Sébastien Schneeberger
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Drummond–Bois-Francs
Assumed office
September 4, 2012
Preceded byYves-François Blanchet[1]
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Drummond
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded byNormand Jutras
Succeeded byYves-François Blanchet
Personal details
Born (1973-08-03) August 3, 1973
Moutier, Switzerland
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
Other political
affiliations		Action démocratique du Québec

Sébastien Schneeberger (born August 3, 1973) is a Canadian politician and was elected the Coalition Avenir Québec member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Drummond–Bois-Francs in the 2012 Quebec election. Earlier, he served as the Action démocratique du Québec MNA in Drummond from 2007 to 2008.

Personal life

Schneeberger was born in Moutier, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, and moved to Canada at the age of 10; his father is a Swiss immigrant.[2]

Schneeberger obtained a college diploma in agricultural exploitation and management in 1994. He worked at a local farm in the Bois-Francs region for over 10 years and later worked as a trucker, technical adviser, sales adviser and manufacturing agent for various businesses in Drummondville. He also a founder for the young businesspeople association in the Centre-du-Quebec region.

Political career

Schneeberger was first elected in the 2007 election with 39% of the vote. Parti Québécois incumbent Normand Jutras, who was running for a fourth term, finished second with 33% of the vote. Schneeberger took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for aboriginal affairs until a Shadow Cabinet shuffle in May 2008.[3] He was defeated by Yves-François Blanchet of the Parti Québécois in the 2008 election; following the electoral redistribution that preceded the 2012 election, Schneeberger won election in the new Drummond–Bois-Francs riding, while Blanchet was simultaneously reelected in the neighbouring riding of Johnson.

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Drummond-Bois-Francs
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSébastien Schneeberger
ConservativeMyriam Cournoyer
Parti QuébécoisEmrick Couture-Picard
Québec solidaireTony Martel
LiberalPierre Poirier
GreenMarco Beauchesne–
Équipe AutonomisteSteve Therion
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists ––
2018 Quebec general election: Drummond-Bois-Francs
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSébastien Schneeberger19,57756.3+16.38
Québec solidaireLannïck Dinard5,22115.01+8.8
LiberalKevin Deland4,52713.02-12.21
Parti QuébécoisDiane Roy4,36012.54-13.75
ConservativeFrancois Picard7332.11+1.27
IndependentSylvain Marcoux2500.72
Équipe AutonomisteSteve Therion1060.3
Total valid votes 34,774 97.76
Total rejected ballots 798 2.24
Turnout 35,572 68.82
Eligible voters 51,691
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +3.79
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSébastien Schneeberger13,60039.92
Parti QuébécoisDaniel Lebel8,95826.29
LiberalIsabelle Chabot8,59525.23
Québec solidaireFrancis Soulard2,1166.21
Parti nulFrédéric Bélanger3611.06
ConservativeFrançois Picard2850.84
Option nationaleAlexandre Phénix1550.45
Total valid votes 34,07098.34
Total rejected ballots 5751.66
Turnout 34,64569.23
Electors on the lists 50,041–
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSébastien Schneeberger13,87937.59+12.78
Parti QuébécoisAnnie Jean11,37430.80-1.28
LiberalMarie Désilets8,23022.29-17.25
Québec solidaireFrancis Soulard1,6074.35+0.86
Option nationaleMartin Allard9502.57
ConservativeFrançois Picard4211.14
IndependentsPierre Hébert3550.96
Unité NationaleRobert Dufour1070.29
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +14.53

^ Change is from redistributed results; CAQ change is from ADQ

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisYves-Francois Blanchet11,48034.40
  Liberal Jacques Sigouin 10,860 32.54
Action démocratiqueSébastien Schneeberger9,75729.23
Québec solidaireLuce Daneau1,2793.83


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