# Sylvain Lévesque

Sylvain Lévesque (born November 30, 1973, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who serves as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. First elected for the riding of Vanier-Les Rivières in the 2012 election, he was defeated in the 2014 election. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2018 election, representing the district of Chauveau.
Lévesque was a columnist with Le Journal de Québec publication from 2016 to 2018 where he blogged under the title "spin doctor". After being announced as a candidate for Chauveau; the Le Journal de Montreal kept his blog because his positions "can be disputable, his analyzes of political strategies are worth the detour".

## Electoral record

vte2022 Quebec general election: Chauveau :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sylvain Lévesque | 20,292 | 46.84 | -0.22 |
| | Conservative | Éric Duhaime | 13,794 | 31.84 | +23.23 |
| | Québec solidaire | Jimena Ruiz Aragon | 3,816 | 8.81 | -1.54 |
| | Parti Québécois | Charles-Hubert Riverin | 3,307 | 7.63 | -1.57 |
| | Liberal | Igor Pivovar | 1,651 | 3.81 | -18.66 |
| | Parti nul | Renaud Blais | 213 | 0.49 | – |
| | Climat Québec | Christine Lepage | 201 | 0.46 | – |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Nicolas Bouffard Savoie | 44 | 0.10 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,318 | 98.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 619 | 1.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,937 | 75.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,059 |
| Source(s) electionsquebec.qc.ca |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election: Chauveau :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sylvain Lévesque | 18,424 | 47.06 | +13.37 |
| | Liberal | Véronyque Tremblay | 8,797 | 22.47 | -18.9 |
| | Québec solidaire | Francis Lajoie | 4,052 | 10.35 | +6.95 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jonathan Gagnon | 3,603 | 9.2 | -6.22 |
| | Conservative | Adrien D. Pouliot | 3,371 | 8.61 | +3.69 |
| | Green | Sabir Isufi | 613 | 1.57 | |
| | New Democratic | Mona Belleau | 286 | 0.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,146 | 98.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 787 | 1.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,933 | 70.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 56,405 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.14 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
2014 Quebec general election: Vanier-Les Rivières :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Patrick Huot | 18,398 | 43.64 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sylvain Lévesque | 14,535 | 34.48 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marc Dean | 6,337 | 15.03 |
| | Québec solidaire | Monique Voisine | 1,920 | 4.55 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Alex Martin | 564 | 1.34 |
| | Option nationale | Mathieu Fillion | 400 | 0.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,154 | 98.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 539 | 1.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,693 | 76.00 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 56,404 | – |
2012 Quebec general election: Vanier-Les Rivières :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Sylvain Lévesque | 16,333 | 37.92 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Huot | 15,002 | 34.83 |
| | Parti Québécois | Marc Dean | 8,038 | 18.66 |
| | Québec solidaire | Monique Voisine | 1,371 | 3.18 |
| | Option nationale | Mathieu Filion | 924 | 2.15 |
| | Green | Jean-François Morency | 569 | 1.32 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Brisson | 362 | 0.84 |
| | Independent | Carl Côté | 322 | 0.75 |
| | Équipe Autonomiste | Jean-François Morency | 146 | 0.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,067 | 98.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 504 | 1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,570 | 78.67 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 55,380 | – |