Eric Lefebvre

Eric Lefebvre MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on December 5, 2016.^[2] He represented the electoral district of Arthabaska as an independent, having been a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) caucus. Lefebvre served as a city councillor for Victoriaville's city council from 2001 to 2009.^[3] On Valentine's Day 2018, during question period, Lefebvre gave a tribute to all the spouses that supported MNA members and then proposed to his fiancée.^[4]

Eric Lefebvre MP
Lefebvre in 2024
Member of Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska
Incumbent
Assumed office April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Alain Rayes
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Arthabaska
In office December 5, 2016 – March 18, 2025
Preceded by	Sylvie Roy
Succeeded by	Alex Boissonneault
Personal details
Born	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada[1]
Political party	Conservative (federal) Independent (provincial, since 2024)
Other political affiliations	CAQ (provincial, until 2024)
Spouse	Geneviève Laliberté
Children	2

After being announced as the Conservative candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska in the 45th Canadian federal election, Lefebvre resigned from the CAQ caucus to sit as an independent.^[5] The by-election for his provincial seat was held on August 11, 2025.^[6]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Richmond—Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Eric Lefebvre	22,206	35.50	−14.38
	Liberal	Alain Saint-Pierre	20,629	32.98	+18.03
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Lebel	17,095	27.33	+2.57
	New Democratic	Nataël Bureau	1,248	2.00	−2.46
	People's	Philippe D'Arcangeli	707	1.13	−2.47
	Rhinoceros	Réal Batrhino Martel	438	0.70	−0.08
	Independent	Henri Donascimento	223	0.36
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,546	98.15
Total rejected ballots			1,177	1.85
Turnout			63,723	70.35
Eligible voters			90,581
	Conservative hold		Swing		−16.21
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	André Bellavance	23,913	46.0	-2.5	$77,254
	Conservative	Eric Lefebvre	15,080	29.0	-3.8	$68,252
	Liberal	Gwyneth Helen Grant	6,599	12.7	+2.1	$13,483
	New Democratic	Stéphane Ricard	4,509	8.7	+3.7	$6,965
	Green	François Fillion	1,337	2.6	-2.1	$129
	Independent	Jean Landry	526	1.0		$4,952
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,964	100.0	$85,600
Total rejected ballots			728	1.4
Turnout			52,692	65.6

Provincial

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Eric Lefebvre	23,447	51.75	-10.09
	Conservative	Tarek Henoud	11,187	24.69	+22.36
	Parti Québécois	Mario Beauchesne	4,538	10.02	+0.62
	Québec solidaire	Pascale Fortin	4,179	9.22	-3.35
	Liberal	Luciana Arantes	1,702	3.76	-7.60
	Climat Québec	Trystan Martel	256	0.57	–
Total valid votes			45,309	98.44	–
Total rejected ballots			720	1.56	-0.31
Turnout			46,029	74.10	+4.61
Electors on the lists			62,120	–	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		-16.22

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Arthabaska
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Eric Lefebvre	25,640	61.84	+17.88
	Québec solidaire	William Champigny-Fortier	5,215	12.58	+8.97
	Liberal	Pierre Poirier	4,707	11.35	-16.21
	Parti Québécois	Jacques Daigle	3,897	9.40	-7.37
	Conservative	Lisette Guay Gaudreault	968	2.33	-2.37
	Green	Jean-Charles Pelland	620	1.50	-0.61
	Alliance provinciale	Jean Landry	418	1.01	–
Total valid votes			41,465	98.13
Total rejected ballots			791	1.87	+0.85
Turnout			42,256	69.49	+26.35
Eligible voters			60,808
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+4.46
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

Quebec provincial by-election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Eric Lefebvre	11,319	43.97	-1.51
	Liberal	Luc Dastous	7,095	27.56	-2.65
	Parti Québécois	Jacques Daigle	4,312	16.75	-0.32
	Conservative	Guy Morin	1,210	4.70	+3.59
	Québec solidaire	Sarah Beaudoin	926	3.60	-1.61
	Green	Alex Tyrrell	546	2.12	+1.22
	Option nationale	Émilie Charbonneau	160	0.62
	Parti indépendantiste	Christine Lavoie	115	0.45
	Équipe Autonomiste	Suzanne Cantin	58	0.23
Total valid votes			25,741	100.00
Total rejected ballots			265	1.02	-0.41
Turnout			26,006	43.14	-30.13
Electors on the lists			60,285
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+0.57

Municipal

Victoriaville - Mayor

Candidate	Vote	%
Alain Rayes	10,807	62.8
Eric Lefebvre	5,722	33.2
Martin Talbot	524	3.0
René Martineau	161	0.9