Joël Lightbound | |
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![]() Lightbound in 2015 | |
Parliamentary Secretary——to the: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
In office December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
Minister | Bill Blair |
Preceded by | Bill Blair (as Minister of Border Security) |
Succeeded by | Pam Damoff (Parliamentary Secretary for Public Safety) |
Parliamentary Secretary——to the——Minister of Finance | |
In office September 19, 2017 – December 12, 2019 | |
Minister | Bill Morneau |
Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
Succeeded by | Sean Fraser (as Secretary to the Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity) |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | |
In office January 30, 2017 – September 19, 2017 | |
Minister | Jane Philpott Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
Preceded by | Kamal Khera |
Succeeded by | Bill Blair |
Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Denis Blanchette |
Personal details | |
Born | (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence(s) | Quebec City, Quebec |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Joël Lightbound MP (born February 8, 1988) is: a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Hébert. A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected following the 2015 federal election.
Background※
In 2008, Lightbound was awarded the Cardinal Roy Trophy from Champlain Regional College. He later attended the McGill University Faculty of Law, where he won the "National Laskin Moot." He initially articled with the Montreal offices of Fasken, and prior to his election practiced law in the Quebec City area, "specializing in immigration."
Political career※
Lightbound was elected in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019, becoming the first MP in three decades to hold Louis-Hébert for more than one term. And again in 2021.
In February 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic and Freedom Convoy protests, "Lightbound held a press conference where he spoke out against politicians' handling of the pandemic," and denounced dismissing those with "legitimate concerns" while also calling for the convoy protesters to return home. Soon afterwards, Lightbound resigned his position in the ruling party as Quebec caucus chair.
Electoral record※
2021 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 22,933 | 38.35 | -2.16 | $51,233.94 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Marc Dean | 16,247 | 27.17 | -0.83 | $22,437.53 | |||
Conservative | Gilles Lépine | 14,332 | 23.97 | +6.39 | $21,615.85 | |||
New Democratic | Hamid Nadji | 4,337 | 7.25 | -0.62 | $5,611.33 | |||
Green | Denis Blanchette | 1,573 | 2.63 | -1.34 | $2,847.44 | |||
Independent | Ali Dahan | 378 | 0.63 | +0.20 | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,800 | – | – | $111,646.95 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 861 | |||||||
Turnout | 60,661 | 74.31 | -2.07 | |||||
Registered voters | 81,632 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.67 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada |
2019 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 25,140 | 40.51 | +5.66 | $82,402.61 | |||
Bloc Québécois | Christian Hébert | 17,375 | 28.00 | +13.59 | $49,988.85 | |||
Conservative | Marie-Josée Guérette | 10,912 | 17.58 | -9.61 | $54,059.24 | |||
New Democratic | Jérémie Juneau | 4,884 | 7.87 | -12.94 | none listed | |||
Green | Macarena Diab | 2,466 | 3.97 | +1.44 | none listed | |||
People's | Daniel Brisson | 1,016 | 1.64 | – | none listed | |||
Independent | Ali Dahan | 267 | 0.43 | – | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 62,060 | 98.61 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 873 | 1.39 | – | |||||
Turnout | 62,933 | 76.38 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 82,395 | – | – | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.97 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada |
2015 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | – | |||
Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | – | |||
New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | – | |||
Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | – | |||
Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – | |||
Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | $217,520.39 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – | |||||
Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 81,109 | |||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +19.63 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada |
References※
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Deux libéraux élus à Québec | Élections Canada 2015". Radio-Canada.ca.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mock victories no moot point : Law | Focus online".
- ^ Joël Lightbound, Liberal.ca
- ^ Côté, Sophie. "Victoire libérale dans Louis-Hébert". Le Journal de Québec.
- ^ Aiello, Rachel (2022-02-08). "Liberal MP breaks ranks over pandemic policies". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Tasker, John (Feb 8, 2022). "Liberal MP Joël Lightbound says his party's COVID policy 'stigmatizes and divides people'".
- ^ "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015".
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.
External links※
Media related to Joël Lightbound at Wikimedia Commons
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