Lise Bourgault

Lise Bourgault
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Argenteuil—Papineau
In office
1984–1993
Preceded by Robert Gourd
Succeeded by Maurice Dumas
Personal details
Born (1950-06-05) June 5, 1950
Saint-Pamphile, Quebec
Political party Progressive Conservative

Lise Bourgault (born June 5, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Since 2003, she has been the mayor of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec.

Bourgault was born in St-Pamphile, Quebec. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau in the 1984 federal election. A Progressive Conservative, she was re-elected in the 1988 federal election before being defeated in the 1993 election. From 1987 to 1989, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. From 1989 to 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. In 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services. She ran in the 2000 federal election as a Liberal in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel but lost by 542 votes to the Bloc Québécois candidate.

Electoral record (incomplete)

Canadian federal election, 2000: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Laframboise 21,713 43.20 +2.33 $63,057
LiberalLise Bourgault 21,171 42.12 +8.10 $59,477
AllianceFrancine Labelle 2,897 5.76 $2,011
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Denis Pelletier 1,848 3.68 −17.86 $6,611
MarijuanaPierre Audette 934 1.86 – none listed
GreenGilles Bisson 723 1.44 $16
New DemocraticDidier Charles 550 1.09 −0.52 none listed
Natural LawMarie-Thérèse Nault 256 0.51 −0.47 none listed
     N/A (Christian Heritage) Laurent Filion 167 0.33 −0.64 $138
Total valid votes 50,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,387
Turnout 51,646 63.74 −7.63
Electors on the lists 81,024
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Bloc QuébécoisMaurice Dumas 23,360 47.25%
LiberalJacques Desforges 14,234 28.79% +1.7%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault 10,959 22.17% -34.2%
New DemocraticJean G. Drapeau 888 1.80% -12.3%
Total valid votes 49,374 100.0%
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault 23,076 56.43% +0.5%
LiberalPeter Georgakakos 11,088 27.11% -4.9%
New DemocraticAndré Marc Paré 5,772 14.11% +7.0%
RhinocerosMichel Le Whip Paré 959 2.35% -0.2%
Total valid votes 40,895 100.0%
Canadian federal election, 1984: Argenteuil—Papineau
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLise Bourgault 21,105 55.93
LiberalRobert Gourd 12,096 32.06
New DemocraticBjorn Johansson 2,671 7.08
RhinocerosClaude Sam Sabourin 946 2.51
Parti nationalisteFrançois Granger 566 1.50
IndependentAlphonse Bélec 350 0.93
Total valid votes 37,734 100.00
Total rejected ballots 328
Turnout 38,062 76.80
Electors on the lists 49.563


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