Andrés Fontecilla

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Andrés Fontecilla
MNA
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Spokesperson of Québec solidaire
In office
May 5, 2013 – May 21, 2017
Preceded byAmir Khadir
Succeeded byGabriel Nadeau-Dubois
MNA for Laurier-Dorion
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byGerry Sklavounos
Personal details
Born (1967-09-20) September 20, 1967 (age 54)
Chile
Political partyQuébec solidaire
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec
ProfessionAnthropologist, community worker

Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.[1]

He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017.

Biography[]

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.[2]

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.[2]

Political career[]

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation[2] and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.[3]

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in 2018.

Electoral record[]

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2018 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 14,226 47.28 +19.59
Liberal George Tsantrizos 8,925 29.66 -16.53
Coalition Avenir Québec Simon Langelier 2,664 8.85 +1.64
Parti Québécois Marie-Aline Vadius 2,344 7.79 -8.14
New Democratic Apostolia Petropoulos 574 1.91
Green Juan Vazquez 530 1.76 +0.33
Conservative Mohammad Yousuf 354 1.18
Parti culinaire Chef Jean Louis Thémis 169 0.56
Parti nul Mathieu Marcil 137 0.46
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 73 0.24 -0.18
Citoyens au pouvoir Eric Lessard 60 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Arezki Malek 35 0.12 -0.22
Total valid votes 30,091 98.77
Total rejected ballots 375 1.23
Turnout 30,466 63.59
Eligible voters 47,910
Québec solidaire gain from Liberal Swing +18.06
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Sklavounos 15,566 46.19 +12.11
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 9,330 27.69 +3.36
Parti Québécois Pierre Céré 5,369 15.93 -10.51
Coalition Avenir Québec Valérie Assouline 2,431 7.21 -2.57
Green Jeremy Tessier 482 1.43 -0.06
Option nationale Miguel Tremblay 263 0.78 -2.05
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 143 0.42 –
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 116 0.34 +0.03
Total valid votes 33,700 98.74 –
Total rejected ballots 429 1.26 –
Turnout 34,129 72.60 +2.39
Electors on the lists 47,011 – –
2012 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Sklavounos 10,987 34.08 -8.82
Parti Québécois Badiona Bazin 8,524 26.44 -7.38
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 7,844 24.33 +11.32
Coalition Avenir Québec Marie Josée Godbout 3,154 9.78 +5.64*
Option nationale Miguel Tremblay 912 2.83 –
Green Danny Polifroni 480 1.49 -3.30
Independent David H. Cherniak 119 0.37 –
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 100 0.31 -0.65
Coalition pour la constituante Yves Pageau 66 0.20 –
No designation Michel Dugré 50 0.16 –
Total valid votes 32,236 98.90 –
Total rejected ballots 357 1.10 –
Turnout 32,593 70.21 +21.05
Electors on the lists 46,419 – –

* Result compared to Action démocratique


Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Elsie Lefebvre 7,573 46.09 +13.73
Liberal Voula Neofotistos 7,090 43.15 -9.99
UFP Andrés Fontecilla 783 4.77 +1.72
Action démocratique Enrique Colindres 460 2.80 -3.81
Green Philippe Morlighem 379 2.31 +0.34
Independent Sonia Bélanger 145 0.88 –
Total valid votes 16,430 98.97 –
Total rejected ballots 171 1.03 –
Turnout 16,601 35.24 -29.12
Electors on the lists 47,107 – –

References[]

  1. ^ "Quebec election: Andrés Fontecilla wins in Laurier-Dorion". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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