Gabriel Ste-Marie MP is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière.

Gabriel Ste-Marie
Ste-Marie's official parliamentary photo
Member of Parliament
for Joliette
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byFrancine Raynault
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations
Québec debout (2018)
Residence(s)Joliette, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionEconomist, Teacher

Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader (and its parliamentary leader as the party leader did not have a seat in parliament) from 2017 until he resigned from the position on February 25, 2018 in a dispute with party leader Martine Ouellet.[1] He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[2] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[3]

He is also a researcher at the Contemporary Economics Research Institute and lecturer at Université du Québec à Montréal.[4]

Since 2021 he has served as the critic of finance and the treasury board in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[5]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Ste-Marie 30,913 55.0 -3.2 $20,415.99
Liberal Michel Bourgeois 12,731 22.7 +0.2 $14,000.77
Conservative Roger Materne 5,314 9.5 +0.5 $2,412.32
New Democratic Alexis Beaudet 3,100 5.5 +0.9 $59.42
People's Maxime Leclerc 1,771 3.2 +2.3 $0.00
Green Érica Poirier 1,126 2.0 -2.1 $80.52
Free Manon Coutu 992 1.8 N/A $2,900.09
Marijuana Yanick Théoret 251 0.4 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,198 97.7 $120,469.50
Total rejected ballots 1,332 2.3
Turnout 57,530 62.3
Registered voters 92,281
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.8
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: Joliette
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Ste-Marie 33,590 58.22 +24.92 $25,277.75
Liberal Michel Bourgeois 12,995 22.52 -5.70 $33,054.52
Conservative Jean-Martin Masse 5,176 8.97 -1.09 $15,856.88
New Democratic Julienne Soumaoro 2,623 4.55 -21.14 none listed
Green Érica Poirier 2,343 4.06 +1.71 $752.47
People's Sylvain Prescott 498 0.86 $932.68
Indépendence du Québec Paul Savard 474 0.82 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,699 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1,203 1.35 +0.15
Turnout 58,902 66.31 -0.91
Eligible voters 88,831
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +15.31
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Gabriel Ste-Marie 18,875 33.3 +0.29
Liberal Michel Bourgeois 15,995 28.2 +21.81
New Democratic Danielle Landreville 14,566 25.7 -21.22
Conservative Soheil Eid 5,705 10.1 +0.41
Green Mathieu Morin 1,335 2.4 -1.59
Strength in Democracy Robert D. Morais 213 0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,689 100.0     $232,599.74
Total rejected ballots 1,109 1.20 -0.36
Turnout 57,798 67.22 +3.7
Eligible voters 85,981
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +10.8
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "'Differences' with Martine Ouellet led Bloc MP to resign as house leader".
  2. ^ Allard, Clement (28 February 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ "" C'est maintenant que le vrai travail commence " - Gabriel Ste-Marie" (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ Lévesque, Catherine (5 October 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
  6. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Joliette". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Joliette, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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