves-Francois Blanchet | 11,480 | 34.40 | ||
| Liberal | Jacques Sigouin | 10,860 | 32.54 | ||
| Action démocratique | Sébastien Schneeberger | 9,757 | 29.23 | ||
| Québec solidaire | Luce Daneau | 1,279 | 3.83 | ||