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Mark Joseph Assad Member of the Canadian Parliament
for GatineauIn office
1997–2004Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1996. Succeeded by Françoise Boivin Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Gatineau—La LièvrePreceded by The electoral district was created in 1987. Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1996. Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Papineau In office
1981–1988Preceded by Jean Alfred Succeeded by Norman MacMillan Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Papineau In office
1970–1976Preceded by Roland Théorêt Succeeded by Jean Alfred Personal details Born June 14, 1940
Buckingham, QuebecPolitical party Liberal Other political
affiliationsQuebec Liberal Party Committees Standing Committee on Public Accounts - Chairman (1997-1999) & Vice-Chairman (1994-1996) Portfolio Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2000-2003) Mark Joseph Assad (born June 14, 1940) is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Gatineau from 1997 to 2004, and represented Gatineau—La Lièvre from 1988 to 1997. He was born in Buckingham, Quebec and is an administrator, and a teacher. He served as the chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He did not run for re-election in 2004.
Other political experience
Assad was a Liberal Party of Quebec member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1970 to 1976, and from 1981 to 1988.
Electoral record (partial)
2000 federal election : Gatineau edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)Mark Assad 25,960 51.45 $57,951 Bloc Québécois Richard Nadeau 12,817 25.40 $47,009 Canadian Alliance Stéphany Crowley 5,069 10.05 $10,153 Progressive Conservative Michael F. Vasseur 3,619 7.17 $2,547 New Democratic Party Carl Hétu 1,763 3.49 $13,105 Natural Law Jean-Claude Pommet 472 0.94 none listed Independent Ronald Bélanger 389 0.77 none listed N/A (Christian Heritage) Samantha Demers 228 0.45 none listed Marxist-Leninist Françoise Roy 139 0.28 none listed Total valid votes/Expenditure limit 50,456 100.00 $ 75,911 Total rejected ballots 970 Turnout 51,426 56.49 Electors on the lists 91,031 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1997 federal election : Gatineau edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)Mark Assad 25,298 46.42 $59,779 Progressive Conservative Richard Côté 15,786 28.97 $54,763 Bloc Québécois Christian Picard 11,391 20.90 $27,240 New Democratic Party Michelle Bonner 982 1.80 $0 Natural Law Jean-Claude Pommet 448 0.82 $729 Christian Heritage Claude Grant 445 0.82 $4,997 Marxist-Leninist Françoise Roy 150 0.28 $0 Total valid votes/Expenditure limit 54,500 100.00 $69,003 Total rejected ballots 1,493 Turnout 55,993 66.61 Electors on the lists 84,066 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
References
- Mark Assad - Parliament of Canada biography
- Mark ASSAD at Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
Categories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec
- Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
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