Francis Drouin
Francis Drouin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Lemieux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1983 Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Kate Forrest |
| Residence | Russell, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa La Cité collégiale |
| Profession | Consultant |
Francis Drouin MP (born October 7, 1983)[1] is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Early life[edit]
Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.[2] After obtaining a diploma in business administration from La Cité collégiale, he attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. He worked as a special assistant to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty for four years, and then joined a government relations firm as a communications consultant. He continued to work as a consultant in various capacities thereafter. He has volunteered on the board of his alma mater, La Cité.
Federal politics[edit]
Drouin joined the Liberal Party when he was 17 years old, and served for two years as president of the Young Liberals in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. He managed the Liberal campaigns there in the 2011 federal and 2014 provincial elections.[3] Drouin won the federal Liberal nomination for the 2015 federal election in January 2015.[4] He won the election, unseating three-term Conservative incumbent Pierre Lemieux by over 10 000 votes.
Controversies[edit]
In April 2018 Drouin was alleged to have groped a woman at a Halifax bar during the Liberal Party policy convention.[5] Drouin denied the allegations stating he was misidentified.[6] Police did not lay charges.[7]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Francis Drouin | 31,293 | 47.56 | -5.72 | ||||
| Conservative | Pierre Lemieux | 23,660 | 35.96 | -0.45 | ||||
| New Democratic | Konstantine Malakos | 6,851 | 10.41 | +2.48 | ||||
| Green | Marthe Lépine  |
2,113 | 3.21 | +1.41 | ||||
| People's | Jean-Jacques Desgranges | 1,174 | 1.78 | |||||
| Libertarian | Darcy Neal Donnelly | 262 | 0.4 | -0.19 | ||||
| Independent | Daniel John Fey | 239 | 0.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 65,791 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 645 | |||||||
| Turnout | 66,436 | 72.21 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,007 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] The Green Party of Canada dropped Marthe Lépine for her anti-abortion views; she ran as an independent instead.[10]
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| 2015 Canadian federal election: Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Francis Drouin | 34,189 | 53.28 | +22.68 | – | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Lemieux | 23,367 | 36.41 | -12.4 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Normand Laurin | 5,087 | 7.93 | -8.74 | – | |||
| Green | Genevieve Malouin-Diraddo | 1,153 | 1.8 | -1.78 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 377 | 0.59 | +0.25 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,173 | 100.0 | $222,406.73 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 399 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,572 | 75.6% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,388 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 28.83% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Francis Drouin – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Deachman, Bruce (October 2, 2015). "Riding profile: Tories hope to further tighten grip on Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". Ottawa Citizen. PostMedia. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Meet Francis Drouin, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Francis Drouin wins Liberal nomination Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Review, January 20, 2015.
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mp-francis-drouin-remains-in-liberal-caucus-as-incident-in-halifax-is/
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/04/24/mp-francis-drouin-still-in-liberal-caucus-as-halifax-incident-is-investigated.html
- ^ "Police won't lay charges against Liberal MP Francis Drouin after groping allegation". CBC News. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Tunney, Catharine (October 7, 2019). "Green Party drops anti-abortion candidate in Ontario riding". CBC News. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
