- Marcel Lussier
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Marcel Lussier Member of Parliament
for Brossard—La PrairieIn office
2006 – 2008Preceded by Jacques Saada Succeeded by Alexandra Mendès Personal details Born June 30, 1944
Saint-Damase, QuebecPolitical party Bloc Québécois Residence Brossard, Quebec Profession engineer Marcel Lussier (born June 30, 1944 in Saint-Damase, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2004 election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote.[1] He served as the party's critic for Environment.
Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a Master of Science degree in health engineering from École Polytechnique, and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in applied science for civil engineering in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke. He worked at Hydro-Québec for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist.
He was initially declared re-elected in the 2008 election, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by Alexandra Mendès of the Liberals.[2]
Electoral record
2011 Canadian federal election results: Brossard—La Prairie Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures New Democratic Party Hoang Mai 25,512 41.02 +28.31 Liberal (x)Alexandra Mendès 16,976 27.30 -5.29 Bloc Québécois Marcel Lussier 10,890 17.51 -14.96 Conservative Maurice Brossard 7,806 12.55 -6.32 Green Kevin Murphy 900 1.45 -1.65 Marxist-Leninist Normand Chouinard 110 0.18 -0.09 Total valid votes 62,194 100.00 Total rejected ballots 569 Turnout 62,763 Source: Official Results, Elections Canada.
2008 Canadian federal election results: Brossard—La Prairie Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal Alexandra Mendès 19,103 32.59 -2.42 $36,025 Bloc Québécois (x)Marcel Lussier 19,034 32.47 -4.70 $55,711 Conservative Maurice Brossard 11,062 18.87 +1.96 $66,126 New Democratic Party Hoang Mai 7,452 12.71 +5.25 $5,453 Green Sonia Ziadé 1,816 3.10 -0.17 $1,057 Marxist-Leninist Normand Chouinard 157 0.27 +0.08 none listed Total valid votes 58,624 100.00 Total rejected ballots 563 Turnout 59,187 64.57 -2.49 Electors on the lists 91,662 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.
2006 Canadian federal election results: Brossard—La Prairie Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois Marcel Lussier 21,433 37.17 $38,970 Liberal (x)Jacques Saada 20,190 35.01 $67,491 Conservative Tenzin D. Khangsar 9,749 16.91 $9,901 New Democratic Party Robert Nicolas 4,301 7.46 $1,510 Green François Desgroseilliers 1,883 3.27 $351 Marxist-Leninist Normand Chouinard 110 0.19 none listed Total valid votes 57,666 100.00 Total rejected ballots 545 Turnout 58,211 67.06 Electors on the lists 86,808 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.
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