# Luc Thériault

Luc Thériault MP (born January 31, 1960) is a Canadian academic and politician. As a member of the Parti Québécois, he served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007, representing the Masson electoral district. In 2015, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Montcalm, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader from 2015 until 2017, and was the party's representative on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform.
Thériault, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet. He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of health, medical aid in dying and drug licensing in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet. In 2022, Thériault sponsored the private member's bill An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), Bill C-282.

## Life and career

Thériault was born in Montreal. He attended Université du Québec à Montréal, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1984 and a Masters in political philosophy in 1988. He later earned a DESS in bioethics at the Université de Montréal in 2002.
After obtaining his master's degree, he taught philosophy at Collège de Maisonneuve from 1985 to 2003. He also coached water polo from 1979 to 1988.
He served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Jeanne-Le Ber nursing home from 2000 to 2003. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Maisonneuve Cooperative School (Coopérative scolaire Maisonneuve) from 2001 to 2003.
He was bureau chief for Parti Québécois in Ville-Marie, Montreal from 1999 to 2003. He was elected in the 2003 Quebec general election, succeeding Gilles Labbé. He was defeated in the 2007 Quebec general election by Ginette Grandmont.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Montcalm :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 27,378 | 53.2 | -4.8 | $28,966.29 |
| | Liberal | Javeria Qureshi | 10,196 | 19.8 | -0.6 | $5,445.75 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle Desroches | 6,011 | 11.7 | +2.7 | $6,098.27 |
| | New Democratic | Oulai B. Goué | 3,218 | 6.3 | -0.1 | $287.44 |
| | People's | Bruno Beaudry | 2,258 | 4.4 | +3.4 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Mathieu Goyette | 1,317 | 2.6 | -1.8 | $0.00 |
| | Free | Robert Bellerose | 1,074 | 2.1 | N/A | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,452 | 97.5 | – | $120,692.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,337 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,789 | 57.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,547 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +2.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Montcalm :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 31,791 | 58.01 | +21.40 | $43,460.97 |
| | Liberal | Isabel Sayegh | 11,200 | 20.44 | -6.88 | $33,958.89 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle DesRoches | 4,942 | 9.02 | -0.59 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Julian Bonello-Stauch | 3,514 | 6.41 | -17.04 | $0.10 |
| | Green | Mathieu Goyette | 2,416 | 4.41 | +2.57 | none listed |
| | People's | Hugo Clenin | 524 | 0.96 | – | none listed |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Marc Labelle | 419 | 0.76 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,806 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,311 | 1.48 | -0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,117 | 63.39 | -1.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,525 |
| | Bloc Québécois hold | Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | +14.14 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Montcalm :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Luc Thériault | 19,405 | 36.61 | +5.17 | $17,567.65 |
| | Liberal | Louis-Charles Thouin | 14,484 | 27.32 | +22.4 | $70,923.39 |
| | New Democratic | Martin Leclerc | 12,431 | 23.45 | -28.45 | $65,982.01 |
| | Conservative | Gisèle Desroches | 5,093 | 9.61 | +1.66 | $6,282.61 |
| | Green | Yumi Yow Mei Ang | 976 | 1.84 | -1.95 | – |
| | Strength in Democracy | Manon Perreault | 620 | 1.17 | –51.80 | $4,015.36 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,009 | 100.0 | | $220,941.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,226 | 2.20 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,235 | 64.92 | +3.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,532 |
| | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy | Bloc Québécois notional gain from Strength in Democracy | Swing | Swing | +16.78 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | Ginette Grandmont | 18,808 | 43.83 | +21.66 |
| | Parti Québécois | Luc Thériault | 15,414 | 35.92 | -8.91 |
| | Liberal | Denise Cloutier | 6,058 | 14.12 | -18.88 |
| | Green | Jean Bonneau | 1,569 | 3.66 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Marco Legrand | 1,059 | 2.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,908 | 98.78 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 529 | 1.22 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,437 | 74.30 | +3.44 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 58,459 | – | – |
| | Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois | Action démocratique gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +15.29 |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Luc Thériault | 15,445 | 44.83 | -19.20 |
| | Liberal | Richard Marcotte | 11,371 | 33.00 | +16.73 |
| | Action démocratique | Nathalie Filion | 7,637 | 22.17 | +4.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,453 | 97.72 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 803 | 2.28 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,256 | 70.86 | +10.71 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 49,756 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -17.97 |

### Municipal

2013 Mascouche mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| | Vision démocratique de Mascouche - Équipe Guillaume Tremblay | Guillaume Tremblay | 9,438 | 53.70 |
| | Équipe Luc Thériault | Luc Thériault | 6,296 | 35.82 |
| | Independent | Pierre Nevraumont | 1,842 | 10.48 |
| Total | | | 17,576 | 100.00 |