Denis Lebel
The Honourable Denis Lebel PC MP |
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Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
Assumed office November 18, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Peter MacKay |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Riding established |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
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In office September 17, 2007 – October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Michel Gauthier |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Mayor of Roberval | |
In office 2000–2007 |
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Preceded by | Claude Munger |
Succeeded by | Michel Larouche |
Personal details | |
Born | Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
May 26, 1954
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative (2007–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Bloc Québécois (1993-2001) |
Spouse(s) | Danielle Girard |
Residence | Roberval, Quebec |
Profession | hotel manager, restaurateur |
Cabinet | Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs |
Denis Lebel, PC, MP (born May 26, 1954) is a Canadian federal politician and former mayor of Roberval, Quebec and is currently the Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition. Lebel was born in Roberval, Quebec.
Lebel was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on September 17, 2007, in the Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean by-election, as a member of the Conservative Party.[1]
On October 30, 2008, he was appointed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet as Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.[2] After the 2011 election, Lebel was promoted to Minister of Transport.[3] He was shuffled out of the post in July 2013, shortly after the Lac-Megantic train disaster.[4][5]
He was also the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and served as the Harper Government's Quebec lieutenant.[6]
In the 2015 election, Lebel was re-elected in the new Lac-Saint-Jean riding.[7][8]
After the election, he and fellow MP Michelle Rempel proposed to become joint interim leaders of the party but ultimately lost to Rona Ambrose.[9]
On November 18, he was named Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party[10] and thus Deputy Opposition Leader.
Electoral history[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 18,393 | 33.27 | -8.99 | – | |||
New Democratic | Gisèle Dallaire | 15,735 | 28.46 | -3.68 | – | |||
Liberal | Sabin Simard | 10,193 | 18.44 | +15.19 | – | |||
Bloc Québécois | Sabin Gaudreault | 10,152 | 18.37 | -2.63 | – | |||
Green | Laurence Requilé | 806 | 1.46 | +0.12 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,279 | 100.0 | $278,464.25 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 925 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 56,204 | – | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 85,337 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12] |
Canadian federal election, 2011: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 18,438 | 45.68 | +2.14 | $99,662 | |||
New Democratic | Yvon Guay | 11,182 | 27.70 | +22.99 | $1,983 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 8,577 | 21.25 | -18.40 | $70,809 | |||
Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 1,615 | 4.00 | -6.09 | $5,913 | |||
Green | Steeve Simard | 553 | 1.37 | -0.63 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,365 | 100.00 | $102,172 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 494 | 1.21 | +0.04 | |||||
Turnout | 40,859 | 64.42 | +5.43 |
Canadian federal election, 2008: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 16,055 | 43.54 | -16.14 | $88,243 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Claude Pilote | 14,619 | 39.65 | +12.89 | $79,101 | |||
Liberal | Bernard Garneau | 3,721 | 10.09 | +0.54 | $9,041 | |||
New Democratic | Catherine Forbes | 1,738 | 4.71 | +2.40 | – | |||
Green | Jocelyn Tremblay | 737 | 2.00 | +0.29 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,870 | 100.00 | $98,690 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 437 | 1.17 | – | |||||
Turnout | 37,307 | 58.99 | – | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.18 |
Canadian federal by-election, 17 September 2007: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Denis Lebel | 17,463 | 59.68 | +22.50 | $95,449 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Céline Houde | 7,830 | 26.76 | -18.44 | $93,915 | |||
Liberal | Louise Boulanger | 2,795 | 9.55 | +1.80 | $51,293 | |||
New Democratic | Éric Dubois | 675 | 2.31 | -3.22 | $3,123 | |||
Green | Jean-Luc Boily | 499 | 1.71 | -2.63 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,262 | 100.00 | $95,677 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 265 | 0.90 | ||||||
Turnout | 29,527 | 46.83 | ||||||
Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +20.23 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberals shut out in Quebec byelections". CBC News. September 17, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Quebec gets lost in the shuffle". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "New faces, but stability key in Harper cabinet shuffle". CBC News. May 18, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Harper cabinet shuffle: 8 new ministers named". Toronto Star. July 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Martin, Pierre (July 18, 2013). "Lac-Mégantic disaster: Political winners and losers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Harper's Quebec hopes rooted in newly promoted duo". The Globe and Mail. July 16, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Conservative incumbent Denis Lebel keeps Lac-Saint-Jean". Global News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Who's in and who's out: election night big wins and losses". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Here's something new: Rempel and Lebel want to be co-leaders of the Tories". David Akin's On the Hill. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Denis Lebel devient chef adjoint du Parti conservateur". Radio Canada. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Lac-Saint-Jean, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
External links[edit]
- Denis Lebel official site
- Profile at Parliament of Canada
- Denis Lebel – Parliament of Canada biography
- Speeches, votes and activity at OpenParliament.ca
28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper | ||
Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Chuck Strahl | Minister of Transport 2011–2013 |
Lisa Raitt |
Peter Penashue | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs 2013–2015 |
Justin Trudeau |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 2008–2015 styled as Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) |
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