Lise Bourgault (born June 5, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Since 2003, she has been the mayor of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec.

Lise Bourgault
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Argenteuil—Papineau
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byRobert Gourd
Succeeded byMaurice Dumas
Personal details
Born (1950-06-05) June 5, 1950 (age 73)
Saint-Pamphile, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Bourgault was born in St-Pamphile, Quebec. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau in the 1984 federal election. A Progressive Conservative, she was re-elected in the 1988 federal election before being defeated in the 1993 election. From 1987 to 1989, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. From 1989 to 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. In 1991, she was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services. She ran in the 2000 federal election as a Liberal in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel but lost by 542 votes to the Bloc Québécois candidate.

Electoral record (incomplete) edit

2000 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Laframboise 21,713 43.20 +2.33 $63,057
Liberal Lise Bourgault 21,171 42.12 +8.10 $59,477
Alliance Francine Labelle 2,897 5.76 $2,011
Progressive Conservative Jean-Denis Pelletier 1,848 3.68 −17.86 $6,611
Marijuana Pierre Audette 934 1.86 none listed
Green Gilles Bisson 723 1.44 $16
New Democratic Didier Charles 550 1.09 −0.52 none listed
Natural Law Marie-Thérèse Nault 256 0.51 −0.47 none listed
Christian Heritage Laurent Filion 167 0.33 −0.64 $138
Total valid votes 50,259 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,387
Turnout 51,646 63.74 −7.63
Electors on the lists 81,024
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Maurice Dumas 23,360 47.25%
Liberal Jacques Desforges 14,234 28.79% +1.7%
Progressive Conservative Lise Bourgault 10,959 22.17% -34.2%
New Democratic Jean G. Drapeau 888 1.80% -12.3%
Total valid votes 49,374 100.0%
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lise Bourgault 23,076 56.43% +0.5%
Liberal Peter Georgakakos 11,088 27.11% -4.9%
New Democratic André Marc Paré 5,772 14.11% +7.0%
Rhinoceros Michel Le Whip Paré 959 2.35% -0.2%
Total valid votes 40,895 100.0%


1984 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Lise Bourgault 21,105 55.93
Liberal Robert Gourd 12,096 32.06
New Democratic Bjorn Johansson 2,671 7.08
Rhinoceros Claude Sam Sabourin 946 2.51
Parti nationaliste François Granger 566 1.50
Independent Alphonse Bélec 350 0.93
Total valid votes 37,734 100.00
Total rejected ballots 328
Turnout 38,062 76.80
Electors on the lists 49.563

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