Francis Drouin

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Francis Drouin
MP
Francis Drouin.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byPierre Lemieux
Personal details
Born (1983-10-07) October 7, 1983 (age 38)
Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Domestic partnerKate Forrest
ResidenceRussell, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
La Cité collégiale
ProfessionConsultant

Francis Drouin MP (born October 7, 1983)[1] is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Early life[]

Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.[2] After obtaining a diploma in business administration from La Cité collégiale, he attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. He worked as a special assistant to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty for four years, and then joined a government relations firm as a communications consultant. He continued to work as a consultant in various capacities thereafter. He has volunteered on the board of his alma mater, La Cité.

Federal politics[]

Drouin joined the Liberal Party when he was 17 years old, and served for two years as president of the Young Liberals in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. He managed the Liberal campaigns there in the 2011 federal and 2014 provincial elections.[3] Drouin won the federal Liberal nomination for the 2015 federal election in January 2015.[4] He won the election, unseating three-term Conservative incumbent Pierre Lemieux by over 10 000 votes.

Controversies[]

In April 2018 Drouin was alleged to have groped a woman at a Halifax bar during the Liberal Party policy convention.[5] Drouin denied the allegations stating he was misidentified.[6] Police did not lay charges.[7]

Electoral record[]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Drouin 30,362 46.1 -1.4
Conservative Susan McArthur 21,979 33.3 -2.7
New Democratic Konstantine Malakos 7,022 10.7 +0.3
People's Brennan Austring 4,458 6.8 +5.0
Green Daniel Lapierre 1,350 2.0 -1.2
Free Marc Bisaillon 422 0.6
Independent The Joker 314 0.5
Total valid votes 65,907
Total rejected ballots 901
Turnout 66,808 70.06
Eligible voters 95,356
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Francis Drouin 31,293 47.56 -5.71 $82,180.98
Conservative Pierre Lemieux 23,660 35.96 -0.45 $112,830.16
New Democratic Konstantine Malakos 6,851 10.41 +2.49 $3,975.49
Green Marthe Lépine dagger 2,113 3.21 +1.41 none listed
People's Jean-Jacques Desgranges 1,174 1.78 none listed
Libertarian Darcy Neal Donnelly 262 0.40 -0.19 none listed
Independent Daniel John Fey 239 0.36 $4,778.11
Rhinoceros Marc-Antoine Gagnier 199 0.30 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,791 99.03
Total rejected ballots 645 0.97 +0.35
Turnout 66,436 71.78 -3.29
Eligible voters 92,555
Liberal hold Swing -2.63
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
dagger The Green Party of Canada dropped Marthe Lépine for her anti-abortion views; she ran as an independent instead.[11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Francis Drouin 34,189 53.28 +22.68 –
Conservative Pierre Lemieux 23,367 36.41 -12.4 –
New Democratic Normand Laurin 5,087 7.93 -8.74 –
Green Genevieve Malouin-Diraddo 1,153 1.8 -1.78 –
Libertarian Jean-Serge Brisson 377 0.59 +0.25 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,173 100.0     $222,406.73
Total rejected ballots 399 – –
Turnout 64,572 75.6% –
Eligible voters 85,388
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 28.83%
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ Francis Drouin – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Deachman, Bruce (October 2, 2015). "Riding profile: Tories hope to further tighten grip on Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". Ottawa Citizen. PostMedia. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Meet Francis Drouin, Liberal.ca.
  4. ^ Francis Drouin wins Liberal nomination Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Review, January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mp-francis-drouin-remains-in-liberal-caucus-as-incident-in-halifax-is/[bare URL]
  6. ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/04/24/mp-francis-drouin-still-in-liberal-caucus-as-halifax-incident-is-investigated.html[bare URL]
  7. ^ "Police won't lay charges against Liberal MP Francis Drouin after groping allegation". CBC News. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Tunney, Catharine (October 7, 2019). "Green Party drops anti-abortion candidate in Ontario riding". CBC News. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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