Éric Lefebvre

Éric Lefebvre
MP
Éric Lefebvre MP
	Lefebvre in 2024
Member of Parliament; for Richmond—Arthabaska
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Alain Rayes
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Arthabaska
	In office; December 5, 2016 – March 18, 2025
Preceded by	Sylvie Roy
Personal details
Born	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Independent (since 2024); Conservative (federal);
Other political; affiliations	CAQ (until 2024)
Spouse	Geneviève Laliberté
Children	2

Éric Lefebvre MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016.^[2] He represents the electoral district of Arthabaska as an independent, having been a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) caucus. Lefebvre served as a city councillor for Victoriaville's city council from 2001 to 2009.^[3] On Valentine's Day 2018, during question period, Lefebvre gave a tribute to all the spouses that supported MNA members and then proposed to his fiancée.^[4]

After being announced as the Conservative candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska in the 45th Canadian federal election, Lefebvre resigned from the CAQ caucus to sit as an independent.^[5]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Richmond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Eric Lefebvre	22,206	35.50	−14.38
	Liberal	Alain Saint-Pierre	20,629	32.98	+18.03
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Lebel	17,095	27.33	+2.57
	New Democratic	Nataël Bureau	1,248	2.00	−2.46
	People's	Philippe D'Arcangeli	707	1.13	−2.47
	Rhinoceros	Réal Batrhino Martel	438	0.70	−0.08
	Independent	Henri Donascimento	223	0.36
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,546	98.15
Total rejected ballots			1,177	1.85
Turnout			63,723	70.35
Eligible voters			90,581
	Conservative hold		Swing		−16.21
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	André Bellavance	23,913	46.0	-2.5	$77,254
	Conservative	Éric Lefebvre	15,080	29.0	-3.8	$68,252
	Liberal	Gwyneth Helen Grant	6,599	12.7	+2.1	$13,483
	New Democratic	Stéphane Ricard	4,509	8.7	+3.7	$6,965
	Green	François Fillion	1,337	2.6	-2.1	$129
	Independent	Jean Landry	526	1.0		$4,952
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,964	100.0	$85,600
Total rejected ballots			728	1.4
Turnout			52,692	65.6

Provincial

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Éric Lefebvre	23,447	51.75	-10.09
	Conservative	Tarek Henoud	11,187	24.69	+22.36
	Parti Québécois	Mario Beauchesne	4,538	10.02	+0.62
	Québec solidaire	Pascale Fortin	4,179	9.22	-3.36
	Liberal	Luciana Arantes	1,702	3.76	-7.59
	Climat Québec	Trystan Martel	256	0.57	–
Total valid votes			45,309	98.44	–
Total rejected ballots			720	1.56	–
Turnout			46,029	74.10	+4.61
Electors on the lists			62,120	–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Éric Lefebvre	25,640	61.84	+16.34
	Québec solidaire	William Champigny-Fortier	5,215	12.58	+7.37
	Liberal	Pierre Poirier	4,707	11.35	-18.86
	Parti Québécois	Jacques Daigle	3,897	9.4	-7.67
	Conservative	Lisette Guay Gaudreault	968	2.33	+1.22
	Green	Jean-Charles Pelland	620	1.5	+0.6
	Alliance provinciale	Jean Landry	418	1.01	–
Total valid votes			41,465	98.13
Total rejected ballots			791	1.87
Turnout			42,256	69.49	+26.35
Eligible voters			60,808
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+4.49
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Quebec provincial by-election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Éric Lefebvre	11,319	43.97	-1.51
	Liberal	Luc Dastous	7,095	27.56	-2.65
	Parti Québécois	Jacques Daigle	4,312	16.75	-0.32
	Conservative	Guy Morin	1,210	4.70	+3.59
	Québec solidaire	Sarah Beaudoin	926	3.60	-1.61
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	546	2.12	+1.22
	Option nationale	Émilie Charbonneau	160	0.62
	Parti indépendantiste	Christine Lavoie	115	0.45
	Équipe Autonomiste	Suzanne Cantin	58	0.23
Total valid votes			25,741	100.00
Total rejected ballots			265	1.02	-0.41
Turnout			26,006	43.14	-30.13
Electors on the lists			60,285
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+0.57

Municipal

Victoriaville - Mayor

Candidate	Vote	%
Alain Rayes	10,807	62.8
Éric Lefebvre	5,722	33.2
Martin Talbot	524	3.0
René Martineau	161	0.9

References

^ "The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis". The Globe and Mail.
^ "PQ wins two of four by-elections; status quo remains". CTV Montreal, December 5, 2016.
^ "The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis". The Globe and Mail.
^ "CAQ MNA 'breaks protocol,' proposes marriage at the National Assembly". Montreal Gazette. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ Iyare, Osa (April 17, 2024). "Quebec MNA Éric Lefebvre leaves the CAQ for Poilievre's Conservatives". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[1] "The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis". The Globe and Mail.

[2] "PQ wins two of four by-elections; status quo remains". CTV Montreal, December 5, 2016.

[3] "The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis". The Globe and Mail.

[4] "CAQ MNA 'breaks protocol,' proposes marriage at the National Assembly". Montreal Gazette. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[5] Iyare, Osa (April 17, 2024). "Quebec MNA Éric Lefebvre leaves the CAQ for Poilievre's Conservatives". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[6] "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[7] "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

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