Harold LeBel

Harold LeBel (French pronunciation: ​[a.ʁɔld lə.bɛl]; born June 22, 1962) is a Canadian former politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Rimouski as a member of the Parti Québécois.

Harold LeBel
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rimouski
In office
April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022
Preceded byIrvin Pelletier
Succeeded byMaïté Blanchette Vézina
Personal details
Born (1962-06-22) June 22, 1962
Squatec, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Parti Québécois (2014-2020)
Residence(s)Rimouski, Quebec

He was a candidate for the party three times previously, running in Rivière-du-Loup in the 1989 election and the 1994 election, and in Kamouraska-Témiscouata in the 2003 election.[2]

On December 15, 2020, he was arrested following allegations of sexual assault against Catherine Fournier, a former member of the National Assembly and current Mayor of Longueuil, dating back to 2017. He was released later that day, and subsequently expelled from the PQ caucus, pending further investigations.[3]

LeBel was found guilty on November 23, 2022 of sexually assaulting Fournier at his residence in 2017.[4]

On January 26, 2023, at the courthouse of Rimouski, he was sentenced to eight months of imprisonment.[5]

On March 21, 2023, after expressing remorse for his crime during therapies in prison, LeBel was granted parole.[6]

Electoral record
2018 Quebec general election: Rimouski
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel13,94043.92+3.34
Coalition Avenir QuébecNancy Levesque7,90324.90+14.15
Québec solidaireCarol-Ann Kack5,53117.43+1.06
LiberalClaude Laroche3,91412.33-17.66
GreenAlexie Plourde2200.69–
IndependentDenis Bélanger1230.39–
Bloc PotDany Levesque1060.33-0.14
Total valid votes 31,737 99.12
Total rejected ballots 282 0.88
Turnout 32,019 70.25 +2.98
Eligible voters 45,580
Parti Québécois hold Swing -5.41
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel12,02840.58-7.77
LiberalPierre Huot8,88829.99+8.03
Québec solidaireMarie-Neige Besner4,85116.37+9.08
Coalition Avenir QuébecSteven Fleurent3,18610.75-6.45
Option nationalePierre Beaudoin3271.10-1.65
Parti nulPier-Luc Gagnon2190.74+0.19
Bloc PotTom-Henri Cyr1380.47–
Total valid votes 29,63798.58–
Total rejected ballots 4261.42–
Turnout 30,06367.27-8.29
Electors on the lists 44,687––
2003 Quebec general election: Kamouraska-Témiscouata
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalClaude Béchard11,26645.75+2.26
Action démocratiquePierre Lévesque6,50426.41+14.25
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel6,32625.69-17.37
GreenGuy Duguay2931.19-
IndependentRaymond Robert2380.97-
1994 Quebec general election: Rivière-du-Loup
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueMario Dumont13,30754.77–
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel6,60827.20-14.85
LiberalJean D'Amour4,22617.39-37.09
IndependentL. Richard Cimon990.41–
Natural LawArmand Pouliot550.23–
1989 Quebec general election: Rivière-du-Loup
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlbert Côté11,31754.48+1.16
Parti QuébécoisHarold LeBel8,73642.05-0.77
Marxist–LeninistPierre-Paul Malenfant7203.47–

References
  1. "Le péquiste Harold LeBel élu dans Rimouski avec plus de 40 % des voix". Journal L'Avantage, April 7, 2014.
  2. "Harold Lebel candidat à l'investiture du PQ". TVA Nouvelles, February 17, 2014.
  3. "Harold LeBel removed from Parti Québécois caucus following arrest". Rimouski: Global News. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-quebec-mna-harold-lebel-found-guilty-of-sexual-assault-1.6165839
  5. "Former PQ MNA Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. January 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  6. Marin, Stéphanie (2023-03-21). "L'ex-député Harold LeBel peut sortir de prison, au quart de sa peine". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.


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