Richard Lehoux

Richard Lehoux MP (born 1956) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament for the Quebec electoral district of Beauce.

Richard Lehoux
MP
Member of Parliament
for Beauce
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMaxime Bernier
Mayor of Saint-Elzéar
In office
1998–2017
Succeeded byCarl Marcoux
Personal details
Born1956 (age 64–65)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Ginette Lessard
ResidenceSaint-Elzéar[1]

Lehoux unseated incumbent member of Parliament and People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier in 2019, and was re-elected in 2021, once again defeating Bernier.[2][3]

Personal and professional life

Lehoux's family has been in Beauce for eight generations. His great-grandfather served as mayor of Saint-Elzear from 1898 to 1902, and he is a fourth-generation dairy farmer.[4]

Political career

Mayor of Saint-Elzéar

Lehoux was the mayor of Saint-Elzéar, Quebec in the Chaudière-Appalaches region from 1998 to 2017.[5]

President of FQM

Lehoux was past president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités for the four years to February 2018.[6]

Candidate for 2019 federal election

Lehoux retired from municipal politics in 2017 to return to his dairy farm, but returned to politics in November 2018 as the Conservative candidate for the 2019 Canadian federal election in the Beauce riding, with the full support (amongst others) of party leader Andrew Scheer.[5] Lehoux was victorious over all comers in the 2019 federal election, unseating incumbent Bernier.[7]

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Beauce
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRichard Lehoux27,51448.30+9.71
People'sMaxime Bernier10,36218.20-10.17
Bloc QuébécoisSolange Thibodeau8,64415.20+1.07
LiberalPhilippe-Alexandre Langlois7,01812.30+0.64
New DemocraticFrançois Jacques-Côté1,6372.90-0.14
FreeChantale Giguère1,0961.90–
GreenAndrzej Wisniowski4860.90-1.49
MarijuanaSébastien Tanguay2060.40–
Total valid votes 56,980100.0
Total rejected ballots 8951.57
Turnout 57,87566.74-2.91
Eligible voters 86,716
Conservative hold Swing +9.96
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Beauce
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRichard Lehoux22,81738.59-20.39$88,659.51
People'sMaxime Bernier16,77228.37–$92,268.96
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Rodrigue8,35514.13+6.68$2,029.97
LiberalAdam Veilleux6,89511.66-10.56$42,675.69
New DemocraticFrançois Jacques-Côté1,7993.04-6.64$96.82
GreenJosiane Fortin1,4152.39+0.7none listed
RhinocerosMaxime Bernier1,0720.81–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,125100.00   $112,590
Total rejected ballots 1,1471.89+0.64
Turnout 59,12568.48+2.33
Eligible voters 86,333
Conservative gain from People's Swing -24.35
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Maxime Bernier loses his riding in Beauce | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. "Maxime Bernier, PPC leader, defeated in Quebec riding of Beauce | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. "The battle for Maxime Bernier's riding". GLOBAL NEWS. 24 August 2019.
  5. "Bernier will face Conservative farmer, ex-FQM leader Lehoux in 2019". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network Inc. 4 November 2018.
  6. "La Fédération québécoise des municipalités a un nouveau président". La Presse. 1 February 2018.
  7. "Maxime Bernier loses his riding in Beauce". Global News. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  8. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates 43rd General Election – October 21, 2019". Elections Canada. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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