Pierre Paul-Hus
Pierre Paul-Hus | |
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| Official Opposition Critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2017 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Tony Clement |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anne-Marie Day |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1969 Granby, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Canadian Army Command and Staff College École Militaire de Paris University of Laval |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch/service |  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2009 |
Pierre Paul-Hus MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1][2]
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Biography[edit]
Paul-Hus is a graduate of political science at Laval University and owner of PRESTIGE Media Group. He is also Vice President and of Sélections mondiales des vins - Canada (the largest wine competition in North America) for 11 years.
Military career[edit]
Paul-Hus is a military officer (Reserve) and a graduate of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston, Ontario and the Ecole Militaire in Paris, where he also taught. In 1987, when Paul-Hus graduated from high school, he enlisted and joined the Régiment de la Chaudière, reserve unit of the Canadian Armed Forces. During the 22 years of his military service, he has conducted two operational missions: one in Goose Bay, Labrador, under the aegis of NATO, and the second in Cyprus to the United Nations.[3]
Political career[edit]
In 2011, Paul-Hus finished third for the Conservative Party in Louis-Hébert. He ran again in 2015, in the riding of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and was successful, defeating Incumbent Anne-Marie Day. He is currently serving as the Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public safety and Emergency preparedness.[4]
He is Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. In addition, he is also Vice-Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Association.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 24,608 | 42.24 | +11.95 | – | |||
| Liberal | Jean Côté | 13,525 | 23.22 | +16.69 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Anne-Marie Day | 11,690 | 20.07 | -24.92 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc-Antoine Turmel | 7,177 | 12.32 | -3.96 | – | |||
| Green | Nathalie Baudet | 1,256 | 2.16 | +0.6 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,256 | 100.0 | $221,301.50 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 866 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 59,122 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,648 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +18.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 23,373 | 38.65 | +29.32 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 | -12.02 | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 | -6.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 8,110 | 13.41 | -10.18 | ||||
| Green | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 | -0.78 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,469 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Turnout | 61,105 | 73.73 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/election-results-voters-in-quebec-city-area-buck-liberal-trend
- ^ http://www.quebechebdo.com/Actualit%C3%A9s/Politique/2015-10-19/article-4314823/Elections-federales-Gerard-Deltell-et-Pierre-PaulHus-elus-sans-difficulte/1
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Team". Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
