Sonia LeBel MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected for the Coalition Avenir Québec to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Champlain as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[2]

Sonia LeBel
Lebel in 2019
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Champlain
Assumed office
October 18, 2018
Preceded byPierre-Michel Auger
Personal details
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec

As a lawyer, LeBel was chief prosecutor of the Charbonneau Commission into collusion within Quebec's construction industry.[2] She was also the province's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions, focusing on drugs and organized crime.[3]

LeBel was appointed Minister of Justice in the Legault Cabinet on October 18, 2018,[4] and served until June 22, 2020.

Cabinet posts

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Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Stéphanie Vallée Minister of Justice
October 18, 2018–June 22, 2020
Simon Jolin-Barrette
Hélène David Minister responsible for the Status of Women
October 18, 2018–present
Incumbent

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Champlain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Sonia LeBel 23,513 55.89 +4.03
Conservative Steve Massicotte 7,383 17.55 +15.75
Parti Québécois Alexandre Litalien 5,065 12.04 -0.04
Québec solidaire Marjolaine Trottier 3,775 8.97 -3.99
Liberal Jérémy Leblanc 2,138 5.08 -13.58
L'Union fait la force Bianca Nancy Pinel 194 0.46
Total valid votes 42,068 98.73
Total rejected ballots 542 1.27
Turnout 42,610 70.98
Electors on the lists 60,032
2018 Quebec general election: Champlain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Sonia LeBel 21,154 51.86 +21.43
Liberal Pierre-Michel Auger 7,610 18.66 -14.78
Québec solidaire Steven Roy Cullen 5,285 12.96 +7.64
Parti Québécois Gaëtan Leclerc 4,928 12.08 -18.09
Green Stéphanie Dufresne 789 1.93
Conservative Pierre-Benoit Fortin 733 1.8
Bloc Pot Anthony Rouss 164 0.4
Équipe Autonomiste Éric Gauthier 126 0.31
Total valid votes 40,789 98.25
Total rejected ballots 728 1.75
Turnout 41,517 70.48
Eligible voters 58,905
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +18.11
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

References

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