Jean Rioux

Jean Rioux (born June 9, 1953) is an educator, businessman and Quebec politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Saint-Jean as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2015 until 2019. He previously represented Iberville in the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal.

Jean Rioux
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Assumed office
January 30, 2017
MinisterHarjit Sajjan
Preceded byJohn McKay
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Jean
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byTarik Brahmi
Succeeded byChristine Normandin
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Iberville
In office
April 14, 2003 – April 25, 2007
Preceded byJean-Paul Bergeron
Succeeded byAndré Riedl
Personal details
Born (1953-06-09) June 9, 1953
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Quebec Liberal Party
ResidenceSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Early life

He was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the son of Richard Rioux and Janine Vincent, and was educated at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the Université Laval. Rioux taught history and economics in Marcellin-Champagnat secondary school in Iberville.

Political career

Rioux served on the municipal council for Iberville from 1991 to 1995 and was mayor from 1995 to 2001. Rioux was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in Iberville the 2003 general election but was defeated by André Riedl of the Action démocratique du Québec when he ran for reelection in 2007.

Rioux stood as the Liberal Party's candidate for Saint-Jean in the 2015 federal election, and was elected in the New Democrat open seat.

Rioux was defeated at the 2019 federal election by the Bloc Québécois candidate Christine Normandin on a large swing.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Jean
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisChristine Normandin27,75044.8+19.99
LiberalJean Rioux18,90630.6-2.56
ConservativeMartin Thibert6,61210.7-0.15
New DemocraticChantal Reeves4,7947.7-21.37
GreenAndré-Philippe Chenail3,1275.1+2.98
People'sMarc Hivon3970.6–
Indépendence du QuébecYvon Savary2890.5–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,875100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,241
Turnout 63,116
Eligible voters 91,035
Population 111,190
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +11.28
Source: Elections Canada[1][2]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean Rioux20,02233.16+24.32–
New DemocraticHans Marotte17,55529.07-18.40–
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Hurtubise14,97924.81-5.69–
ConservativeStéphane Guinta6,54910.85+0.18–
GreenMarilyn Redivo1,2812.12-0.40–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,386100.00; $228,390.29
Total rejected ballots 1,2312.00–
Turnout 61,61769.69–
Eligible voters 88,414
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +21.36
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Action démocratiqueAndré Riedl14,36542.23
Parti QuébécoisMarie Bouillé9,26227.23
LiberalJean Rioux8,39024.66
GreenAndré Davignon1,2243.60
Québec solidaireDanielle Desmarais7762.28
Total valid votes 34,01798.81
Total rejected ballots 4101.19
Turnout 34,42776.13
Electors on the lists 45,224–
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Rioux12,10639.15
Parti QuébécoisJean-Paul Bergeron11,18536.17
Action démocratiqueLucille Méthé6,73121.77
Bloc PotMichel Thiffeault3761.22
GreenBenoit Lapointe2980.96
UFPGuillaume Tremblay2290.74
Total valid votes 30,92598.55
Total rejected ballots 4541.45
Turnout 31,37973.75
Electors on the lists 42,547–

References
  1. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. Canada, Elections. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". enr.elections.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Jean, 30 September 2015
  4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine


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