Alain Rayes

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Alain Rayes
MP
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Conservative Party Quebec Lieutenant
In office
November 8, 2021 – February 6, 2022
Leader Erin O'Toole
Candice Bergen (interim)
Preceded by Richard Martel
Succeeded by Luc Berthold
In office
July 20, 2017 – September 2, 2020
Leader Andrew Scheer
Erin O'Toole
Preceded by Denis Lebel
Succeeded by Richard Martel
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Richmond—Arthabaska
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by André Bellavance
Mayor of Victoriaville
In office
November 9, 2009 – October 21, 2015
Preceded by Roger Richard
Succeeded by Christian Lettre (interim)
Personal details
Born (1971-12-11) December 11, 1971 (age 52)
Victoriaville, Quebec
Political party Independent (2022-present)
CAQ (Provincial)
Other political
affiliations		 ADQ (2003–2012)
CPC (2015-2022)
Residence Victoriaville[1]

Alain Rayes MP (born December 11, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election, and reelected in the 2019 and 2021 elections. From 2017 to 2019, Rayes served as Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's Quebec lieutenant. Before federal politics, Rayes served for six years as the mayor of Victoriaville.

Biography

Alain Rayes is a native of Victoriaville, He is the eldest of four children of a family originally from Egypt. He earned a bachelor of mathematics, specialising in teaching computer science, and later a masters in educational administration. He began his career as a teacher before obtaining management positions, including Director of the Polyvalente Le Boisé Victoriaville.

Provincial and municipal politics

Rayes began his political career as a candidate for the ADQ alongside Mario Dumont, finishing second in Arthabaska during the 2003 Quebec general election. He transitioned to municipal politics and was elected mayor of Victoriaville in Quebec's 2009 municipal elections, and was reelected in 2013 by acclamation.

Under Rayes' mayoralty in Victoriaville, activities included the construction of the cultural venue "Le Carré 150" Pool Édouard-Dubord, of Yvon-Paré Stadium, Gateway Beaudet reservoir, the park's entertainment site at the youth baseball place of Victoriaville Stadium, Sani-Marc sports Complex and the sport Complex Promutuel.

Federal politics

After six years as mayor, Rayes decided to enter federal politics and was elected in October 2015 as the Conservative member for Richmond-Arthabaska. Upon his election as MP, he was appointed deputy spokesman for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Within this portfolio, Rayes was charge of the marijuana legalization issue. His public interventions were on the issue of electoral reform as he was identified with Gérard Deltell, among the official spokesmen of the party on this issue. Then in July 2016, Rona Ambrose, the interim leader of the Conservative Party, put him in charge of deputy spokesman for Foreign Affairs before becoming spokesman partner on infrastructure, communities and Urban Affairs in September and entering the shadow cabinet soon its first year.

After Andrew Scheer won the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, Rayes served as his Quebec lieutenant from 2017 to 2019.[2] On September 2, 2020, Rayes was succeeded by Richard Martel as the party's Quebec lieutenant.[3] Rayes returned to the role on November 8, 2021, and served until resigning on February 6, 2022 in order to play a role in the Conservative leadership election.[4]

On September 13, 2022, Rayes left the Conservative caucus following Pierre Poilievre's victory in the leadership race on September 10, 2022. Rayes said that his values were incompatible with the new leadership and that he self-identified as a "Progressive Conservative". He will continue to sit as an independent in the House.[2][5]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative Alain Rayes 28,513 49.9 +4.6
Bloc Québécois Diego Scalzo 14,150 24.8 -3.4
Liberal Alexandre Desmarais 8,543 14.9 -0.2
New Democratic Nataël Bureau 2,550 4.5 -0.4
PPC Nadine Fougeron 2,058 3.6 +2.4
FPC Louis Richard 897 1.6 N/A
Rhinoceros Marjolaine Delisle 448 0.8 N/A
Total valid votes 57,159 98.1
Total rejected ballots 1,125 1.9
Turnout 58,284 66.3
Eligible voters 87,942
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Source: Elections Canada[6]
Canadian federal election, 2019: Richmond—Arthabaska
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative Alain Rayes 26,553 45.3 +13.70 $62,920.65
Bloc Québécois Olivier Nolin 16,539 28.2 +11.00 none listed
Liberal Marc Patry 8,868 15.1 -9.60 $14,690.80
Green Laura Horth-Lepage 3,133 5.3 +3.60 none listed
New Democratic Olivier Guérin 2,864 4.9 -19.30 $0.33
PPC Jean Landry 681 1.2 - $462.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,638 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,077
Turnout 59,715 68.8
Eligible voters 86,741
Conservative hold Swing +1.35
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Richmond—Arthabaska
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative Alain Rayes 18,505 31.6 +6.9 –
Liberal Marc Desmarais 14,463 24.7 +17.7 –
New Democratic Myriam Beaulieu 14,213 24.2 -8.3 –
Bloc Québécois Olivier Nolin 10,068 17.2 -16.6 –
Green Laurier Busque 984 1.7 -0.4 –
Rhinoceros Antoine Dubois 384 0.7 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit – 100.0     $223,651.10
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout – – –
Eligible voters 85,118
Conservative hold Swing -5.40
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

Provincial

Quebec general election, 2003: Arthabaska
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Claude Bachand 12,663 36.77
Action démocratique Alain Rayes 11,389 33.07
Parti Québécois Danièle Caron 9,657 28.04
Green François Houle 379 1.10
Bloc Pot Karine Cyr 353 1.02
Total valid votes 34,441 99.15
Total rejected ballots 269 0.85
Turnout 34,737 73.58
Electors on the lists 47,185 –

Municipal

2013 Victoriaville mayoral election
Candidate Vote  %
Alain Rayes (X) Acclaimed
2009 Victoriaville mayoral election
Candidate Vote  %
Alain Rayes 10,807 62.8
Éric Lefebvre 5,722 33.2
Martin Talbot 524 3.0
René Martineau 161 0.9

References

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  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/AlainRayes/status/1569734308037906434
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  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond—Arthabaska, 30 September 2015
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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