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Pascal Bérubé

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Pascal Berube
Bérubé in 2023
Interim Leader of the Parti Québécois
In office
October 9, 2018 – October 9, 2020
Preceded byJean-François Lisée
Succeeded byPaul St-Pierre Plamondon
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Matane-Matapédia
Matane (2007–2012)
Assumed office
March 26, 2007
Preceded byNancy Charest
Personal details
Born (1975-02-16) February 16, 1975 (age 49)
Matane, Quebec
Political partyParti Québécois
Professiontelevision host
PortfolioFinancial aid for educational studies, sports and leisure

Pascal Bérubé (French pronunciation: [paskal beʁybe]; born February 16, 1975, in Matane, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and television host. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matane-Matapédia (formerly Matane) and represents the Parti Québécois. He was appointed interim leader of the party following the October 1, 2018 Québec election in which Jean-François Lisée lost his seat and resigned the leadership.

Berubé studied at Université du Québec à Rimouski and obtained a bachelor's degree in education sciences. He later worked as a coordinator for Matane and La Haute-Gaspesie regional county municipalities and a political aide for the Minister of Education and the Minister of Regions. He was also a television host and researcher at Cogeco in Matane, and the former vice-president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec.

Bérubé was a candidate for Matane in the 2003 elections but was defeated by the Liberal Candidate Nancy Charest. In 2007, he defeated Charest by just over 200 votes. He was named the PQ's critic in communitarian action but later promoted to the portfolio of financial aid for studies.

He was re-elected in 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

He was nominated Opposition House Leader by Jean-François Lisée in October 2016 and was named interim leader of the Parti Quebecois on October 9, 2018.[1]

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Matane-Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 20,057 67.43 –2.03
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Sébastien Barriault 5,163 17.36 +6.00
Conservative Alexandre Leblanc 2,316 7.79 +7.26
Québec solidaire Marie-Phare Boucher 1,450 4.87 –0.91
Liberal Harley Ryan Lounsbury 637 2.14 –9.13
L'Union fait la force Madeleine Rose 123 0.41 New
Total valid votes 29,746 98.98
Total rejected ballots 307 1.02 +0.25
Turnout 30,053 64.93 –0.45
Electors on the lists 46,286
Parti Québécois hold Swing –4.02
Source: Élections Québec[2]
2018 Quebec general election: Matane-Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 20,658 69.46 +8.3
Coalition Avenir Québec Mathieu Quenum 3,379 11.36 +1.12
Liberal Annie Fournier 3,351 11.27 -11.5
Québec solidaire Marie-Phare Boucher 1,718 5.78 +0.65
Green Pierre-Luc Coulombe 358 1.2
Conservative Paul-Émile Vignola 159 0.53
Citoyens au pouvoir Jocelyn Rioux 118 0.4
Total valid votes 29,741 99.23
Total rejected ballots 230 0.77
Turnout 29,971 65.38
Eligible voters 45,840
Parti Québécois hold Swing +3.59
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 18,025 61.16 +2.17
Liberal Dave Gravel 6,712 22.77 +4.09
Coalition Avenir Québec Yann Gobeil-Nadon 3,019 10.24 -5.67
Québec solidaire Gérald Tremblay 1,511 5.13 0.00
Option nationale Joëlle Vadeboncoeur Harrison 207 0.70 -0.61
Total valid votes 29,474 98.49
Total rejected ballots 453 1.51
Turnout 29,927 63.00
Electors on the lists 47,356
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 19,768 58.99
Liberal Jean-Clément Ouellet 6,263 18.69
Coalition Avenir Québec Pierre D'Amours 5,332 15.91
Québec solidaire Diane Bélanger 1,230 3.67
Option nationale Geneviève Allard 440 1.31
Green Lise Deschênes 348 1.04
Équipe Autonomiste Pascal Gauthier 127 0.38
Total valid votes 33,508 99.17
Total rejected ballots 280 0.83
Turnout 33,788 70.96
Electors on the lists 47,613


2008 Quebec general election: Matane
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 9,589 58.01
Liberal Eric Plourde 5,503 33.29
Action démocratique Denis Paquette 1,117 6.76
Québec solidaire Gilles Arteau 320 1.94
2007 Quebec general election: Matane
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 7,830 39.10
Liberal Nancy Charest 7,617 38.04
Action démocratique Donald Grenier 3,980 19.88
Québec solidaire Brigitte Michaud 358 1.79
Green François Vincent 240 1.20
2003 Quebec general election: Matane
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Nancy Charest 7,602 40.84
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé 7,569 40.67
Action démocratique Raynald Bernier 3,005 16.14
Independent Nelson Gauthier 178 0.96
Independent Nestor Turcotte 135 0.73
Green David Lejeune 124 0.67

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