Jean Rioux

Jean Rioux (born June 9, 1953) is a Canadian politician, educator and businessman who served as the member of Parliament for Saint-Jean as a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 until 2019. He previously represented Iberville in the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal.

Jean Rioux
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
In office January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018
Minister	Harjit Sajjan
Preceded by	John McKay
Succeeded by	Serge Cormier
Member of Parliament for Saint-Jean
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Tarik Brahmi
Succeeded by	Christine Normandin
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Iberville
In office April 14, 2003 – April 25, 2007
Preceded by	Jean-Paul Bergeron
Succeeded by	André Riedl
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-09) June 9, 1953 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal
Residence(s)	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

Early life

He was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the son of Richard Rioux and Janine Vincent, and was educated at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the Université Laval. Rioux taught history and economics in Marcellin-Champagnat secondary school in Iberville.

Political career

Rioux served on the municipal council for Iberville from 1991 to 1995 and was mayor from 1995 to 2001. Rioux was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in Iberville the 2003 general election but was defeated by André Riedl of the Action démocratique du Québec when he ran for reelection in 2007.

Rioux stood as the Liberal Party's candidate for Saint-Jean in the 2015 federal election, and was elected in the New Democrat open seat.

Rioux was defeated at the 2019 federal election by the Bloc Québécois candidate Christine Normandin on a large swing.

Electoral record

Federal

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Jean
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Christine Normandin	27,750	44.8	+19.99	$14,561.23
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	18,906	30.6	-2.56	$111,054.31
	Conservative	Martin Thibert	6,612	10.7	-0.15	$12,932.62
	New Democratic	Chantal Reeves	4,794	7.7	-21.37	$0.10
	Green	André-Philippe Chenail	3,127	5.1	+2.98	$2,436.80
	People's	Marc Hivon	397	0.6	–	none listed
	Indépendence du Québec	Yvon Savary	289	0.5	–	$137.94
Total valid votes/expense limit			61,875	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,241
Turnout			63,116
Eligible voters			91,035
Population			111,190
	Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal		Swing		+11.28
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	20,022	33.16	+24.32	–
	New Democratic	Hans Marotte	17,555	29.07	-18.40	–
	Bloc Québécois	Denis Hurtubise	14,979	24.81	-5.69	–
	Conservative	Stéphane Guinta	6,549	10.85	+0.18	–
	Green	Marilyn Redivo	1,281	2.12	-0.40	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,386	100.00;		$228,390.29
Total rejected ballots			1,231	2.00	–
Turnout			61,617	69.69	–
Eligible voters			88,414
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+21.36
Source: Elections Canada

Provincial

2007 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Action démocratique	André Riedl	14,365	42.23
	Parti Québécois	Marie Bouillé	9,262	27.23
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	8,390	24.66
	Green	André Davignon	1,224	3.60
	Québec solidaire	Danielle Desmarais	776	2.28
Total valid votes			34,017	98.81
Total rejected ballots			410	1.19
Turnout			34,427	76.13
Electors on the lists			45,224	–

2003 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Rioux	12,106	39.15
	Parti Québécois	Jean-Paul Bergeron	11,185	36.17
	Action démocratique	Lucille Méthé	6,731	21.77
	Bloc Pot	Michel Thiffeault	376	1.22
	Green	Benoit Lapointe	298	0.96
	UFP	Guillaume Tremblay	229	0.74
Total valid votes			30,925	98.55
Total rejected ballots			454	1.45
Turnout			31,379	73.75
Electors on the lists			42,547	–

References

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• Official Website