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 a former member of the National Assembly, 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 a woman at his residence in 2017.[4]

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

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.


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