Éric Lefebvre

Éric Lefebvre
Lefebvre in 2024
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Arthabaska
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded bySylvie Roy
Personal details
BornVictoriaville, Quebec, Canada[1]
Political party
Other political
affiliations
CAQ (until 2024)
SpouseGeneviève Laliberté
Children2

Éric Lefebvre MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016.[2] He represents the electoral district of Arthabaska as an independent, having formerly been a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus. Lefebvre previously served as a city councillor for Victoriaville's city council from 2001 to 2009.[3] On Valentine's Day 2018, during question period, Lefebvre gave a tribute to all the spouses that supported MNA members and then proposed to his fiancée.[4]

After being announced as the Conservative candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska in the 45th Canadian federal election, Lefebvre resigned from the CAQ caucus to sit as an independent.[5]

Electoral record

Federal

2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois André Bellavance 23,913 46.0 -2.5 $77,254
Conservative Éric Lefebvre 15,080 29.0 -3.8 $68,252
Liberal Gwyneth Helen Grant 6,599 12.7 +2.1 $13,483
New Democratic Stéphane Ricard 4,509 8.7 +3.7 $6,965
Green François Fillion 1,337 2.6 -2.1 $129
Independent Jean Landry 526 1.0 $4,952
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,964 100.0 $85,600
Total rejected ballots 728 1.4
Turnout 52,692 65.6

Provincial

2022 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Éric Lefebvre 23,447 51.75 -10.09
Conservative Tarek Henoud 11,187 24.69 +22.36
Parti Québécois Mario Beauchesne 4,538 10.02 +0.62
Québec solidaire Pascale Fortin 4,179 9.22 -3.36
Liberal Luciana Arantes 1,702 3.76 -7.59
Climat Québec Trystan Martel 256 0.57
Total valid votes 45,309 98.44
Total rejected ballots 720 1.56
Turnout 46,029 74.10 +4.61
Electors on the lists 62,120
2018 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Éric Lefebvre 25,640 61.84 +16.34
Québec solidaire William Champigny-Fortier 5,215 12.58 +7.37
Liberal Pierre Poirier 4,707 11.35 -18.86
Parti Québécois Jacques Daigle 3,897 9.4 -7.67
Conservative Lisette Guay Gaudreault 968 2.33 +1.22
Green Jean-Charles Pelland 620 1.5 +0.6
Alliance provinciale Jean Landry 418 1.01
Total valid votes 41,465 98.13
Total rejected ballots 791 1.87
Turnout 42,256 69.49 +26.35
Eligible voters 60,808
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +4.49
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
Quebec provincial by-election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Éric Lefebvre 11,319 43.97 -1.51
Liberal Luc Dastous 7,095 27.56 -2.65
Parti Québécois Jacques Daigle 4,312 16.75 -0.32
Conservative Guy Morin 1,210 4.70 +3.59
Québec solidaire Sarah Beaudoin 926 3.60 -1.61
Green Alex Tyrrell 546 2.12 +1.22
Option nationale Émilie Charbonneau 160 0.62
Parti indépendantiste Christine Lavoie 115 0.45
Équipe Autonomiste Suzanne Cantin 58 0.23
Total valid votes 25,741 100.00
Total rejected ballots 265 1.02 -0.41
Turnout 26,006 43.14 -30.13
Electors on the lists 60,285
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +0.57

Municipal

Victoriaville - Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Alain Rayes 10,807 62.8
Éric Lefebvre 5,722 33.2
Martin Talbot 524 3.0
René Martineau 161 0.9

References