Simon Marcil

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Simon Marcil

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mirabel
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations
Québec debout (2018)
ResidenceMirabel, Quebec

Simon Marcil MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons 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]

2019 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 33,219 51.1
Liberal Karl Trudel 16,162 24.9
Conservative François Desrochers 5,940 9.1
New Democratic Anne-Marie Saint-Germain 5,219 8.0
Green Julie Tremblay 3,517 5.4
People's Christian Montpetit 641 1.0
Indépendence du Québec Pietro Biacchi 332 0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,030 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,286
Turnout 66,316 68.7
Eligible voters 96,468
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 18,710 31.49 +0.48 $14,070.30
New Democratic Mylène Freeman 17,873 30.08 -19.47 $52,822.53
Liberal Karl Trudel 15,514 26.11 +18.36 $16,340.47
Conservative Gordon Ferguson 6,020 10.13 +0.91 $4,496.74
Green Jocelyn Gifford 1,301 2.19 +0.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,418 100.0   $227,491.40
Total rejected ballots 1,178
Turnout 60,596
Eligible voters 87,622
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.98
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party". The Canadian Press. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Federal Election 2015: Mirabel riding results". Global News. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine