Alain Rayes

Alain Rayes MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	André Bellavance
Mayor of Victoriaville
In office November 9, 2009 – October 21, 2015
Preceded by	Roger Richard
Succeeded by	Christian Lettre (interim)
Personal details
Political party	Conservative (Federal) CAQ (Provincial)
Other political affiliations	ADQ (2003–2012)

Alain Rayes is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015. Rayes also served as the mayor of Victoriaville.^[1] He is of Lebanese descent.^[2]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015: Richmond—Arthabaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Alain Rayes	18,505	31.6	+6.9	–
	Liberal	Marc Desmarais	14,463	24.7	+17.7	–
	New Democratic	Myriam Beaulieu	14,213	24.2	-8.3	–
	Bloc Québécois	Olivier Nolin	10,068	17.2	-16.6	–
	Green	Laurier Busque	984	1.7	-0.4	–
	Rhinoceros	Antoine Dubois	384	0.7	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$223,651.10
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			85,118
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

Provincial

Quebec general election, 2003: Arthabaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Claude Bachand	12,663	36.77
	Action démocratique	Alain Rayes	11,389	33.07
	Parti Québécois	Danièle Caron	9,657	28.04
	Green	François Houle	379	1.10
	Bloc Pot	Karine Cyr	353	1.02
Total valid votes			34,441	99.15
Total rejected ballots			269	0.85
Turnout			34,737	73.58
Electors on the lists			47,185	–

Municipal

2013	Vote	%
Alain Rayes (X)	Acclaimed

2009	Vote	%
Alain Rayes	10,807	62.8
Éric Lefebvre	5,722	33.2
Martin Talbot	524	3.0
René Martineau	161	0.9

References

1. "Election results: Liberals break through in Eastern Townships". Pat Hickey. Montreal Gazette. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. http://arabdemocrat.com/arab-canadian-candidate-in-parliament-in-2015/
3. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond—Arthabaska, 30 September 2015
4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates