Louis Plamondon
Bloc Québécois · Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, QC
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Biography
Louis Plamondon is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of Parliament (MP) since his election in 1984. He represents Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel and briefly served as the 38th speaker of the House of Commons in an interim capacity in 2023. Plamondon is a member of the Bloc Québécois; he was first elected as a Progressive Conservative (PC), until leaving the PC caucus in 1990. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1943-07-31, Saint-Raymondencyclopedia
- Languages
- Frenchofficial
- Occupation before politics
- businessperson, politician, university teacherencyclopedia
Electoral history
Changed parties: PC → Ind.; Ind. → Bloc; Bloc → Groupe parlementai; Groupe parlementai → Bloc
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak
Bloc Québécois · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialLouis Plamondon25,506Pierre TousignantRunner-up · Liberal14,813Difference 10,693 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bécancour--Nicolet--Saurel--Alnôbak.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
Bloc Québécois · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaLouis Plamondon27,403Nathalie RochefortRunner-up · Liberal8,451Difference 18,952 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bécancour--Nicolet--Saurel.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
Bloc Québécois · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19encyclopediaLouis Plamondon29,653Nathalie RochefortRunner-up · Liberal9,332Difference 20,321 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bécancour--Nicolet--Saurel.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
Bloc Québécois · 42nd Parliament2018-09-17 to 2019-10-19Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Groupe parlementaire québécois · 42nd Parliament2018-02-28 to 2018-09-16Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Bloc Québécois · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2018-02-27encyclopediaLouis Plamondon20,871Claude CarpentierRunner-up · Liberal12,666Difference 8,205 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bécancour--Nicolet--Saurel.
Elections Canada, 42nd general election.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Bloc Québécois · 41st Parliament2011-05-02 to 2015-10-18encyclopediaLouis Plamondon19,046Krista LalondeRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party17,705Difference 1,341 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bas-Richelieu--Nicolet--Bécancour.
Elections Canada, 41st general election.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Bloc Québécois · 40th Parliament2008-10-14 to 2011-05-01encyclopediaLouis Plamondon26,821Réjean BériaultRunner-up · Conservative8,904Difference 17,917 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bas-Richelieu--Nicolet--Bécancour.
Elections Canada, 40th general election.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Bloc Québécois · 39th Parliament2006-01-23 to 2008-10-13encyclopediaLouis Plamondon27,742Marie-Ève Hélie-LambertRunner-up · Conservative11,588Difference 16,154 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Bas-Richelieu--Nicolet--Bécancour.
Elections Canada, 39th general election.
Richelieu
Bloc Québécois · 38th Parliament2004-06-28 to 2006-01-22encyclopediaLouis Plamondon31,497Ghislaine ProvencherRunner-up · Liberal11,045Difference 20,452 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 38th general election.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Bloc Québécois · 37th Parliament2000-11-27 to 2004-06-27Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Bloc Québécois · 36th Parliament1997-06-02 to 2000-11-26Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Bloc Québécois · 35th Parliament1993-10-25 to 1997-06-01Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Bloc Québécois · 34th Parliament1990-12-20 to 1993-10-24Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Independent · 34th Parliament1990-06-26 to 1990-12-19Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Progressive Conservative · 34th Parliament1988-11-21 to 1990-06-25Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Progressive Conservative · 33rd Parliament1984-09-04 to 1988-11-20Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Education
- Laval UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
- Université de MontréalDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
- Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
1,247 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of tabling a petition today on recognition and support for family caregivers. These women and men play a vital role in supporting people with health conditions who are in the process of losing their autonomy or living with a disability. Their work e…Routine Proceedings — Petitions · 2026-02-04
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 10 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Agriculture
Defend supply management
The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management
Defends freight assistance for supply and criticizes cuts to dairy subsidies, repeating support for controlled aid.
That is why this assistance was applied directly to transportation, to ensure supply. If we, in Quebec, object to it being any other way, it is because we believe that, if the province of Quebec-with about 25 per cent of the total population of Canada-were assigned 25 per cent of the overall budget for agriculture, it would be receiving $800 millions more every year and could easily use this extra money to diversify its agricultural production.Source of that line
Climate
Faster fossil phase-down
The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first
Criticizes government reluctance on GHG targets and urges faster action against fossil fuels.
Will the government finally understand that the era of polluting fossil fuel energy is behind us and we must now encourage electric transportation, including by restoring an improved ecoAUTO program?Source of that line
Defence
Restrain spending and deployments
The other end of this axis: Higher spending and more capability
Calls for reducing equipment and specializing troops in peacekeeping to cut expenditures, repeating the point.
Should we not rethink the role of our armed forces in order to reduce all this equipment, to specialize our troops further in those peacekeeping missions, and therefore to reduce expenditures and activities in other military sectors where this material is rarely used, or should we consider leaving some special role to other members of NATO, since Canada has already participated in all the peacekeeping missions since the Second World War? Is that not something to consider? The total budget could be reduced by eliminating some equipment which may not be necessary, but the money saved would enable us to carry on with our peacekeeping missions without overburdening our taxpayers once again.Source of that line
Energy
Restrict new oil and gas
The other end of this axis: Expand production and export
Opposes pipelines and calls oil sands an environmental disaster.
Can the Minister of Natural Resources look beyond her role as minister of oil and realize that the oil sands operations are a complete environmental disaster?Source of that line
Federalism
Provinces lead
The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads
Repeatedly insists on provincial jurisdiction and against federal interference.
The central government is the offspring of the provinces, rather than the reverse. So the provinces should be telling the central government what to do. They must tell the central government: “We are transferring jurisdictions over to you”.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Repeatedly calls for cutting waste, fat in departments, and reducing the deficit without new taxes.
Speaker, our party wants to do its part to eliminate the Canadian debt. The Liberal government systematically refuses to go to the roots of the public finance problem and submit to a rigorous review each and every federal department and organization, in order to cut the fat, as my leader said earlier.Source of that line
Housing
Public supply and demand controls
The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation
Supports using CMHC surpluses for social housing.
Speaker, the Bloc Québécois proposes that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation transfer any surplus from its reserve fund to the provinces for them to provide social housing. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation must respect its mission, which is to help Quebeckers and Canadians purchase safe, affordable, quality housing, as mentioned in the activity report.Source of that line
Labour
Stronger unions and standards
The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers
Supports unions, walked picket lines, and criticizes anti-strike legislation.
I walked the picket line with postal workers when my government wanted to pass legislation against the postal workers and letter carriers. I often voted against my government, and when that government intended to go back on the promises I made to my constituents, I had the guts to cross the floor.Source of that line
Public safety
Prevention and restraint
The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing
Defends Quebec's rehabilitative approach over punitive measures.
In Quebec, rehabilitation is working, and it is working well. A recent report broadcast on the TV program Le Point showed two teenagers who had committed roughly the same crimes.Source of that line
Trade
Deeper continental integration
The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner
Supports US as major trading partner and security ally in context of agreements.
Who is asking us to conduct these tests? We must not forget that the United States is Canada's best friend, its only neighbour, its safest ally, its major trading partner, and a great nation which speaks the same language as that of most Canadians.Source of that line
4 topics with no stored score
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.