Pierre Paul-Hus
| Pierre Paul-Hus MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Anne-Marie Day |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/branch |  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2009 |
Pierre Paul-Hus is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1][2]
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Biography
Paul-Hus is a graduate of political science at Laval University and owner of PRESTIGE Media Group. He was also vice president and general manager of Sélections mondiales des vins - Canada (the largest wine competition in North America) for 9 years.
Military career
Paul-Hus is a military officer (reserve) and a graduate of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston, Ontario and the Ecole Militaire in Paris, where he also taught. In 1987, when Paul-Hus graduated high school, he enlisted and joined the Régiment de la Chaudière, reserve unit of the Canadian Armed Forces. During the 22 years of his military service, He has conducted two operational missions: one in Goose Bay, Labrador, under the aegis of NATO, and the second in Cyprus to the United Nations.[3]
Political career
In 2011, Paul-Hus finished third for the Conservative Party in Louis-Hébert. He ran again in 2015, in the riding of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and was successful, defeating Incumbent Anne-Marie Day. He is currently serving as the Official Opposition shadow cabinet critic for defense.[4]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 24,608 | 42.24 | +11.95 | – | |||
| Liberal | Jean Côté | 13,525 | 23.22 | +16.69 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Anne-Marie Day | 11,690 | 20.07 | -24.92 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc-Antoine Turmel | 7,177 | 12.32 | -3.96 | – | |||
| Green | Nathalie Baudet | 1,256 | 2.16 | +0.6 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,256 | 100.0 | $221,301.50 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 866 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 59,122 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,648 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +18.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Louis-Hébert | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 23,373 | 38.65 | +29.32 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pascal-Pierre Paillé | 14,640 | 24.21 | -12.02 | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre Paul-Hus | 13,207 | 21.84 | -6.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Beaupré | 8,110 | 13.41 | -10.18 | ||||
| Green | Michelle Fontaine | 996 | 1.65 | -0.78 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Marie-Claude Bouffard | 143 | 0.24 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,469 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Turnout | 61,105 | 73.73 | ||||||
References
- ↑ http://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/election-results-voters-in-quebec-city-area-buck-liberal-trend
- ↑ http://www.quebechebdo.com/Actualit%C3%A9s/Politique/2015-10-19/article-4314823/Elections-federales-Gerard-Deltell-et-Pierre-PaulHus-elus-sans-difficulte/1
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.conservative.ca/conservatives-announce-official-opposition-shadow-cabinet-and-critics-2/
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
