Rachel Bendayan

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Rachel Bendayan

MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Assumed office
December 12, 2019
MinisterMary Ng
Preceded byOmar Alghabra (International Trade)
Richard Hébert (Small Business and Export Promotion)
Member of Parliament
for Outremont
Assumed office
February 25, 2019
Preceded byTom Mulcair
Personal details
Born (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 40)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Alma materMcGill University
ProfessionLawyer

Rachel Bendayan MP (born May 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019 .[1] She represents the electoral district of Outremont as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] In December 2019, she was asked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng.

She previously ran as the Liberal candidate for Outremont in the 2015 Canadian federal election, coming in second and increasing the Liberal Party's vote share by a significant margin.

Following the 2015 federal election, Bendayan worked served as Chief of Staff to Minister of Small Business and Tourism, Bardish Chagger.[2]

Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rachel Bendayan 19,148 46.2 Increase 5.8
New Democratic Andrea Clarke 8,319 20.1 Decrease 5.0
Bloc Québécois Célia Grimard 5,741 13.8 Increase 2.6
Green Daniel Green 5,018 12.1 Decrease 0.4
Conservative Jasmine Louras 2,707 6.5 Decrease 0.8
People's Sabin Lévesque 369 0.9 Decrease 1.2
Rhinocéros Mark John Hiemstra 155 0.4 New
Total valid votes 41,457 100.0    
Total rejected ballots 455 –
Turnout 41,912 62.2
Eligible voters 67,384
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: Elections Canada [3]


Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: Outremont
Resignation of Tom Mulcair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rachel Bendayan 6,086 40.4 Increase 6.9
New Democratic Julia Sánchez 3,925 26.1 Decrease 18
Green Daniel Green 1,889 12.5 Increase 8.9
Bloc Québécois Michel Duchesne 1,683 11.2 Increase 2.8
Conservative Jasmine Louras 1,098 7.3 Decrease 2.2
People's James Seale 322 2.1 New
Independent William Barrett 52 0.3 New
Total valid votes 15,053 100.0    
Total rejected ballots 135 –
Turnout 15,188 21.6
Eligible voters 70,414
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing Increase25
Source: Elections Canada [4]
2015 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Tom Mulcair 19,242 44.11 −11.57 $101,332.88
Liberal Rachel Bendayan 14,597 33.46 +11.84 $101,506.39
Conservative Rodolphe Husny 4,159 9.53 +1.55 $7,828.89
Bloc Québécois Roger Galland Barou 3,668 8.41 −3.20 $6,959.30
Green Amara Diallo 1,575 3.61 +1.37 –
Libertarian Francis Pouliot 216 0.50 – –
Communist Adrien Welsh 162 0.37 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,619 100.00 – $204,392.07
Total rejected ballots 426 0.97 – –
Turnout 44,045 62.42 – –
Eligible voters 70,559 – – –
New Democratic hold Swing  
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Liberal Party’s Rachel Bendayan wins federal byelection in Outremont". Global News, February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Liberal candidate launches Outremont byelection bid". Canadian Jewish News, January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "October 19, 2019 Outremont Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Poll by Poll Election Results, 22 October 2015
  6. ^ "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.


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