Eric Lefebvre
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Eric Lefebvre MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016. He represented the electoral district of Arthabaska as an independent, having been a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) caucus. Lefebvre served as a city councillor for Victoriaville's city council from 2001 to 2009. On Valentine's Day 2018, during question period, Lefebvre gave a tribute to all the spouses that supported MNA members and then proposed to his fiancée.
After being announced as the Conservative candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska in the 45th Canadian federal election, Lefebvre resigned from the CAQ caucus to sit as an independent. The by-election for his provincial seat was held on August 11, 2025.
Electoral record
Federal
| vte2025 Canadian federal election: Richmond—Arthabaska | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Eric Lefebvre | 22,206 | 35.50 | −14.38 | ||
| Liberal | Alain Saint-Pierre | 20,629 | 32.98 | +18.03 | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Daniel Lebel | 17,095 | 27.33 | +2.57 | ||
| New Democratic | Nataël Bureau | 1,248 | 2.00 | −2.46 | ||
| People's | Philippe D'Arcangeli | 707 | 1.13 | −2.47 | ||
| Rhinoceros | Réal Batrhino Martel | 438 | 0.70 | −0.08 | ||
| Independent | Henri Donascimento | 223 | 0.36 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,546 | 98.15 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,177 | 1.85 | ||||
| Turnout | 63,723 | 70.35 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 90,581 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −16.21 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. |
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 23,913 | 46.0 | -2.5 | $77,254 | |
| Conservative | Eric Lefebvre | 15,080 | 29.0 | -3.8 | $68,252 | |
| Liberal | Gwyneth Helen Grant | 6,599 | 12.7 | +2.1 | $13,483 | |
| New Democratic | Stéphane Ricard | 4,509 | 8.7 | +3.7 | $6,965 | |
| Green | François Fillion | 1,337 | 2.6 | -2.1 | $129 | |
| Independent | Jean Landry | 526 | 1.0 | $4,952 | ||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,964 | 100.0 | $85,600 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 728 | 1.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,692 | 65.6 |
Provincial
| vte2022 Quebec general election: Arthabaska | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Lefebvre | 23,447 | 51.75 | -10.09 | |
| Conservative | Tarek Henoud | 11,187 | 24.69 | +22.36 | |
| Parti Québécois | Mario Beauchesne | 4,538 | 10.02 | +0.62 | |
| Québec solidaire | Pascale Fortin | 4,179 | 9.22 | -3.35 | |
| Liberal | Luciana Arantes | 1,702 | 3.76 | -7.60 | |
| Climat Québec | Trystan Martel | 256 | 0.57 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 45,309 | 98.44 | – | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 720 | 1.56 | -0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 46,029 | 74.10 | +4.61 | ||
| Electors on the lists | 62,120 | – | – | ||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | -16.22 |
| vte2018 Quebec general election: Arthabaska | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Lefebvre | 25,640 | 61.84 | +17.88 | |
| Québec solidaire | William Champigny-Fortier | 5,215 | 12.58 | +8.97 | |
| Liberal | Pierre Poirier | 4,707 | 11.35 | -16.21 | |
| Parti Québécois | Jacques Daigle | 3,897 | 9.40 | -7.37 | |
| Conservative | Lisette Guay Gaudreault | 968 | 2.33 | -2.37 | |
| Green | Jean-Charles Pelland | 620 | 1.50 | -0.61 | |
| Alliance provinciale | Jean Landry | 418 | 1.01 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 41,465 | 98.13 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 791 | 1.87 | +0.85 | ||
| Turnout | 42,256 | 69.49 | +26.35 | ||
| Eligible voters | 60,808 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +4.46 | |||
| Source(s). Élections Québec. |
| Quebec provincial by-election, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Eric Lefebvre | 11,319 | 43.97 | -1.51 | |
| Liberal | Luc Dastous | 7,095 | 27.56 | -2.65 | |
| Parti Québécois | Jacques Daigle | 4,312 | 16.75 | -0.32 | |
| Conservative | Guy Morin | 1,210 | 4.70 | +3.59 | |
| Québec solidaire | Sarah Beaudoin | 926 | 3.60 | -1.61 | |
| Green | Alex Tyrrell | 546 | 2.12 | +1.22 | |
| Option nationale | Émilie Charbonneau | 160 | 0.62 | ||
| Parti indépendantiste | Christine Lavoie | 115 | 0.45 | ||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Suzanne Cantin | 58 | 0.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 25,741 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 265 | 1.02 | -0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 26,006 | 43.14 | -30.13 | ||
| Electors on the lists | 60,285 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec hold | Swing | +0.57 |
Municipal
Victoriaville - Mayor
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alain Rayes | 10,807 | 62.8 |
| Eric Lefebvre | 5,722 | 33.2 |
| Martin Talbot | 524 | 3.0 |
| René Martineau | 161 | 0.9 |