Éric Girard (Lac-Saint-Jean MNA)
Canadian politician
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Éric Girard (born 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Lac-Saint-Jean as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. He did not seek re-election in the 2026 general election.
Éric Girard | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Lac-Saint-Jean | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – August 27, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Cloutier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Girard served on the municipal council of Saint-Nazaire, Quebec from 1998 to 2002 and as mayor from 2002 to 2009.[2]
Electoral record
| 2022 Quebec general election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Éric Girard | 14,798 | 51.47 | +12.01 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | William Fradette | 7,367 | 25.62 | –5.91 | ||||
| Conservative | Luc Martel | 3,270 | 11.37 | +10.43 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Elsa Moulin | 2,178 | 7.58 | –7.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Tricia Murray | 867 | 3.02 | –9.51 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Martin Lavoie | 156 | 0.54 | New | ||||
| Libertarian | Chantale Villeneuve | 116 | 0.40 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,752 | 97.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 601 | 2.05 | +0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,353 | 67.18 | –1.50 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 43,691 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +8.96 | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec[3] | ||||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Éric Girard | 11,437 | 39.46 | +21.15 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | William Fradette | 9,138 | 31.53 | -13 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Manon Girard | 4,305 | 14.85 | +8.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Mathieu Huot | 3,630 | 12.53 | -15.67 | ||||
| Conservative | Michael Grecoff | 272 | 0.94 | +0.14 | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Maude Gouin Huot | 199 | 0.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,981 | 98.24 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 518 | 1.76 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,499 | 68.68 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 42,954 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +17.08 | ||||||
