Lise Bourgault

Lise Bourgault (born June 5, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Since 2003, she has been the mayor of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec.

Lise Bourgault
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Argenteuil—Papineau
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byRobert Gourd
Succeeded byMaurice Dumas
Personal details
Born (1950-06-05) June 5, 1950
Saint-Pamphile, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Bourgault was born in St-Pamphile, Quebec. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau in the 1984 federal election. A Progressive Conservative, she was re-elected in the 1988 federal election before being defeated in the 1993 election. From 1987 to 1989, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. From 1989 to 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. In 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services. She ran in the 2000 federal election as a Liberal in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel but lost by 542 votes to the Bloc Québécois candidate.

Electoral record (incomplete)

2000 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise21,71343.20+2.33$63,057
LiberalLise Bourgault21,17142.12+8.10$59,477
AllianceFrancine Labelle2,8975.76$2,011
Progressive ConservativeJean-Denis Pelletier1,8483.68−17.86$6,611
MarijuanaPierre Audette9341.86none listed
GreenGilles Bisson7231.44$16
New DemocraticDidier Charles5501.09−0.52none listed
Natural LawMarie-Thérèse Nault2560.51−0.47none listed
Christian HeritageLaurent Filion1670.33−0.64$138
Total valid votes 50,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,387
Turnout 51,646 63.74 −7.63
Electors on the lists 81,024
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisMaurice Dumas23,36047.25%
LiberalJacques Desforges14,23428.79%+1.7%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault10,95922.17%-34.2%
New DemocraticJean G. Drapeau8881.80%-12.3%
Total valid votes 49,374 100.0%
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault23,07656.43%+0.5%
LiberalPeter Georgakakos11,08827.11%-4.9%
New DemocraticAndré Marc Paré5,77214.11%+7.0%
RhinocerosMichel Le Whip Paré9592.35%-0.2%
Total valid votes 40,895 100.0%
1984 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault21,10555.93
LiberalRobert Gourd12,09632.06
New DemocraticBjorn Johansson2,6717.08
RhinocerosClaude Sam Sabourin9462.51
Parti nationalisteFrançois Granger5661.50
IndependentAlphonse Bélec3500.93
Total valid votes 37,734 100.00
Total rejected ballots 328
Turnout 38,062 76.80
Electors on the lists 49.563


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