Pierre Nantel
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| Pierre Nantel MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher (2011-2015) |
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| Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Dorion |
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| Born | June 10, 1963 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Profession | Artistic director, researcher, commentator |
Pierre Nantel (born June 10, 1963) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, first elected in the 2011 federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. He succeeded Jean Dorion of the Bloc Québécois.[1]
Prior to being elected, Nantel was a researcher and television commentator, including a stint at Radio-Canada television.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Longueuil—Saint-Hubert | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Pierre Nantel | 18,171 | 31.22 | -18.79 | – | |||
| Liberal | Mick O'Grady | 17,468 | 30.01 | +19.92 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Denis Trudel | 15,873 | 27.27 | -1.52 | – | |||
| Conservative | John Sedlak | 5,087 | 8.74 | +0.00 | – | |||
| Green | Casandra Poitras | 1,447 | 2.49 | +0.29 | – | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Affine Lwalalika | 153 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,199 | 100.00 | $224,513.21 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 939 | 1.59 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 85,766 | 68.95 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,766 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -19.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Pierre Nantel | 27,119 | 51.93 | +37.9 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Jean Dorion | 14,181 | 27.16 | -18.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Kévan Falsafi | 5,321 | 10.19 | -11.6 | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Bélisle | 4,339 | 8.31 | -6.1 | ||||
| Green | Valérie St-Amant | 1,032 | 1.98 | -1.5 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Patenaude | 228 | 0.44 | +0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,220 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 650 | 1.23 | -0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,870 | 67.24 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,629 | – | – | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +28.4 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Fidelman, Charlie (May 3, 2011), "South Shore: A sea of NDP orange washes Bloc away", The Montreal Gazette, retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Rebranding of ICI Radio Canada is criticized". The New York Times. 2013-06-10.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
