2017 Lac-Saint-Jean federal by-election

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A [[by-election]] was held in the [[Electoral district (Canada)|federal riding]] of [[Lac-Saint-Jean]] in the [[Quebec]], Canada on 23 October 2017 following the resignation of [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] [[Denis Lebel]]. The [[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|Deputy Leader of the Opposition]] announced in June 2017 that he would be stepping down from Parliament. The seat was gained by the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] by [[Richard Hébert]] on a huge swing, and a surprising gain from a governing party; similar to the one seen two months later in the [[2017 South Surrey—White Rock federal by-election|South Surrey—White Rock federal by-election]].

== Background ==

=== Constituency ===
[[File:Centre-ville-Alma-2012.jpg|thumb|264x264px|Downtown [[Alma, Quebec|Alma]].]]
Lac-Saint-Jean is a Francophone riding in the [[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]] region of northeast [[Quebec]], and takes its name from the [[Lac Saint-Jean|lake of the same name]]. The largest town in the riding is [[Alma, Quebec|Alma]].

=== Representation ===
The area was represented by [[Denis Lebel]] since 2007, who served as a minister in the [[The Harper cabinet|Harper Cabinet]]. The seat was recreated for the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 general election]], with Lebel being re-elected in a tight four-way marginal race.

What is now Lac-Saint-Jean was previously represented by the [[Bloc Québécois]] from 1993 to 2007 and, provincially, three of the area's five seats are held by the [[Parti Québécois]], while the [[New Democratic Party]] was the runner-up in the riding in the past two elections.<ref name="lac-saint-jean"></ref>

== Campaign ==
The seat was vacated on August 9, 2017 due to the resignation of former Conservative cabinet minister and deputy leader of the Conservative Party, [[Denis Lebel]].<ref name="lac-saint-jean" /> Lebel announced his decision to resign on June 19, 2017, saying that his resignation would take effect prior to the beginning of the fall session of parliament. He had been an MP for 10 years, representing Lac-Saint-Jean since its creation in 2015 and the former riding of [[Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean]] from 2007 until 2015.<ref name="lac-saint-jean" />

The warrant issued by the Speaker regarding the vacancy was received by the Chief Electoral Officer on August 9, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the [[Writ of election|writ for a by-election]] had to be [[Dropping the writ|dropped]] no sooner than August 20, 2017, and no later than February 5, 2018 (11 and 180 days, respectively, from the warrant receipt date).<ref>[https://ift.tt/2OJU8P0 "A by-election will take place in Lac-Saint-Jean"]. [[Elections Canada]], August 10, 2017.</ref> On September 17, 2017, the writ was dropped for a by-election held on October 23, 2017.<ref name="ecsep"></ref>

Former [[Roberval, Quebec|Roberval]] city councillor Rémy Leclerc was acclaimed as the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] candidate on September 5.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3eYLQ04 "Rémy Leclerc se lance dans la course conservatrice dans Lac-Saint-Jean"]. ''[[Le Quotidien (Saguenay)|Le Quotidien]]'', August 24, 2017.</ref> [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] Mayor [[Jean Tremblay]] was speculated to be a candidate for the Conservative nomination, but did not run as the nomination took place before his term as mayor was completed in November 2017.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3vMdlAi "Le Parti conservateur du Canada ouvre la porte à Jean Tremblay"]. ''[[Le Journal de Québec]]'', June 26, 2017.</ref>

Psychologist Gisèle Dallaire, the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]]'s candidate in this riding in the 2015 election, was acclaimed as her party's candidate on September 25.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

[[Dolbeau-Mistassini]] Mayor [[Richard Hébert]] defeated former [[Mashteuiatsh]] vice-chief Marjolaine Étienne for the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] nomination on September 7.<ref></ref><ref></ref> [[Desbiens, Quebec|Desbiens]] Mayor Nicolas Martel toyed with seeking the Liberal nomination, but ended up declining.<ref></ref>

Union official Marc Maltais was named the [[Bloc Québécois]] candidate on September 26.<ref></ref> Bloc leader [[Martine Ouellet]], who does not have a seat in the House of Commons, ruled out standing as a candidate in the by-election as she is not from the [[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]] region.<ref></ref>

Pianist Yves Laporte was named the [[Green Party of Canada|Green Party]] candidate on September 28.<ref></ref>

== Results ==














== 2015 results ==











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== References ==


== See also ==

* [[By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament]]

[[Category:2017 elections in Canada]]
[[Category:2017 in Quebec]]
[[Category:Federal by-elections in Quebec]]

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