Joël Lightbound
| Joël Lightbound MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Louis-Hébert | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Blanchette |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1988[1] Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Joël Lightbound MP (born February 8, 1988) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Louis-Hébert in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
In 2008, Lightbound was interviewed stating that he did not support Quebec sovereignty.[3] That year Lightbound was awarded the Cardinal Roy Trophy from Cegep Champlain.[4] He later attended McGill Law School, where he was awarded a prize for his participation in the National Laskin Moot.[5] He initially articled with the Montreal offices of Fasken Martineau,[6] and prior to his election practised law in the Quebec City area, specializing in immigration.[7]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | – | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | – | |||
| Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | $217,520.39 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,109 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +19.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sujet/elections-canada-2015/2015/10/20/011-liberaux-quebec-jean-yves-duclos-joel-lightbound.shtml
- ↑ http://www.journaldequebec.com/2015/10/20/victoire-liberale-dans-louis-hebert
- ↑ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=81e08d0c-17db-4c3a-be5f-6c897b524d4a
- ↑ http://www.slc.qc.ca/sites/slc/files/docs/slc_board_report_-_2008-06-20.pdf
- ↑ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2011/03/02/moot-success/
- ↑ "Damian Joël Lightbound, Attorney". Lawyer.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Joël Lightbound, Liberal.ca
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Louis-Hébert, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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