Luc Thériault

Luc Thériault MP (born January 31, 1960) is a Canadian academic and politician.[2] As a member of the Parti Québécois, he served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007, representing the Masson electoral district. In 2015, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Montcalm, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader from 2015 until 2017, and was the party's representative on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.

For the producer, Luc Thériault, see Météo+. For the table tennis player, see Pierre-Luc Thériault.
Luc Thériault

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montcalm
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byManon Perreault
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Masson
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded byGilles Labbé
Succeeded byGinette Grandmont
Personal details
Born (1960-01-31) January 31, 1960
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Québec debout (2018)
Parti Québécois (provincial)
ResidenceMascouche, Quebec[1]
ProfessionProfessor

Thériault, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[3] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[4]

Life and career

Thériault was born in Montreal. He attended Université du Québec à Montréal, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1984 and a Masters in political philosophy in 1988. He later earned a DESS in bioethics at the Université de Montréal in 2002.

After obtaining his master's degree, he taught philosophy at Collège de Maisonneuve from 1985 to 2003. He also coached water polo from 1979 to 1988.

He served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Jeanne-Le Ber nursing home from 2000 to 2003. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Maisonneuve Cooperative School (Coopérative scolaire Maisonneuve) from 2001 to 2003.

He was bureau chief for Parti Québécois in Ville-Marie, Montreal from 1999 to 2003. He was elected in the 2003 Quebec general election, succeeding Gilles Labbé. He was defeated in the 2007 Quebec general election by Ginette Grandmont.

Electoral record

Federal
2019 Canadian federal election: Montcalm
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Thériault31,79158.01+21.40
LiberalIsabel Sayegh11,20020.44-6.88
ConservativeGisèle DesRoches4,9429.02-0.59
New DemocraticJulian Bonello-Stauch3,5146.41-17.04
GreenMathieu Goyette2,4164.41+2.57
People'sHugo Clenin5240.96–
Indépendence du QuébecMarc Labelle4190.76–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,806100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,3111.48-0.72
Turnout 56,11763.39-1.53
Eligible voters 88,525
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Montcalm
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Thériault19,40536.61+5.17$17,567.65
LiberalLouis-Charles Thouin14,48427.32+22.4$70,923.39
New DemocraticMartin Leclerc12,43123.45-28.45$65,982.01
ConservativeGisèle Desroches5,0939.61+1.66$6,282.61
GreenYumi Yow Mei Ang9761.84-1.95–
Strength in DemocracyManon Perreault6201.17–$4,015.36
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,009100.0   $220,941.63
Total rejected ballots 1,2262.20+0.41
Turnout 54,23564.92+3.16
Eligible voters 83,532
Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy Swing +16.78
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

Provincial
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueGinette Grandmont18,80843.83+21.66
Parti QuébécoisLuc Thériault15,41435.92-8.91
LiberalDenise Cloutier6,05814.12-18.88
GreenJean Bonneau1,5693.66–
Québec solidaireMarco Legrand1,0592.47–
Total valid votes 42,90898.78–
Total rejected ballots 5291.22–
Turnout 43,43774.30+3.44
Electors on the lists 58,459––
Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois Swing +15.29
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisLuc Thériault15,44544.83-19.20
LiberalRichard Marcotte11,37133.00+16.73
Action démocratiqueNathalie Filion7,63722.17+4.22
Total valid votes 34,45397.72–
Total rejected ballots 8032.28–
Turnout 35,25670.86+10.71
Electors on the lists 49,756––
Parti Québécois hold Swing -17.97

Municipal
2013 Mascouche mayoral election
Party Mayoral candidate Vote %
  Vision démocratique de Mascouche - Équipe Guillaume TremblayGuillaume Tremblay9,43853.70
  Équipe Luc ThériaultLuc Thériault6,29635.82
  IndependentPierre Nevraumont1,84210.48
Total17,576100.00

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. Adam, Melanie (March 26, 2007). Luc Thériault : une longue journée. Le Trait d'Union
  3. Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Montcalm, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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