Canadian politician

Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National *embly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011.

In the 2011 Canadian federal election, he lost his seat to Pierre-Luc Dusseault, then a 19-year-old university student and the youngest MP ever elected in Canadian history. In the 2012 Quebec election, he unseated the in*bent Premier of Quebec Jean Charest who was also his predecessor for the federal riding.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cardin is an accountant. He was a city councillor in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.

Electoral record

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Source: Elections Canada

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

External links

• How'd They Vote?: Serge Cardin's voting history and quotes
• Serge Cardin – Parliament of Canada biography