Richard Lehoux

Richard Lehoux MP (born 1956) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Beauce in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] He defeated incumbent Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada.

Richard Lehoux

MP
Member of the Canadian 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]

Personal and professional life

Lehoux's family has been in the 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.[3]

Political career

Mayor of Saint-Elzéar

Lehoux was the mayor of Saint-Elzéar, Quebec in the Chaudière-Appalaches region from 1998 to 2017.[4]

President of FQM

Lehoux was past president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités for the four years to February 2018. [5]

Candidate for 2019 federal election

Lehoux stepped down 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 Andrew Scheer.[4] Lehoux was victorious over all comers in the 2019 federal election, unseating incumbent Bernier.[6]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Beauce
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRichard Lehoux22,81738.59–
People'sMaxime Bernier16,77228.37-30.5
Bloc QuébécoisGuillaume Rodrigue8,35514.13+6.71
LiberalAdam Veilleux6,89511.66-10.6
New DemocraticFrançois Jacques-Côté1,7993.04-6.7
GreenJosiane Fortin1,4152.39+0.7
RhinocerosMaxime Bernier1,0721.81–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,125100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 59,12568.48+2.33
Eligible voters 86,333
Conservative gain from People's Party Swing +
Source: Elections Canada[7]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Canada election results: Beauce". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "The battle for Maxime Bernier's riding". GLOBAL NEWS. 24 August 2019.
  4. "Bernier will face Conservative farmer, ex-FQM leader Lehoux in 2019". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network Inc. 4 November 2018.
  5. "La Fédération québécoise des municipalités a un nouveau président". La Presse. 1 February 2018.
  6. "Maxime Bernier loses his riding in Beauce". Global News. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  7. "October 21, 2019 Federal Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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