Jacques Gourde

Jacques Gourde MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lévis—Lotbinière Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (2006-2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 23, 2006
Preceded by	Odina Desrochers
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1964 Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Chantal Gourde
Residence	Lévis, Quebec
Profession	Farmer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Jacques Gourde (born January 13, 1964 in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Quebec) is a farmer and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. He was first elected in the 2006 federal election and, on February 7, 2006 was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec.

Gourde has a diploma in farming management and was a producer and exporter of hay in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage. He is married to Chantal Beaudoin and they have five children.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Lévis—Lotbinière
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jacques Gourde	31,357	50.1	+10.22	–
	Liberal	Claude Boucher	13,562	21.7	+16.61	–
	New Democratic	Hélène Bilodeau	9,246	14.8	-23.69	–
	Bloc Québécois	Steve Gagné	7,163	11.4	-3.48	–
	Green	Tina Biello	1,124	1.8	+0.14	–
	Alliance of the North	François Belanger	136	0.2	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,588;	100.0		$226,181.44
Total rejected ballots			975	–	–
Turnout			63,563	72.9	–
Eligible voters			87,103
	Conservative hold		Swing		+16.96
Source: Elections Canada[1][2]

Canadian federal election, 2011: Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jacques Gourde	22,460	39.88	-7.39	$78,886.19
	New Democratic	Tanya Fredette	21,683	38.50	+25.32	$1,427.87
	Bloc Québécois	Gaston Gourde	8,381	14.88	-9.70	$28,148.35
	Liberal	Nicole Larouche	2,866	5.09	-7.45	$4,858.38
	Green	Richard Domm	936	1.66	-0.78	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,326	100.0		$89,473.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			926	1.62	-0.10
Turnout			57,252	69.21	+3.06
Eligible voters			82,725
	Conservative hold		Swing		-16.36
Sources:[3][4]

Canadian federal election, 2008: Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jacques Gourde	24,495	47.27	-7.07	$72,248.18
	Bloc Québécois	Antoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin	12,738	24.58	-5.06	$19,089.72
	New Democratic	Raymond Côté	6,828	13.18	+6.39	$2,654.50
	Liberal	Marie-Thérèse Hovington	6,498	12.54	+7.11	$3,272.46
	Green	Shirley Picknell	1,265	2.44	-1.37	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,824	100.0		$85,174
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			908	1.72	+0.74
Turnout			52,732	66.15	-2.21
Eligible voters			79,721
	Conservative hold		Swing		-1.00

Canadian federal election, 2006: Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jacques Gourde	28,236	54.34	+30.20	$45,970.43
	Bloc Québécois	Odina Desrochers	15,402	29.64	-16.35	$61,218.95
	New Democratic	Raymond Côté	3,529	6.79	+2.50	$2,346.22
	Liberal	Éric Paradis	2,820	5.43	-16.02	$17,938.01
	Green	Shirley Picknell	1,978	3.81	+0.14	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,965	100.0		$78,226
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			513	0.98	-1.41
Turnout			52,478	68.36
Eligible voters			76,764
	Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+23.28

References

1. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lévis—Lotbinière, 30 September 2015
2. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
3. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
4. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

External links

• Jacques Gourde – Parliament of Canada biography