Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC — 2019 Federal Election Results Map
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot — 2019 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot was contested in the 2019 election.
🏆 Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, the Bloc Québécois candidate, won the riding with 23,143 votes (41.4% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was René Vincelette (Liberal) with 11,903 votes (21.3%), defeated by a margin of 11,240 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP-New Democratic Party, 18%) and Bernard Barré (Conservative, 14%).
Riding information
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Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot extends across the agricultural lowlands of the Yamaska River basin in south-central Quebec, encompassing the regional county municipalities of Les Maskoutains and Acton. The city of Saint-Hyacinthe, with a population approaching 57,000, serves as the commercial and institutional heart of the riding, complemented by smaller communities including Acton Vale, Saint-Pie, Sainte-Madeleine, and Saint-Dominique.
Candidates
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Quebecois) — Born in 1988, Savard-Tremblay grew up in Quebec City and pursued studies in economic and social sciences at College Stanislas in Montreal. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the Universite de Montreal, a master's in sociology from UQAM, and a doctorate in socio-economics of development from the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales in Paris. A published essayist, his works include critiques of free-trade agreements and a manifesto on deglobalization.
Rene Vincelette (Liberal) — Vincelette served as a vice-president of human resources for Groupe Lacasse, a furniture manufacturer based in Saint-Pie. He also served as president of the Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Federal Liberal Association.
Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP) — The incumbent MP since 2015, Sansoucy holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in public administration from the Ecole nationale d'administration publique. Before entering Parliament, she ran a youth shelter in Saint-Hyacinthe called Auberge du Coeur Le Baluchon for over a decade and served as a municipal councillor.
Bernard Barre (Conservative) — A municipal councillor and boxing analyst, Barre brought an energetic campaign style to the riding, notably canvassing by rollerblade.
Sabrina Huet-Cote (Green Party) and Jean-Francois Belanger (People's Party) also sought election in the riding.
About the Riding
Saint-Hyacinthe received the designation of agri-food technopole in 1993 from the International Association of Science Parks, a first in Canada. The city's research park is devoted to the agri-food sector, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada operates a research and development centre focused on dairy, meat, and plant-based food processing. The Universite de Montreal's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is located in Saint-Hyacinthe, alongside the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire.
The surrounding countryside supports one of the densest concentrations of agricultural activity in Quebec. Dairy farming dominates, and major processors including Olymel maintain facilities in the region. Trade policy — particularly the future of supply management for dairy producers and the impact of international agreements such as the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement — was a galvanizing issue for voters. Outside Saint-Hyacinthe, the economic base is heavily reliant on agriculture, and young people from rural municipalities often left for Montreal or Sherbrooke for postsecondary education and employment.
