Paul A. Lefebvre (born 1974) is a Canadian politician currently serving as the mayor of Greater Sudbury. He was a member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Sudbury from 2015 to 2021.[2]
Paul Lefebvre | |
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| Mayor of Greater Sudbury | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Bigger |
| Member of Parliament for Sudbury | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Thibeault |
| Succeeded by | Viviane Lapointe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul A. Lefebvre 1974 (age 49–50) Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Spouse | Dr. Lyne Giroux[1] |
| Residence(s) | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession |
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Lefebvre worked as a lawyer, spending some time as counsel to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and teaching international tax law at the University of Ottawa. In his business career, he was the owner of local media firm Le5 Communications, whose holdings included French-language radio and newspapers.[2][3] He won the Liberal Party's nomination contest in Sudbury on March 28, 2015, over former mayor Marianne Matichuk.[4]
In March 2021, Lefebvre announced that he would not run for a third term in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[5]
He won election as mayor of Greater Sudbury in the 2022 Greater Sudbury municipal election on October 24, 2022,[6] and took office on November 15.[7]
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Canadian federal election: Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Paul Lefebvre | 19,643 | 40.94 | -6.48 | $66,620.57 | |||
| New Democratic | Beth Mairs | 13,885 | 28.94 | +1.15 | $25,924.07 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre St-Amant | 9,864 | 20.56 | -0.54 | $20,356.06 | |||
| Green | Bill Crumplin | 3,225 | 6.72 | +3.68 | $13,223.85 | |||
| People's | Sean Paterson | 873 | 1.82 | – | none listed | |||
| Animal Protection | Chanel Lalonde | 282 | 0.59 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Charlene Sylvestre | 135 | 0.28 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | J. David Popescu | 70 | 0.15 | -0.02 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,977 | 99.24 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 317 | 0.66 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,294 | 65.36 | -3.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,035 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Paul Lefebvre | 23,534 | 47.41 | +29.43 | $112,165.16 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Loewenberg | 13,793 | 27.79 | -22.13 | $95,385.84 | |||
| Conservative | Fred Slade | 10,473 | 21.10 | -7.25 | $192,788.16 | |||
| Green | David Robinson | 1,509 | 3.04 | +0.05 | $4,970.15 | |||
| Independent | Jean-Raymond Audet | 134 | 0.27 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Elizabeth Rowley | 102 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
| Independent | J. David Popescu | 84 | 0.17 | -0.09 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,629 | 100.0 | $204,934.28 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 209 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,838 | 69.61 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,594 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +34.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Hart, Benita (October 20, 2015). "Sl profiled Lefebvre family in 2010 feature". Sudbury Living. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Lefebvre takes Sudbury riding". Sudbury Star, October 19, 2015.
- ^ Meet Paul Lefebvre, Liberal.ca.
- ^ "Sudbury Liberals choose Paul Lefebvre as their federal election candidate". CBC Sudbury, March 28, 2015.
- ^ "Lefebvre says he's not seeking re-election as Sudbury MP". CBC News Sudbury, March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Lefebvre elected mayor of Greater Sudbury". CTV Northern Ontario, October 24, 2022.
- ^ Tyler Clarke, "Mayor Lefebvre: ‘We must work together’". Sudbury.com, November 18, 2022.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Sudbury, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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