# Yves Lessard

Yves Lessard (born January 2, 1943) is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the 2004 Canadian federal election he was elected into the House of Commons of Canada as the Bloc Québécois candidate in Chambly—Borduas.
Born in Barville, Quebec, a businessman and union adviser, Lessard was the Bloc critic of Human Resources and Skills Development.
He was defeated in the 2011 election by Matthew Dubé of the New Democratic Party.

## Electoral Record
### Beloeil—Chambly

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Dubé | 20,641 | 31.07 | -11.53 | $37,588.92 |
| | Liberal | Karine Desjardins | 19,494 | 29.34 | +20.32 | $13,921.30 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 18,387 | 27.68 | +0.27 | $42,490.04 |
| | Conservative | Claude Chalhoub | 6,173 | 9.29 | +1.35 | $3,916.18 |
| | Green | Fodé Kerfalla Yansané | 1,498 | 2.25 | +0.70 | $2,528.52 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Maher | 245 | 0.37 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.00 | | $233,044.70 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 950 | 1.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,388 | 74.00 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,068 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -15.93 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Chambly—Borduas

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Dubé | 29,591 | 42.74 | +28.56 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 19,147 | 27.65 | -22.43 |
| | Independent | Jean-François Mercier | 7,843 | 11.33 | – |
| | Liberal | Bernard DeLorme | 6,165 | 8.90 | -7.88 |
| | Conservative | Nathalie Ferland Drolet | 5,425 | 7.83 | -7.24 |
| | Green | Nicholas Lescarbeau | 1,072 | 1.55 | -2.33 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,243 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 621 | 0.89 | -0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,864 | 70.62 | +2.21 |
| | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +25.5 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 31,773 | 50.08 | -4.62 | $62,155 |
| | Liberal | Gabriel Arsenault | 10,649 | 16.78 | +5.53 | $15,849 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Chartrand | 9,564 | 15.07 | -5.55 | $71,231 |
| | New Democratic | Serge Gélinas | 8,998 | 14.18 | +5.79 | $1,485 |
| | Green | Olivier Adam | 2,460 | 3.88 | -1.17 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,444 | 100.00 | $94,088 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 804 | 1.25 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,248 | 68.41 | -2.00 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 33,703 | 54.70 | -6.15 | $52,524 |
| | Conservative | Yves Bourassa | 12,703 | 20.62 | +13.06 | $12,463 |
| | Liberal | Chantal Bouchard | 6,933 | 11.25 | -11.50 | $15,231 |
| | New Democratic | Alain Dubois | 5,167 | 8.39 | +3.58 | $6,162 |
| | Green | Olivier Adam | 3,113 | 5.05 | +1.02 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,619 | 100.00 | $85,251 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 762 | 1.22 | -0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,381 | 70.41 | +3.41 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Yves Lessard | 33,945 | 60.85 | +10.91 | $79,946 |
| | Liberal | Sophie Joncas | 12,694 | 22.75 | -10.56 | $55,054 |
| | Conservative | Lucien Richard | 4,219 | 7.56 | -4.36 | $43,678 |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Blouin | 2,681 | 4.81 | +3.34 | |
| | Green | Benoit Lapointe | 2,248 | 4.03 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,787 | 100.00 | $81,855 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,186 | 2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,973 | 67.00 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.