Jean Rioux
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Jean Rioux MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jean |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Tarik Brahmi |
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Iberville | |
In office April 14, 2003 – April 25, 2007 |
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Preceded by | Jean-Paul Bergeron |
Succeeded by | André Riedl |
Personal details | |
Born | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
June 9, 1953
Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Other political affiliations |
Quebec Liberal Party |
Residence | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Jean Rioux (born June 9, 1953) is an educator, businessman and Quebec politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Saint-Jean as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He previously represented Iberville in the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal.
He was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the son of Richard Rioux and Janine Vincent, and was educated at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the Université Laval. Rioux taught history and economics in Marcellin-Champagnat secondary school in Iberville. He served on the municipal council for Iberville from 1991 to 1995 and was mayor from 1995 to 2001. Rioux was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2007.
Rioux stood as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for Saint-Jean in the 2015 federal election, and won.
Electoral record[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Jean Rioux | 20,022 | 33.16 | +24.32 | – | |||
New Democratic | Hans Marotte | 17,555 | 29.07 | -18.40 | – | |||
Bloc Québécois | Denis Hurtubise | 14,979 | 24.81 | -5.69 | – | |||
Conservative | Stéphane Guinta | 6,549 | 10.85 | +0.18 | – | |||
Green | Marilyn Redivo | 1,281 | 2.12 | -0.40 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,386 | 100.00; | $228,390.29 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,231 | 2.00 | – | |||||
Turnout | 61,617 | 69.69 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 88,414 | |||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +21.36 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[1][2] |
Quebec general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Action démocratique | André Riedl | 14,365 | 42.23 | |||||
Parti Québécois | Marie Bouillé | 9,262 | 27.23 | |||||
Liberal | Jean Rioux | 8,390 | 24.66 | |||||
Green | André Davignon | 1,224 | 3.60 | |||||
Québec solidaire | Danielle Desmarais | 776 | 2.28 | |||||
Total valid votes | 34,017 | 98.81 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 410 | 1.19 | ||||||
Turnout | 34,427 | 76.13 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 45,224 | – |
Quebec general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Jean Rioux | 12,106 | 39.15 | |||||
Parti Québécois | Jean-Paul Bergeron | 11,185 | 36.17 | |||||
Action démocratique | Lucille Méthé | 6,731 | 21.77 | |||||
Bloc Pot | Michel Thiffeault | 376 | 1.22 | |||||
Green | Benoit Lapointe | 298 | 0.96 | |||||
UFP | Guillaume Tremblay | 229 | 0.74 | |||||
Total valid votes | 30,925 | 98.55 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 454 | 1.45 | ||||||
Turnout | 31,379 | 73.75 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 42,547 | – |
References[edit]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Official Website
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