Alain Rayes

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Alain Rayes

MP
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Conservative Party Quebec Lieutenant
In office
July 20, 2017 – September 2, 2020
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Erin O'Toole
Preceded byDenis Lebel
Succeeded byRichard Martel
Member of Parliament
for Richmond—Arthabaska
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byAndré Bellavance
Mayor of Victoriaville
In office
November 9, 2009 – October 21, 2015
Preceded byRoger Richard
Succeeded byChristian Lettre (interim)
Personal details
Born (1971-12-11) December 11, 1971 (age 49)
Victoriaville, Quebec
Political partyConservative (Federal)
CAQ (Provincial)
Other political
affiliations		ADQ (2003–2012)
ResidenceVictoriaville[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. Rayes also served 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 Boise Victoriaville. He began his political career as a candidate for the ADQ alongside Mario Dumont in 2003, and later to Victoriaville in 2009. After six years as mayor, he decided to enter federal politics and was elected in October 2015 as the Conservative member for Richmond-Arthabaska.

Municipal achievements[]

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[]

Upon his election as MP, he was appointed deputy spokesman for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Within this portfolio, Rayes is in charge of the marijuana legalization issue. His public interventions will also be on the issue of electoral reform as he is identified with Gérard Deltell, among the official spokesmen of the party on this issue. Then in July 2016, 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.

On September 2, 2020, Rayes was succeeded by Richard Martel as the party's Quebec lieutenant.[2]

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: 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
People's 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[3][4]
hide2015 Canadian federal election: 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[5][6]

Provincial[]

hide2003 Quebec general election: 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[]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Conservative Party: Richard Martel becomes Quebec lieutenant, Gérard Deltell becomes parliamentary leader". HuffPost (in French). September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond—Arthabaska, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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