# Raymond Simard
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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raymond Simard
| image =
| term_start = May 13, 2002
| term_end = October 14, 2008
| predecessor = [Ronald Duhamel](/source/Ronald_Duhamel)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1958|3|8}}
| birth_place = [Ste. Anne, Manitoba](/source/Ste._Anne%2C_Manitoba), Canada
| successor = [Shelly Glover](/source/Shelly_Glover)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| profession =
| alma_mater = [Université de Saint-Boniface](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Saint-Boniface) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[University of Manitoba](/source/University_of_Manitoba) ([BCom](/source/Bachelor_of_Commerce))
| party = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
| riding = [Saint Boniface](/source/Saint_Boniface_(electoral_district))
| footnotes =
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| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| spouse = Marguerite Desrosiers
| honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/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](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada), he was first elected to the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) in a 2002 by-election triggered by the resignation of [Ron Duhamel](/source/Ron_Duhamel).[{{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}}] He served as the [member of Parliament](/source/member_of_Parliament) (MP) for [Saint Boniface](/source/Saint_Boniface_(electoral_district)) until his defeat in the [2008 federal election](/source/2008_Canadian_federal_election).[{{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}}] He was defeated for the second time in the [2011 federal election](/source/2011_Canadian_federal_election).[{{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}}][{{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}}]
Simard was born in [Ste. Anne, Manitoba](/source/Ste._Anne%2C_Manitoba). He holds a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree from the [College universitaire de Saint-Boniface](/source/College_universitaire_de_Saint-Boniface), as well as a [Bachelor of Commerce](/source/Bachelor_of_Commerce) degree from the [University of Manitoba](/source/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](/source/Ron_Duhamel) was appointed to the [Senate of Canada](/source/Senate_of_Canada) by [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister) [Jean Chrétien](/source/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien). Simard was selected as the Liberal candidate for the resulting [by-election](/source/by-election), and on May 13, 2002, he defeated [Canadian Alliance](/source/Canadian_Alliance) candidate [Denis Simard](/source/Denis_Simard) by about 4400 votes.[{{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}}]
== 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](/source/John_Edmund_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}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.raymondsimard.ca Official website]
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=5241}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:1958 births
Category:University of Manitoba alumni
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba
Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Category:Franco-Manitoban people
Category:Living people
Category:People from St. Boniface, Winnipeg
Category:People from Ste. Anne, Manitoba
Category:Politicians from Winnipeg
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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