Summary
Richard Martel MP (born March 23, 1961) is a Canadian politician and former ice hockey coach. He last coached the Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups in the French Ligue Magnus. Martel was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on June 18, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Richard Martel | |||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | |||||||||
| Assumed office June 18, 2018 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Denis Lemieux | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | March 23, 1961 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||
| Spouse | Annie Houle | ||||||||
| Residence(s) | Chicoutimi, Quebec | ||||||||
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach | ||||||||
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Coaching career edit
Martel was an assistant coach under Jos Canale from 1991 to 1993 in Chicoutimi.[1][2] Between 1993 and 2011, Martel served as a head coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he twice won the Ron Lapointe Trophy as the QMJHL coach of the year. On February 28, 2010, Martel became the most successful coach in the history of the QMJHL when he coached the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 3–1 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to win his 570th QMJHL game, surpassing the record previously held by Guy Chouinard.[3]
Coaching record edit
QMJHL edit
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | W-L% | Finish | Result | ||
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 1993-94 | 72 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 0 | .535 | 4th in Lebel | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 1994-95 | 72 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 0 | .389 | 5th in Lebel | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Val-d'Or | 1995-96 | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 0 | .607 | 3rd in Lebel | Eliminated - Round 2 |
| Val-d'Or | 1996-97 | 70 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .586 | 3rd in Lebel | Eliminated - Semi Finals |
| Val-d'Or | 1997-98 | 58 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | .552 | (replaced mid-season) | — |
| Baie-Comeau | 1998-99 | 53 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 0 | .358 | 7th in Dilio | Missed Playoffs |
| Baie-Comeau | 1999-00 | 72 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3rd in East | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Baie-Comeau | 2000-01 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 0 | .625 | 1st in East | Eliminated - Semi Finals |
| Baie-Comeau | 2001-02 | 72 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 2 | .590 | 2nd in East | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Baie-Comeau | 2002-03 | 72 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1st in East | Eliminated - Semi Finals |
| Chicoutimi | 2003-04 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .619 | 2nd in Eastern | Eliminated - Semi Finals |
| Chicoutimi | 2004-05 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 7 | .636 | 2nd in Eastern | Eliminated - Semi Finals |
| Chicoutimi | 2005-06 | 70 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 4 | .757 | 2nd in Western | Eliminated - Round 2 |
| Chicoutimi | 2006-07 | 70 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 8 | .543 | 8th in Telus | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Chicoutimi | 2007-08 | 70 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 8 | .585 | 4th in Telus | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Chicoutimi | 2008-09 | 68 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 12 | .441 | 3rd in Telus East | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Chicoutimi | 2009-10 | 68 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 9 | .449 | 3rd in Telus East | Eliminated - Round 1 |
| Chicoutimi | 2009-10 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 10 | .460 | (replaced mid-season) | — |
| Total | 1191 | 597 | 459 | 67 | 68 | Win%: .501 | |||
Source: Career profile
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year | 1993–94 | [4] |
| Ron Lapointe Trophy - QMJHL Coach of the Year | 2004–05 | [5] |
Politics edit
On December 20, 2017, Martel was named the Conservative candidate for an upcoming by-election in the federal electoral district of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord,[6] as a star candidate.[7] Martel was recruited by a former player, Antoine Tardif, who served as the party's chief organizer in Quebec.[8][9] Martel had previously been courted to run for mayor of Saguenay as well as the National Assembly of Quebec.[10]
Martel was elected as a Member of Parliament on June 18, 2018, gaining the seat from the Liberals.[11]
He was reelected in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[7][12]
On September 2, 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole announced that Martel would serve as the party's Quebec lieutenant, succeeding Alain Rayes.[13] Martel served in the role until November 8, 2021, when he was succeeded by Rayes.
Electoral record edit
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Richard Martel | 17,291 | 40.95 | +4.14 | $49,214.19 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Julie Bouchard | 14,096 | 33.38 | -1.53 | $13,745.50 | |||
| Liberal | Jean Duplain | 7,746 | 18.35 | +1.24 | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Ismaël Raymond | 1,952 | 4.62 | -1.88 | $2,095.41 | |||
| People's | Jimmy Voyer | 650 | 1.54 | +0.72 | none listed | |||
| Green | Yves Laporte | 489 | 1.16 | -2.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,224 | – | – | $104,807.38 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 64.47 | -3.68 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 65,498 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Richard Martel | 16,155 | 36.82 | -15.85 | $88,278.98 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Valérie Tremblay | 15,321 | 34.91 | +29.31 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Dajana Dautovic | 7,504 | 17.10 | -12.40 | $9,048.24 | |||
| New Democratic | Stéphane Girard | 2,855 | 6.51 | -2.14 | $1,181.55 | |||
| Green | Lynda Youde | 1,388 | 3.16 | +0.07 | $2,988.37 | |||
| People's | Jimmy Voyer | 359 | 0.82 | – | $1,360.01 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Line Bélanger | 299 | 0.68 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,881 | 97.94 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 925 | 2.06 | +0.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,806 | 68.15 | +1.48 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,747 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -21.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, June 18, 2018: Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Resignation of Denis Lemieux | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Martel | 12,600 | 52.76 | +36.16 | ||||
| Liberal | Lina Boivin | 7,044 | 29.50 | -1.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Éric Dubois | 2,065 | 8.65 | -21.07 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Catherine Bouchard-Tremblay | 1,337 | 5.60 | -14.92 | ||||
| Green | Lynda Youde | 738 | 3.09 | +1.02 | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 98 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,882 | 98.67 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 322 | 1.33 | -0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,294 | 36.52 | -30.15 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,267 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.88 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada: Official Voting Results | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Émond, Serge (17 November 2010). "Canale de retour avec les Sags". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Jos Canale devient conseiller avec les Saguenéens". Chicoutimi Saguenéens (in French). 16 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens now QMJHL's winningest head coach - NHL.com - News". nhl.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Coach Martel ties record as Sagueneens beat Drakkar". tsn.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "QMJHL: Martel gets win in 1000th game". tsn.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Houle, Jean (20 December 2017). "L'ex-entraîneur Richard Martel officiellement candidat pour le Parti conservateur". Journal de Québec. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b Boutilier, Alex (22 October 2019). "Quebec Conservatives acknowledge party's campaign shortcomings | The Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Montpetit, Jonathan (19 June 2018). "How the federal Conservatives handed the Liberals their first byelection loss since 2013". CBC News.
- ^ Raj, Althia (27 August 2018). "Inside The Conservatives' 2019 Election Plan: Flirting With Quebec Separatists". Althia Raj.
- ^ Tremblay, Louis (20 December 2017). "Richard Martel fait le saut en politique chez les conservateurs". Le Quotidien. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Le conservateur Richard Martel élu député fédéral de Chicoutimi–Le Fjord". Journal de Québec. Agence QMI. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Montpetit, Jonathan (22 October 2019). "Big gains for the Bloc Québécois, but what did it sacrifice in the process?". CBC News.
- ^ "Conservative Party: Richard Martel becomes Quebec lieutenant, Gérard Deltell becomes parliamentary leader". HuffPost (in French). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Chicoutimi—Le Fjord". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links edit
- Richard Martel's staff ptofile at Eliteprospects.com
- Richard Martel – Parliament of Canada biography