Serge Cormier
Serge Cormier | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| Minister | Ahmed Hussen |
| Preceded by | Arif Virani |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Godin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 Maisonnette, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Annick Pelletier |
| Profession | Political assistant |
Serge Cormier MP (born 1975) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Acadie—Bathurst in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Early life[edit]
Cormier was born and raised in Maisonnette, New Brunswick.[2] His father was an inshore fisherman.
Career[edit]
He studied business administration, financing his studies by acquiring a small company. He later worked for the government of New Brunswick as the chief of staff to various government departments, and then as a policy analyst for Brian Gallant in both the office of the Official Opposition and of the Premier of New Brunswick. He served as an advisor to Gallant with responsibility for northern New Brunswick. He worked as a riding organizer for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties.[3]
On April 27, 2015, he was nominated to be the federal Liberal candidate in Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 election. The riding had been held by Yvon Godin of the New Democratic Party since 1997, but Godin opted to retire rather than seek re-election, and Cormier ran against Jason Godin.[4] He won the election, in what was considered an upset victory, as the Liberals swept the Atlantic provinces.[5]
He and his wife Annick have two daughters.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Bathurst | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Serge Cormier | 25,845 | 50.71 | +36.40 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jason Godin | 20,079 | 39.40 | -29.68 | – | |||
| Conservative | Riba Girouard-Riordon | 3,852 | 7.56 | -8.98 | – | |||
| Green | Dominique Breau | 1,187 | 2.33 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,963 | 100.0 | $200,454.20 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 336 | 0.65 | –0.68 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,299 | 77.03 | +6.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,594 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +33.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canada-votes-2015-new-brunswick-results-1.3278750
- ^ Mallory, James (March 12, 2015). "Liberal Serge Cormier vying for MP job in Acadie-Bathurst riding". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Acadie—Bathurst Liberals nominate Serge Cormier to run in next election, CBC News, April 27, 2015.
- ^ Acadie-Bathurst tilts to Liberal Serge Cormier, CBC News, October 19, 2015.
- ^ Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Acadie—Bathurst (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
