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Paul Lefebvre (Canadian politician)

His Worship
Paul Lefebvre
Mayor of Greater Sudbury
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byBrian Bigger
Member of Parliament
for Sudbury
In office
October 19, 2015 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byGlenn Thibeault
Succeeded byViviane Lapointe
Personal details
Born
Paul A. Lefebvre

1974 (age 49–50)
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
SpouseDr. Lyne Giroux[1]
Residence(s)Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
Profession
  • Politician
  • attorney

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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ Hart, Benita (October 20, 2015). "Sl profiled Lefebvre family in 2010 feature". Sudbury Living. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lefebvre takes Sudbury riding". Sudbury Star, October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Meet Paul Lefebvre, Liberal.ca.
  4. ^ "Sudbury Liberals choose Paul Lefebvre as their federal election candidate". CBC Sudbury, March 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Lefebvre says he's not seeking re-election as Sudbury MP". CBC News Sudbury, March 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Paul Lefebvre elected mayor of Greater Sudbury". CTV Northern Ontario, October 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Tyler Clarke, "Mayor Lefebvre: ‘We must work together’". Sudbury.com, November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Sudbury, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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