Luc Berthold

Luc Berthold MP (French pronunciation: [lyk bɛʁtɔld]; born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mégantic—L'Érable in the House of Commons in the 2015 election.^[3]

Luc Berthold MP
Berthold in October 2019
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office February 6, 2022 – September 13, 2022
Leader	Candice Bergen
Preceded by	Candice Bergen
Succeeded by	Tim Uppal Melissa Lantsman
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office February 6, 2022 – September 13, 2022
President	Robert Batherson
Leader	Candice Bergen (interim)
Preceded by	Candice Bergen
Succeeded by	Tim Uppal Melissa Lantsman
Conservative Party Quebec Lieutenant
In office February 6, 2022 – September 13, 2022
Leader	Candice Bergen (interim)
Preceded by	Alain Rayes
Succeeded by	Pierre Paul-Hus
Shadow Minister of Health
In office November 8, 2021 – September 13, 2022
Leader	Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen (interim)
Shadowing	Jean-Yves Duclos
Preceded by	Michelle Rempel Garner
Succeeded by	Stephen Ellis
Shadow President of the Treasury Board
In office September 8, 2020 – November 8, 2021
Leader	Erin O'Toole
Shadowing	Jean-Yves Duclos
Preceded by	Tim Uppal
Succeeded by	Kelly McCauley
Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office August 30, 2017 – September 11, 2019
Leader	Andrew Scheer
Shadowing	Lawrence MacAulay Marie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded by	David Anderson
Succeeded by	John Barlow
Member of Parliament for Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière Mégantic—L'Érable (2015–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Christian Paradis
Mayor of Thetford Mines
In office 2006–2013
Preceded by	Normand Laliberté
Succeeded by	Marc-Alexandre Brousseau
Personal details
Born	1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[1] Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal
Residence	Thetford Mines, Quebec[2]
Profession	Political aide

On February 6, 2022, Berthold was appointed Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party by interim leader Candice Bergen. Berthold was also named the party's Quebec lieutenant, replacing Alain Rayes.^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Luc Berthold	34,418	58.73	+2.47
	Liberal	Charles McKaig	12,585	21.47	+7.84
	Bloc Québécois	Réjean Hurteau	9,579	16.34	–3.73
	New Democratic	Gabriel D'Astous	1,086	1.85	–0.97
	People's	Marek Spacek	716	1.22	–2.39
	Christian Heritage	Yves Gilbert	224	0.38	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			58,608	69.06
Eligible voters			84,864
	Conservative hold		Swing		–2.69
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—L'Érable
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Luc Berthold	26,121	56.3	+7.1	$54,323.16
	Bloc Québécois	Éric Labonté	9,318	20.1	-5.7	$15,275.53
	Liberal	Adam Lukofsky	6,329	13.6	-2.0	$13,729.57
	People's	Jonathan Gagnon	1,677	3.6	+1.9	$0.00
	New Democratic	Mathieu Boisvert	1,308	2.8	-1.3	$0.48
	Free	Real Pepin	680	1.5	N/A	$1,772.40
	Green	Emilie Hamel	592	1.3	-1.3	$0.00
	Independent	Gloriane Blais	403	0.9	N/A	$8,124.07
Total valid votes/expense limit			46,428	98.3	–	$107,531.72
Total rejected ballots			785	1.7
Turnout			47,213	65.4
Registered voters			72,179
	Conservative hold		Swing		+6.4
Source: Elections Canada[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—L'Érable
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Luc Berthold	23,392	49.2	+13.78	$46,958.47
	Bloc Québécois	Priscilla Corbeil	12,249	25.8	+13.45	$4,851.59
	Liberal	Isabelle Grégoire	7,388	15.6	-12.54	$15,319.47
	New Democratic	Mathieu Boisvert	1,936	4.1	-17.86	none listed
	Green	Nicole Charette	1,258	2.6	+0.47	$0.00
	People's	Marie Claude Lauzier	812	1.7		$1,571.93
	Rhinoceros	Damien Roy	256	0.5		none listed
	Independent	Jean Paradis	217	0.5		$15,319.47
Total valid votes/expense limit			47,508	100.0
Total rejected ballots			898
Turnout			48,406	68.5
Eligible voters			70,683
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.17
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

2015 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—L'Érable
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Luc Berthold	16,749	35.42	-13.72	$80,017.18
	Liberal	David Berthiaume	13,308	28.14	+22.17	$15,610.11
	New Democratic	Jean-François Delisle	10,386	21.96	-4.30	$59,606.77
	Bloc Québécois	Virginie Provost	5,838	12.35	-4.26	$4,049.48
	Green	Justin Gervais	1,006	2.13	+0.65	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,287	100.0		$204,975.86
Total rejected ballots			941	–	–
Turnout			48,228	67.4%	–
Eligible voters			71,469
	Conservative hold		Swing		-17.94
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

2009 Thetford Mines mayoral election
Candidate	Vote	%
Luc Berthold (X)	8,777	86.1
Bruno Roy	1,418	13.9