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♂ Yves Lessard
aliasYves Lessard
Record
35928 · 1137

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 2 January 1943
Age 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Yves Lessard (1943– )
© Photo 2018 Bull-Doser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 10 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Matthew Dubé  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 85,037 Votes: 56,973 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1187(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
BQ
 1/5 33,945 60.85% +21,251 Loser:
LIB
 12,694 22.75% Sophie Joncas

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,601 Votes: 62,381 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 693(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
BQ
 1/5 33,703 54.70% +21,000 Loser:
CPC
 12,703 20.62% Yves Bourassa

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 93,922 Votes: 64,248 Participation: 68.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5919(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
BQ
 1/5 31,773 50.08% +21,124 Loser:
LIB
 10,649 16.78% Gabriel Arsenault

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 99,210 Votes: 69,864 Participation: 70.42% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6459(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
BQ
 2/6 19,147 27.65% -10,444 Winner:
NDP
 29,591 42.74% Matthew Dubé
Eligible: 91,204 Votes: 67,388 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7544(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
72
BQ
 3/6 18,387 27.68% -2,254 Winner:
NDP
 20,641 31.07% Matthew Dubé

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Yves Lessard, M.P.		 15 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Yves Lessard, député		 15 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Yves Lessard		 15 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Yves Lessard		 15 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Feb 2024 13:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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