Serge Cardin

Serge Cardin
Member of Parliament
for Sherbrooke
In office
1998–2011
Preceded by Jean Charest
Succeeded by Pierre-Luc Dusseault
Personal details
Born July 2, 1950 (1950-07-02) (age 61)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Political party Bloc Québécois
Spouse(s) Mariette Cardin
Residence Sherbrooke
Profession accountant

Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois. He represented the riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011. He is an accountant. He was a city councillor in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 25,502 50.1% -2.2%
     Liberal Nathalie Goguen 9,947 19.5% +6.4%
     Conservative André Bachand 8,331 16.4% -4.3%
     New Democrat Yves Mondoux 6,676 13.1% +4.2%
     Neorhino.ca Sébastien Côrriveau 467 0.9%
Total valid votes 50,923 100.0%
Total rejected ballots 607
Turnout 51,530  %
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 27,185 52.2% -6.5%
     Conservative Marc Nadeau 10,772 20.7% +16.4%
     Liberal Robert Pouliot 6,860 13.2% -17.8%
     New Democrat Martin Plaisance 4,645 8.9% +6.0%
     Green Michel Quirion 2,262 4.3% +1.3%
     Independent Claudia Laroche-Martel 321 0.6%
Total valid votes 52,045 100.0%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 29,323 58.7% +12.2%
     Liberal Bruno-Marie Béchard 15,482 31.0% -10.8%
     Conservative Réal Leblanc 2,142 4.3% -4.1%
     Green Jeffrey Champagne 1,509 3.0%
     New Democrat Philippe Dion 1,463 2.9% 1.6%
Total valid votes 49,919 100.0%

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 23,559 46.5% +2.2%
     Liberal Jean-François Rouleau 21,182 41.8% -1.9%
     Canadian Alliance Mark Quinlan 2,284 4.5% +1.9%
     Progressive Conservative Eric L'Heureux 1,955 3.9% -2.5%
     New Democrat Craig Wright 677 1.3% -0.6%
     Natural Law Daniel Jolicoeur 495 1.0%
     Independent Joseph Adrien Serge Bourassa-Lacombe 294 0.6%
     Marxist–Leninist Serge Lachapelle 186 0.4% +0.2%
Total valid votes 50,632 100.0%

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 199 by-election.

By-election on 14 September 1998

Resignation of Jean J. Charest, 1 May 1998

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 16,143 44.3% +14.6%
     Liberal Robert Pouliot 15,923 43.7% +35.0%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Archambault 2,303 6.3% -53.2%
     Reform Marcel Bolduc 934 2.6%
     New Democrat Sébastien Goulet 720 2.0% +0.8%
     Green Jacques Bousquet 254 0.7%
     Independent John C. Turmel 97 0.3%
     Marxist–Leninist Serge Lachapelle 72 0.2%
Total valid votes 36,446 100.0%

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