Luc Thériault

For the producer, Luc Thériault, see Météo+. For the table tennis player, see Pierre-Luc Thériault.
Luc Thériault
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montcalm
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Manon Perreault
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Masson
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded by Gilles Labbé
Succeeded by Ginette Grandmont
Personal details
Born (1960-01-31) January 31, 1960
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Bloc Québécois
Parti Québécois
Profession Professor

Luc Thériault (born January 31, 1960) is a Canadian academic and politician.[1] As a member of the Parti Québécois, he served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007, representing the Masson electoral district. In 2015, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Montcalm, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He currently serves as the Bloc Québécois House Leader, and as his party's representative on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.

Life and career

Thériault was born in Montreal. He attended Université du Québec à Montréal, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1984 and a Masters in political philosophy in 1988. He later earned a DESS in bioethics at the Université de Montréal in 2002.

After obtaining his master's degree, he taught philosophy at Collège de Maisonneuve from 1985 to 2003. He also coached water polo from 1979 to 1988.

He served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Jeanne-Le Ber nursing home from 2000 to 2003. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Maisonneuve Cooperative School (Coopérative scolaire Maisonneuve) from 2001 to 2003.

He was bureau chief for Parti Québécois in Ville-Marie, Montreal from 1999 to 2003. He was elected in the Quebec general election, 2003, succeeding Gilles Labbé. He was defeated in the Quebec general election, 2007 by Ginette Grandmont.

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Thériault 19,405 36.6 +5.16 –
LiberalLouis-Charles Thouin 14,484 27.3 +22.38 –
New DemocraticMartin Leclerc 12,431 23.5 -28.4 –
ConservativeGisèle Desroches 5,093 9.6 +1.65 –
GreenYumi Yow Mei Ang 976 1.8 -1.99 –
Strength in DemocracyManon Perreault 620 1.2 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,009100.0   $219,524.51
Total rejected ballots 1,2262.2+0.41
Turnout 54,23564.92+3.16
Eligible voters 83,532
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +16.78
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

Provincial

Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Action démocratiqueGinette Grandmont 18,808 43.83 +21.66
Parti QuébécoisLuc Thériault 15,414 35.92 -8.91
LiberalDenise Cloutier 6,058 14.12 -18.88
GreenJean Bonneau 1,569 3.66 –
Québec solidaireMarco Legrand 1,059 2.47 –
Total valid votes 42,90898.78–
Total rejected ballots 5291.22–
Turnout 43,43774.30+3.44
Electors on the lists 58,459––
Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois Swing +15.29
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisLuc Thériault 15,445 44.83 -19.20
LiberalRichard Marcotte 11,371 33.00 +16.73
Action démocratiqueNathalie Filion 7,637 22.17 +4.22
Total valid votes 34,45397.72–
Total rejected ballots 8032.28–
Turnout 35,25670.86+10.71
Electors on the lists 49,756––
Parti Québécois hold Swing -17.97

Municipal

2013 Mascouche mayoral election
Party Mayoral candidate Vote %
  Vision démocratique de Mascouche - Équipe Guillaume Tremblay Guillaume Tremblay 9,438 53.70
  Équipe Luc Thériault Luc Thériault 6,296 35.82
  Independent Pierre Nevraumont 1,842 10.48
Total 17,576 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Adam, Melanie (March 26, 2007). Luc Thériault : une longue journée. Le Trait d'Union
  2. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Montcalm, 30 September 2015
  3. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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