Sylvain Lévesque

Sylvain Lévesque (born November 30, 1973 in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian politician, who serves as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. First elected for the riding of Vanier-Les Rivières in the 2012 election,[2] he was defeated in the 2014 election.[3] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2018 election, representing the district of Chauveau.[4]

Sylvain Lévesque
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chauveau
Assumed office
1 October 2018
Preceded byVéronyque Tremblay
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Vanier-Les Rivières
In office
4 September 2012 – 5 March 2014
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPatrick Huot
Personal details
Born (1973-11-30) November 30, 1973
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec
Residence(s)Quebec City, Quebec
OccupationColumnist

Lévesque was a columnist with Le Journal de Québec publication from 2016 to 2018 where he blogged under the title "spin doctor".[5][6] After being announced as a candidate for Chauveau; the Le Journal de Montreal kept his blog because his positions "can be disputable, his analyzes of political strategies are worth the detour".[7][8]

Electoral record
2022 Quebec general election: Chauveau
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSylvain Lévesque20,29246.84-0.22
ConservativeÉric Duhaime13,79431.84+23.23
Québec solidaireJimena Ruiz Aragon3,8168.81-1.54
Parti QuébécoisCharles-Hubert Riverin3,3077.63-1.57
LiberalIgor Pivovar1,6513.81-18.66
Parti nulRenaud Blais2130.49–
Climat QuébecChristine Lepage2010.46–
Équipe AutonomisteNicolas Bouffard Savoie440.10–
Total valid votes 43,31898.59
Total rejected ballots 6191.41
Turnout 43,93775.68
Eligible voters 58,059
Source(s)
electionsquebec.qc.ca
2018 Quebec general election: Chauveau
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecSylvain Lévesque18,42447.06+13.37
LiberalVéronyque Tremblay8,79722.47-18.9
Québec solidaireFrancis Lajoie4,05210.35+6.95
Parti QuébécoisJonathan Gagnon3,6039.2-6.22
ConservativeAdrien D. Pouliot3,3718.61+3.69
GreenSabir Isufi6131.57
New DemocraticMona Belleau2860.73
Total valid votes 39,146 98.03
Total rejected ballots 787 1.97
Turnout 39,933 70.80
Eligible voters 56,405
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +16.14
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References
  1. "Sylvain Lévesque - National Assembly of Quebec". Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. "Sylvain Lévesque élu dans Vanier-Les Rivières". Québec Hebdo (in French). 4 September 2012.
  3. "Results of Provincial By-election in Marie-Victorin electoral division".
  4. "CAQ wins big in Quebec City region". CBC News Montreal, 1 October 2018.
  5. "Sylvain | Le Journal de Québec".
  6. "Page 1 | Sylvain | Le Journal de Québec". journaldequebec.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. Savard-Tremblay, Simon-Pierre. "Sylvain Lévesque (re)plonge dans l'arène". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. Lévesque, Sylvain. "Trudeau a fait de moi un conservateur". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 10 November 2019.


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