Mona Fortier
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Mona Fortier | |
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Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Associate Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position created |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier | |
Assumed office April 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mauril Bélanger |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 47–48)[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Mona Fortier PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on April 3, 2017.[2] She represents the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] She was re-elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election with 51.2% of the vote.
Prior to her election to the House of Commons, Fortier worked as director of communications for La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa.[2] On November 20, 2019 she was sworn in as Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
2019 Canadian federal election: Ottawa-Vanier | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Mona Fortier | 32,679 | 51.2 | |||||
New Democratic | Stéphanie Mercier | 13,516 | 21.2 | |||||
Conservative | Joel E. Bernard | 11,118 | 17.4 | |||||
Green | Oriana Ngabirano | 3,852 | 7.07 | |||||
Rhinoceros | Derek Miller | 229 | 0.4 | |||||
Independent | Joel Altman | 94 | 0.1 | |||||
Communist | Michelle Paquette | 115 | 0.2 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Christian Legeais | 59 | 0.1 | |||||
Total valid votes | 63,881 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 699 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
Ottawa—Vanier Death of Mauril Bélanger | Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Mona Fortier | 15,190 | 51.20 | −6.37 | ||||
New Democratic | Emilie Taman | 8,523 | 28.73 | +9.48 | ||||
Conservative | Adrian Paul Papara | 4,578 | 15.43 | −3.68 | ||||
Green | Nira Dookeran | 987 | 3.33 | +0.26 | ||||
Independent | John Turmel | 153 | 0.52 | |||||
Libertarian | Damien Wilson | 137 | 0.46 | −0.33 | ||||
Independent | Christina Wilson | 99 | 0.33 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,667 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | 86,998 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.91
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References[edit]
- ^ Gratton, Denis (April 7, 2017). "Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier". Le Droit. Retrieved October 28, 2019. (in French)
- ^ a b c Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017). "Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger". TFO (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Mona Fortier – Parliament of Canada biography
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