Eric Girard (Groulx MNA)

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Eric Girard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

Eric Girard
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Groulx
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byClaude Surprenant
Personal details
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Conservative (federal)
OccupationBanker

Girard worked as a senior manager with the National Bank of Canada for over twenty years.[2]

Girard was recruited as a star candidate to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Lac-Saint-Louis for the 2015 federal election.[2] He finished a distant second to Liberal incumbent Francis Scarpaleggia.

In 2018, Girard was elected as the Coalition Avenir Québec MNA in the suburban Montreal riding of Groulx.

Electoral Record

Federal

Lac-Saint-Louis

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia 39,965 64.14 +30.03 $119,096.00
Conservative Eric Girard 10,857 17.42 -11.02 $74,550.48
New Democratic Ryan Young 7,997 12.83 -17.23 $30,673.16
Green Bradford Dean 1,812 2.91 -1.36
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Bernier 1,681 2.7 -0.42 $4,317.92
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,312 100.0   $224,522.81
Total rejected ballots 321 0.51 -0.02
Turnout 62,633 73.06 +6.93
Eligible voters 85,727
Liberal hold Swing +23.63
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

Provincial

Groulx

2018 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Eric Girard 14,771 40.61 +9.76
Liberal Sabrina Chartrand 7,369 20.26 -9.98
Québec solidaire Fabien Torres 6,268 17.23 +10.44
Parti Québécois Jean-Philippe Meloche 5,745 15.80 -14.20
Independent Claude Surprenant 812 2.23
Green Robin Dick 802 2.21
Parti Conservateur du Québec Vincent Aubé 368 1.01
Citoyens au pouvoir Chantal Lavoie 235 0.65
Total valid votes 36,370 98.37
Total rejected ballots 604 1.63 +0.12
Turnout 36,974 70.25 -3.23
Electors on the lists 52,633
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +9.76

Cabinet Posts

Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Carlos Leitão Minister of Finance
October 18, 2018–present
Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Quebec election: Groulx results". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cornacchia, Cheryl (7 October 2015). "Lac-Saint-Louis: Longtime Liberal stronghold challenged by NDP". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lac-Saint-Louis, 30 September 2015
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine