Guy Lauzon
Guy Lauzon | |
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![]() Lauzon in 2017 | |
Member of Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | |
In office June 28, 2004 – September 11, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob Kilger |
Succeeded by | Eric Duncan |
Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada Parliamentary Caucus | |
In office November 3, 2008 – November 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Rahim Jaffer |
Succeeded by | David Sweet |
Chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages | |
In office May 9, 2006 – May 30, 2007 | |
Minister | Josée Verner |
Preceded by | Pablo Rodriguez |
Succeeded by | Steven Blaney |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Andrew's West, Ontario | April 6, 1944
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Frances Lauzon |
Residence | St. Andrew's West |
Profession | insurance, agribusiness |
Guy Lauzon (born April 6, 1944) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party.
Background[]
Lauzon was born in St. Andrew's West, Ontario and his family roots in the region can be traced to the 19th century.[citation needed]
Lauzon spent over twenty-two years in the federal public service and served as a local union president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. During the 1990s, he served as chair of the HDRC's United Way and multiple sclerosis research funding campaigns. He retired in 1993, and is now the general manager of Tri-County Protein, a soybean processing plant in Winchester, Ontario. Lauzon has also served as fundraising chairman of the St. Andrews West Roman Catholic Church, which raised over $100,000 for the building's restoration.[citation needed]
Federal politics[]
In the 2000 federal election, Lauzon ran as the Canadian Alliance candidate in Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh, and finished second behind incumbent Liberal Bob Kilger.
38th Parliament[]
The Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party were merged in 2003, and Lauzon ran as a Conservative in the 2004 election and garnered almost 4,000 votes more than his nearest rival, incumbent Bob Kilger.[citation needed]
Lauzon was appointed as the Conservative Party critic for the Treasury Board and Official Languages Committee.[citation needed]
39th Parliament[]
In the 2006 federal election, Lauzon was chosen once more to represent the Conservative Party as the candidate for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He won 54.7% of the popular vote, defeating his nearest challenger, Tom Manley, by over 14,000 votes. It was the Conservatives fourth largest victory in Ontario in terms of popular support.[citation needed]
In 2006, Guy Lauzon was appointed to the deputy whip position of the Conservative party.[citation needed]
In the spring of 2007, Guy Lauzon was ousted from his position as the Official Languages Committee chair in a non-confidence vote (by all three opposition parties) for cancelling a scheduled meeting moments before witnesses were to testify.[1] The hearing was being held to examine the cancellation of a Court Challenges Program, to which the government cut funding. The Conservative government then, following procedures from what the media has dubbed the "obstruction manual,"[2] decided not to nominate a new chair, shutting down the committee's work.[citation needed]
On October 10, 2007 Lauzon was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[citation needed]
40th Parliament[]
On November 3, 2008, almost a month following that year's federal election, Lauzon was appointed Chairman of the Conservative Caucus, succeeding defeated Alberta MP Rahim Jaffer.[3]
41st Parliament[]
Lauzon introduced a bill, C-350, which would ensure any monetary awards owed to an offender as a result of legal action are first used to resolve financial obligations to victims and family members, such as child support dues.[4]
42nd Parliament[]
Lauzon announced on January 26, 2019 that he would not be running in the 2019 election.[5]
Electoral record[]
hide2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Guy Lauzon | 27,091 | 51.1 | -11.00 | – | |||
Liberal | Bernadette Clement | 20,452 | 38.5 | +20.60 | – | |||
New Democratic | Patrick Burger | 4,332 | 8.2 | -9.3 | – | |||
Green | Elaine Kennedy | 1,191 | 2.2 | 0 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,066 | 100.0 | $212,533.29 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.43 | +0.03 | |||||
Turnout | 53,300 | 67.72 | +5.02 | |||||
Eligible voters | 78,706 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.80 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
hide2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Guy Lauzon | 29,538 | 62.1 | +4.8 | – | |||
Liberal | Bernadette Clement | 8,510 | 17.9 | -1.1 | – | |||
New Democratic | Mario Leclerc | 8,313 | 17.5 | +4.0 | – | |||
Green | David Rawnsley | 1,038 | 2.2 | -2.0 | – | |||
Libertarian | Darcy Neal Donnelly | 151 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,550 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 205 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |||||
Turnout | 47,755 | 62.7 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 76,140 | – | – | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.95 |
hide2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Guy Lauzon | 25,846 | 57.3 | +2.7 | $82,091 | |||
Liberal | Denis Sabourin | 8,554 | 19.0 | -8.2 | $57,264 | |||
New Democratic | Darlene Jalbert | 6,107 | 13.5 | 0.0 | $20,455 | |||
Independent | Howard Galganov | 2,581 | 5.7 | – | $45,371 | |||
Green | David Rawnsley | 1,880 | 4.2 | +0.8 | $7,999 | |||
Canadian Action | Dwight Dugas | 105 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,073 | 100.0 | $82,919 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 183 | 0.4 | ||||||
Turnout | 45,256 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.45 |
hide2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Guy Lauzon | 28,014 | 54.7 | +9.9 | $75,147 | |||
Liberal | Tom Manley | 13,906 | 27.2 | -9.6 | $74,262 | |||
New Democratic | Elaine MacDonald | 6,892 | 13.5 | +2.3 | $11,977 | |||
Green | Doug Beards | 1,713 | 3.4 | -3.9 | $4,415 | |||
Christian Heritage | Carson Chisholm | 663 | 1.3 | n/a | $12,633 | |||
Total valid votes | 51,188 | 100.0 | ||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.75 |
hide2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Guy Lauzon | 21,678 | 44.8 | -3.1 | ||||
Liberal | Bob Kilger | 17,779 | 36.8 | -10.41 | ||||
New Democratic | Elaine MacDonald | 5,387 | 11.1 | +7.04 | ||||
Green | Tom Manley | 3,491 | 7.2 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 48,335 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 277 | 0.60 | – | |||||
Turnout | 48,612 | 64.5 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 75,230 | |||||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.3 |
hide2000 Canadian federal election: Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Kilger | 19,113 | 46.7 | -5.8 | ||||
Alliance | Guy Lauzon | 16,151 | 39.5 | +18.9 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Bailey | 3,635 | 8.9 | -11.2 | ||||
New Democratic | Kimberley Fry | 1,696 | 4.1 | -2.0 | ||||
Natural Law | Ian Campbell | 214 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||||
Canadian Action | Georges Elie Novy | 127 | 0.3 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,936 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 256 | 0.60 | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 41,192 | 61.00 | -3.90 | |||||
Eligible voters | 67,476 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -12.35 |
References[]
- ^ "Tories' dirty little tricks". The Gazette. Montreal. May 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Tories blasted for handbook on paralyzing Parliament". CTV News. May 18, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lauzon chosen as caucus chairman". The Globe and Mail. November 3, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lauzon's private member's bill being debated as MPs return to House". The Seaway News. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Lauzon, Guy (January 26, 2019). "MP Guy Lauzon announces his retirement". Cornwall Seaway News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links[]
- 1944 births
- Canadian Roman Catholics
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
- 21st-century Canadian politicians