{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Raymond Simard | image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see WP:NONFREE --> | term_start = May 13, 2002 | term_end = October 14, 2008 | predecessor = Ronald Duhamel | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1958|3|8}} | birth_place = Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada | successor = Shelly Glover | death_date = | death_place = | profession = | alma_mater = Université de Saint-Boniface (BA)<br>University of Manitoba (BCom) | party = Liberal | riding = Saint Boniface | footnotes = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | spouse = Marguerite Desrosiers | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}} }} '''Raymond Simard''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born March 8, 1958) is a former Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons in a 2002 by-election triggered by the resignation of Ron Duhamel.<ref>{{cite web|title=By-Elections May 13, 2002 – Official Voting Results|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/ovr_2002&document=intro&lang=e|website=Elections Canada|access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref> He served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saint Boniface until his defeat in the 2008 federal election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/damn-it-feels-good-glover-on-saint-boniface-victory-1.724806|title='Damn! It feels good': Glover on Saint Boniface victory|publisher=CBC News|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref> He was defeated for the second time in the 2011 federal election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/federal-election/stboniface/St-Boniface-picks-Glover-over-Simard-again-121132009.html|title=St. Boniface picks Glover over Simard again|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/glover-gets-saint-boniface-1.638561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702062230/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/glover-gets-saint-boniface-1.638561|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2018|title=Glover gets Saint Boniface|publisher=CTV News|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref>
Simard was born in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College universitaire de Saint-Boniface, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba. Simard worked as a businessman and consultant before entering political life, initially for a number of business concerns owned by his family. In 2002, sitting Saint Boniface MP Ron Duhamel was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Simard was selected as the Liberal candidate for the resulting by-election, and on May 13, 2002, he defeated Canadian Alliance candidate Denis Simard by about 4400 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/liberals-reel-from-by-election-defeats/article4142038/|title=Liberals reel from by-election defeats|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 14, 2002|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{2011 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}} {{2008 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}} {{2006 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}} {{2004 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}}
{{CANelec/top|CA|13 May 2002|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec/note|On Mr. Duhamel being called to the Senate, 15 January 2002}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Raymond Simard|8,862|42.8|-9.3}} {{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Denis Simard|4,497|21.7|-1.4}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Mike Reilly|3,583|17.3|5.7}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|John Parry|3,106|15.0|+2.0}} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Chris Buors|435|2.1| }} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Jean-Paul Kabashiki|210|1.0| }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|20,693 |100.0}} {{end}}
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==External links== * [http://www.raymondsimard.ca Official website] * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=5241}}
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