Xavier Barsalou-Duval

Xavier Barsalou-Duval MP (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.^[2]

Xavier Barsalou-Duval MP
Member of Parliament for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Sana Hassainia
Personal details
Born	(1988-11-10) November 10, 1988 (age 35) Boucherville, Quebec
Political party	Bloc Québécois, Parti Québécois (provincial)
Spouse	Marilène Gill[1]
Children	1
Residence(s)	Boucherville, Quebec
Alma mater	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Profession	Auditor, teacher

Political career

He was president of the Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois from 2011 to 2015 and campaigned for Mario Beaulieu in the 2014 leadership race.^[3][4]

He was elected with the lowest percentage of the vote of any Member of Parliament in 2015, gaining only 28.6% of the vote due to vote splitting and a close race in his riding.

Barsalou-Duval was one of three Bloc MPs who supported Martine Ouellet's leadership during a caucus revolt and remained with the Bloc caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents.^[5]

Since 2021 he has served as the critic of transport, infrastructure and communities in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.^[6]

Personal life

He is married to fellow Bloc MP Marilène Gill.^[7]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Xavier Barsalou-Duval	29,978	54.3	+3.3	$51,318.92
	Liberal	Louis-Gabriel Girard	14,282	25.9	-2.6	$12.402.87
	Conservative	Jérôme Painchaud	4,870	8.8	+0.7	$3,365.80
	New Democratic	Martin Leprohon	4,261	7.7	+0.8	$3,545.23
	People's	Alexandre Blais	1,078	2.0	+1.4	$0.00
	Free	Carole Boisvert	777	1.4	N/A	$2,993.68
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,246	98.3	–	$111,688.77
Total rejected ballots			964	1.7
Turnout			56,210	69.0
Registered voters			81,525
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		+3.0
Source: Elections Canada[8]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Xavier Barsalou-Duval	31,009	51.02	+22.45	$49,162.26
	Liberal	Simon Chalifoux	17,333	28.52	+0.24	$43,167.10
	Conservative	Mathieu Daviault	4,910	8.07	-2.17	$10,470.70
	New Democratic	Sean English	4,192	6.90	-17.44	$478.92
	Green	Dany Gariépy	2,955	4.86	-3.65	$1,043.42
	People's	Clifford Albert	384	0.63	–	$1,870.53
Total valid votes/expense limit			60,783	100.0
Total rejected ballots			913
Turnout			61,696	76.29	-0.04
Eligible voters			80,864
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		+11.07
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2015 Canadian federal election: Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Xavier Barsalou-Duval	17,007	28.64	-7.78
	Liberal	Lucie Gagnon	16,794	28.28	+18.4
	New Democratic	Raphaël Fortin	14,454	24.34	-19.01
	Conservative	Clovis Maheux	6,079	10.24	+1.84
	Green	JiCi Lauzon [fr]	5,056	8.51	+6.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59.390	100.00
Total rejected ballots			800	1.33	-0.19
Turnout			60,190	76.4	+4.84
Eligible voters			78,738	–	–

References

1. Barsalou-Duval, Xavier. "Xavier Barsalou-Duval". Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
2. "Le Bloc l'emporte dans Pierre-Boucher-les-Patriotes-Verchères". www.infodeste-julie.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-10-21.
3. "Xavier Barsalou Duval –". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
4. "Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Bloc québécois".
5. Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
6. Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
7. Barsalou-Duval, Xavier. "Xavier Barsalou-Duval". Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
8. "Confirmed candidates — Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
10. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

External links

• http://www.blocquebecois.org/depute-xavier-barsalou-duval/ Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Xavier Barsalou-Duval – Parliament of Canada biography