Jean Rioux

Jean Rioux MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Jean
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Tarik Brahmi
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Iberville
In office April 14, 2003 – April 25, 2007
Preceded by	Jean-Paul Bergeron
Succeeded by	André Riedl
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-09) June 9, 1953 Laval, Quebec
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party

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

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. He served on the municipal council for Iberville from 1991 to 1995 and was mayor from 1995 to 2001. Rioux was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2007.

Rioux stood as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for Saint-Jean in the 2015 federal election, and won.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	20,022	33.16	+24.32	–
	New Democratic	Hans Marotte	17,555	29.07	-18.40	–
	Bloc Québécois	Denis Hurtubise	14,979	24.81	-5.69	–
	Conservative	Stéphane Guinta	6,549	10.85	+0.18	–
	Green	Marilyn Redivo	1,281	2.12	-0.40	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,386	100.00;		$228,390.29
Total rejected ballots			1,231	2.00	–
Turnout			61,617	69.69	–
Eligible voters			88,414
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+21.36
Source: Elections Canada

Quebec general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Action démocratique	André Riedl	14,365	42.23
	Parti Québécois	Marie Bouillé	9,262	27.23
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	8,390	24.66
	Green	André Davignon	1,224	3.60
	Québec solidaire	Danielle Desmarais	776	2.28
Total valid votes			34,017	98.81
Total rejected ballots			410	1.19
Turnout			34,427	76.13
Electors on the lists			45,224	–

Quebec general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	12,106	39.15
	Parti Québécois	Jean-Paul Bergeron	11,185	36.17
	Action démocratique	Lucille Méthé	6,731	21.77
	Bloc Pot	Michel Thiffeault	376	1.22
	Green	Benoit Lapointe	298	0.96
	UFP	Guillaume Tremblay	229	0.74
Total valid votes			30,925	98.55
Total rejected ballots			454	1.45
Turnout			31,379	73.75
Electors on the lists			42,547	–

References

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