Bernard Généreux (; born April 23, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the
riding of
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in the
House of Commons
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in the
federal by-elections on November 9, 2009. He is a member of the
Conservative Party.
Prior to his election, Généreux served as Mayor of
La Pocatière. He was initially declared reelected in his riding in the
2011 election, but it was announced on May 5, 2011, that verification of the polling station tallies had given the riding to his
New Democratic Party
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opponent
François Lapointe by just five votes, after 110 votes for Lapointe were reportedly allocated in error to the
Green Party
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candidate on election night.
Following a
judicial recount,
Lapointe was declared elected. Généreux was again a candidate for the
2015 election,
where he won with over 200 votes. He was re-elected in the
2019 federal election.
Electoral record
References
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1962 births
Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Living people
21st-century mayors of places in Quebec
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent
Université Laval alumni
Politicians from Chaudière-Appalaches
21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada