# Joël Lightbound

Joël Lightbound MP (born February 8, 1988) is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Hébert. A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected following the 2015 federal election.

## Background

In 2008, Lightbound was awarded the Cardinal Roy Trophy from Champlain Regional College. He later attended the McGill University Faculty of Law, where he won the National Laskin Moot. He initially articled with the Montreal offices of Fasken, and prior to his election practiced law in the Quebec City area, specializing in immigration.

## Political career

Lightbound was elected in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019, becoming the first MP in three decades to hold Louis-Hébert for more than one term, and again in 2021.
In February 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic and Freedom Convoy protests, Lightbound held a press conference where he spoke out against politicians' handling of the pandemic, and denounced dismissing those with "legitimate concerns" while also calling for the convoy protesters to return home. Soon afterwards, Lightbound resigned his position in the ruling party as Quebec caucus chair.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 22,933 | 38.35 | -2.16 | $51,233.94 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marc Dean | 16,247 | 27.17 | -0.83 | $22,437.53 |
| | Conservative | Gilles Lépine | 14,332 | 23.97 | +6.39 | $21,615.85 |
| | New Democratic | Hamid Nadji | 4,337 | 7.25 | -0.62 | $5,611.33 |
| | Green | Denis Blanchette | 1,573 | 2.63 | -1.34 | $2,847.44 |
| | Independent | Ali Dahan | 378 | 0.63 | +0.20 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,800 | – | – | $111,646.95 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 861 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,661 | 74.31 | -2.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,632 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 25,140 | 40.51 | +5.66 | $82,402.61 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christian Hébert | 17,375 | 28.00 | +13.59 | $49,988.85 |
| | Conservative | Marie-Josée Guérette | 10,912 | 17.58 | -9.61 | $54,059.24 |
| | New Democratic | Jérémie Juneau | 4,884 | 7.87 | -12.94 | none listed |
| | Green | Macarena Diab | 2,466 | 3.97 | +1.44 | none listed |
| | People's | Daniel Brisson | 1,016 | 1.64 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Ali Dahan | 267 | 0.43 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,060 | 98.61 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 873 | 1.39 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,933 | 76.38 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,395 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.97 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Louis-Hébert :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joël Lightbound | 21,516 | 34.85 | +21.43 | – |
| | Conservative | Jean-Pierre Asselin | 16,789 | 27.19 | +5.36 | – |
| | New Democratic | Denis Blanchette | 12,850 | 20.81 | -17.84 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Caroline Pageau | 8,900 | 14.41 | -9.80 | – |
| | Green | Andrée-Anne Beaudoin-Julien | 1,561 | 2.53 | +0.88 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 128 | 0.21 | -0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,744 | 100.00 | | $217,520.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 627 | 1.01 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,371 | 76.90 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,109 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +19.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||