Richard Hébert

Richard Hébert is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean in the House of Commons of Canada from his election in a 2017 by-election[2] until his defeat in the 2019 federal election. He served as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Richard Hébert
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lac-Saint-Jean
In office
October 23, 2017 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe
Personal details
BornDolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec[1]
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceDolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec

Prior to his election to Parliament, Hébert was the mayor of Dolbeau-Mistassini since November 2013.[3][4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe23,74644.0+20.63
LiberalRichard Hébert13,62125.2-13.39
ConservativeJocelyn Fradette12,50823.2-1.81
New DemocraticJean-Simon Fortin2,6564.9-6.81
GreenJulie Gagnon-Bond9981.8+0.49
People'sDany Boudreault4420.8New
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,971100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 63.9%
Eligible voters 84,456
Source: Elections Canada[5]
Canadian federal by-election, October 23, 2017: Lac-Saint-Jean
Resignation of Denis Lebel
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRichard Hébert13,44238.6
ConservativeRémy Leclerc8,71025.0
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Maltais8,14123.4
New DemocraticGisèle Dallaire4,07911.7
GreenYves Laporte4571.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,82998.67 $133,786.71
Total rejected ballots 4691.33
Turnout 35,29841.61
Eligible voters 84,829

References
  1. "Liberals nominate Richard Hébert as the new Team Trudeau candidate for Lac-Saint-Jean". liberal.ca. September 7, 2017.
  2. "Liberals win Lac-Saint-Jean for first time since 1980". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 2017.
  3. "Le maire de Dolbeau-Mistassini se lance en politique fédérale". Ici Radio-Canada, August 7, 2017.
  4. Zimonjic, Peter (October 23, 2017). "Liberals take Tory seat in Quebec, Conservatives win Alberta byelection". CBC News.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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