Simon Marcil
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Simon Marcil | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mirabel | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Québec debout (2018) |
| Residence | Mirabel, Quebec |
Simon Marcil MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election from the electoral district of Mirabel. Elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, Marcil, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[1] Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018.[2]
Prior to his election Marcil worked for Hydro-Québec.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Mirabel | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Simon Marcil | 18,710 | 31.49 | +0.48 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Mylène Freeman | 17,873 | 30.08 | -19.47 | – | |||
| Liberal | Karl Trudel | 15,514 | 26.11 | +18.36 | – | |||
| Conservative | Gordon Ferguson | 6,020 | 10.13 | +0.91 | – | |||
| Green | Jocelyn Gifford | 1,301 | 2.19 | +0.17 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,418 | 100.0 | $225,548.06 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,178 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 60,596 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,622 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | +9.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party". The Canadian Press. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Federal Election 2015: Mirabel riding results". Global News. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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