Dominique Vien

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Dominique Vien (born February 10, 1967)[1] is a Canadian politician who has been the MP for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis since the 2021 general election. She previous served as a Quebec Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2014, during which she served in the Quebec provincial cabinet.

Preceded bySteven Blaney
Preceded byJean Domingue
Succeeded byStéphanie Lachance
Preceded byClaude Lachance
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Dominique Vien
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded bySteven Blaney
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse
In office
December 8, 2008 – August 29, 2018
Preceded byJean Domingue
Succeeded byStéphanie Lachance
In office
April 14, 2003 – March 26, 2007
Preceded byClaude Lachance
Succeeded byJean Domingue
Personal details
Born (1967-02-10) February 10, 1967 (age 59)
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
PartyConservative Party of Canada (federal)
Quebec Liberal Party (provincial)
Education
Occupationjournalist, radio and TV host
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Before politics

Born in Lévis, Quebec, Vien studied at Université Laval and received a bachelor's degree in communications in 1992. She also studied at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in training, animation and leadership in 2001.[1]

From 1992 to 2003, she was a journalist, anchor and host at a radio station in Lac-Etchemin and was a journalist and news anchor at Radio-Canada's CBV-FM in Quebec City from 1999 to 2001.

During her brief time out of office between 2007 and 2008, she worked for the Desjardins Group as a communications advisor.[1]

Political career

Provincial career

Vein stood as the Quebec Liberal Party candidate in the electoral district of Bellechasse in the six Québec provincial general elections between 2003 and 2018.

She was first elected as its Member of the National Assembly (MNA) in the 2003 Quebec provincial election. During her first term, she served as the parliamentary secretary for the Minister of Culture and Communications.[1] She was briefly out of office following her defeat in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec.

Vien was re-elected in the same district in 2008, and held the seat for the following decade until being defeated by Coalition Avenir Québec candidate Stéphanie Lachance in the 2018 election that saw the CAQ forming government for the first time. Immediately following the 2008 election, she was promoted into the cabinet of Jean Charest [fr] as Minister for Government Services. She was reassigned to be the Minister Delegate (associate minister) for social services in 2010, serving under Minister of Health and Social Services Yves Bolduc until the defeat of the Charest government in the 2012 election. Upon the Liberals' return to power in 2014 after a brief stint in opposition, Vien joined the cabinet of Philippe Couillard [fr] as tourism minister from 2014 to 2016. and as labour minister and the government's deputy house leader from 2016 to 2018.[1]

Vien was defeated in the 2018 election when the Liberals lost more then half of their seats. From 2018 to 2021, she worked as the director general for Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality administration.[1]

Member of Parliament

Vien was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2][3]

In the 2022 Conservative leadership contest, Vien was one of several Conservative MPs who issued an open letter to urge former Québec premier Jean Charest to enter the contest. Charest entered the contest but lost to Pierre Poilievre.[4]

In late 2025, to quell speculation that she was among the Conservative MPs considering leaving the party, Vien released a video statement reaffirming her commitment to the party.[5]

Electoral record

Federal

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2025 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDominique Vien32,09749.08-2.92
LiberalGlenn O'Farrell18,64228.51+12.96
Bloc QuébécoisGaby Breton12,24418.72-4.04
New DemocraticMarie-Philippe Gagnon Gauthier1,6212.48-2.44
People'sMario Fréchette7941.21N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,39898.39
Total rejected ballots 1,0711.61
Turnout 66,46972.46
Eligible voters 91,736
Conservative notional hold Swing -7.94
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
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2021 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDominique Vien32,25951.04+0.94$27,017.86
Bloc QuébécoisMarie-Christine Richard14,67023.21+0.32$15,804.72
LiberalDaniel Vaillancourt10,07515.94-0.72$5,446.69
New DemocraticMarie-Philippe Gagnon Gauthier3,1835.04-0.02$0.48
FreeRaymond Arcand1,8022.85–$0.00
GreenHélène Lefebvre9131.44-1.54$0.00
IndependentChamroeun Khuon3060.48–$915.04
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,208––$123,757.24
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 65.62-3.71
Registered voters 96,317
Conservative hold Swing +0.31
Source: Elections Canada[8]
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Provincial

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2018 Quebec general election: Bellechasse
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphanie Lachance16,30253.85+20.67
LiberalDominique Vien8,22327.16-22.11
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau2,2727.5+4.81
Parti QuébécoisBenoît Béchard2,1987.26-6.06
ConservativeDominique Messner9763.22+2.04
Bloc PotSimon Guay2000.66
Alliance provincialeSébastien Roy1030.34
Total valid votes 30,27498.26
Total rejected ballots 5351.74
Turnout 30,80970.10
Eligible voters 43,947
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal Swing +21.39
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
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More information 2014 Quebec general election, Party ...
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien15,84349.27+9.41
Coalition Avenir QuébecStéphanie Lachance10,66833.18-4.78
Parti QuébécoisLinda Goupil4,28313.32-1.64
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau3782.69-1.87
ConservativePatrice Aubin3441.18+0.42
Option nationaleMathilde Lefebvre1160.36–
Total valid votes 32,15399.03–
Total rejected ballots 3160.97–
Turnout 32,46975.23-0.89
Electors on the lists 43,158––
Liberal hold Swing +7.10
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More information 2012 Quebec general election, Party ...
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien13,11940.67-4.52
Coalition Avenir QuébecChristian Lévesque12,42138.51+2.31
Parti QuébécoisClément Pouliot4,89615.18-0.81
Québec solidaireBenoit Comeau9893.07+0.56
Middle ClassPatrice Aubin3441.07–
ConservativeLinda Beaudoin2150.67–
Équipe AutonomisteSébastien Ruel1560.48–
Unité NationaleChristine Lavoie1150.36–
Total valid votes 32,25598.80–
Total rejected ballots 3931.20–
Turnout 32,64876.12+11.77
Electors on the lists 42,892––
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^ Change is based on redistributed results. Coalition Avenir change is from Action démocratique.

More information 2008 Quebec general election, Party ...
2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien10,53047.66+13.31
Action démocratiqueJean Domingue7,59834.39-14.12
Parti QuébécoisJerry Beaudoin3,45015.61+2.18
Québec solidaireJean-Nicolas Denis5182.340.59
Total valid votes 22,09698.71–
Total rejected ballots 2891.29–
Turnout 22,38564.35-12.42
Electors on the lists 34,785––
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More information 2007 Quebec general election, Party ...
2007 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Action démocratiqueJean Domingue12,71548.51+15.40
LiberalDominique Vien9,00434.35-3.23
Parti QuébécoisSylvie Vallières3,52113.43-14.14
GreenGhislain Gaulin5121.95+0.73
Québec solidaireColin Perreault4601.75+1.23*
Total valid votes 26,21299.28–
Total rejected ballots 1910.72–
Turnout 26,40376.77+0.67
Electors on the lists 34,391––
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More information 2003 Quebec general election, Party ...
2003 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Vien9,65837.58-0.84
Action démocratiqueSerge Carbonneau8,50733.11+19.88
Parti QuébécoisClaude Lachance7,08427.57-20.01
GreenSylvain Castonguay3141.22–
UFPMario Ouellette1340.52–
Total valid votes 25,69799.12–
Total rejected ballots 2280.88–
Turnout 25,92576.00-3.00
Electors on the lists 34,069––
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