Xavier Barsalou-Duval (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of

Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec that had been included in the electoral districts of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher and Verchère ...

in the

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in the 2015 federal election.

Political career

He was president of the Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois from 2011 to 2015 and campaigned for

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in the 2014 leadership race. 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

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's leadership during a

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and remained with the Bloc caucus when seven MPs resigned on February 28, 2018 to sit as Independents. Since 2021 he has served as the critic of transport, infrastructure and communities in the

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Electoral record

References

External links

* http://www.blocquebecois.org/depute-xavier-barsalou-duval/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barsalou-Duval, Xavier Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc Québécois MPs 1988 births Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières alumni Canadian auditors Canadian educators People from Boucherville 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada