Raynald Blais
Raynald Blais | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Farrah |
| Succeeded by | Philip Toone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1954 Port-Daniel, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 26, 2023 (aged 69) |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence | Port-Daniel |
| Profession | Journalist, political assistant |
Raynald Blais (January 5, 1954 – September 26, 2023) was a Canadian politician who represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
Born in Port-Daniel, Quebec, he was first elected in 2004, but ran in the 2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and lost to Georges Farrah of the Liberal Party of Canada. Blais had 15,532 votes. Blais was a former journalist and political assistant.
Blais died on September 26, 2023, at the age of 69.[1]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2008 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 14,636 | 40.10 | -2.59 | $35,057.79 | |||
| Liberal | Denis Gauvreau | 9,840 | 26.96 | +7.70 | $75,736.95 | |||
| Conservative | Darryl Gray | 8,334 | 22.84 | -9.39 | $61,592.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Gaston Langlais | 2,549 | 6.98 | +4.02 | $1,775.37 | |||
| Green | Julien Leblanc | 1,136 | 3.11 | +0.25 | $157.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,495 | 100.0 | $86,955 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 445 | 1.20 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,940 | 54.11 | -7.04 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,270 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -5.14 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 17,678 | 42.69 | -12.98 | $39,804.88 | |||
| Conservative | Gaston Langlais | 13,347 | 32.23 | +25.39 | $16,170.29 | |||
| Liberal | Mario Levesque | 7,977 | 19.26 | -13.39 | $27,785.44 | |||
| New Democratic | Sophie Dauphinais | 1,225 | 2.96 | +0.87 | $1,237.16 | |||
| Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,183 | 2.86 | +0.11 | $325.71 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,410 | 100.0 | $80,993 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 474 | 1.13 | -0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,884 | 61.15 | +4.58 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,494 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -19.18 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 21,446 | 55.67 | +13.10 | $44,886.71 | |||
| Liberal | Georges Farrah | 12,579 | 32.65 | −20.15 | $44,503.86 | |||
| Conservative | Guy De Coste | 2,636 | 6.84 | +4.17 | $12,110.72 | |||
| Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,060 | 2.75 | – | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Philip Toone | 805 | 2.09 | +0.13 | $1,695.37 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,526 | 100.00 | $79,194 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 559 | 1.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 39,085 | 56.57 | −5.93 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,089 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.62 | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Georges Farrah | 19,213 | 53.19 | +12.39 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 15,532 | 43.00 | +1.74 | ||||
| Alliance | Linda Fournier | 764 | 2.12 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Fred Kraenzel | 613 | 1.70 | +0.02 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,112 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Thibeault, Jean-Philippe (September 26, 2023). "Décès de l'ex-député Raynald Blais". Gaspésie Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved September 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Raynald Blais – Parliament of Canada biography
- How'd They Vote?: Raynald Blais' voting history and quotes
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